“Remember to extol His work, of which men have sung, All mankind has looked on it; man beholds it from afar.” Job 36:22-23 ESV When ever I get into trouble by clinging to myself or the world, thoughts such as this creep into my soul and draw me back. Job, in his praise and petition [...]
Archive for category Wholeness/Christ
When I first came to God with a very heavy heart and a empty soul, my life was in total despair. I went to a chapel in the mountains in the early morning hours and cried to a God I did not know. This poem I wrote the as the sun came up based on [...]
“I hate those who are undecided about You, but my choice is clear – I love Your Law. You are my refuge and my shield; Your Word is my only source of Hope. Get out of my life, you evil minded people, for I intend to obey the commands of my God. LORD, sustain me, [...]
Psalm119:105-112; Nun
Jan 30
Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path. I’ve promised it once and I’ll promise it again: I will obey Your wonderful Laws. I have suffered much, O LORD; restore my life again, just as You have promised. LORD, accept my grateful thanks and teach me Your Laws. My [...]
“…May the LORD punish me severely if I allow anything but death to separate us!” Ruth 1:17 (Read: Ruth 1:) When I first came to Christ, I prayed for instruction on exactly what it meant to live as a Christian and after many days it was revealed to me that the best example of what [...]
“Ruth fell at his feet and thanked him warmly. ‘Why are you being so kind to me?” she asked, ‘I am only a foreigner.’”Ruth 2:10 (Read Ruth 2) To see the Gospel of Jesus, we look to the connection of Ruth to Boaz. She is a Moabite, a widow and she dares to enter into [...]
“I will do everything you say,” Ruth replied. Ruth 3:5 (Read Ruth 3) My perception of the relationship of Naomi and Ruth is much as the evangelist and the proselyte. One who has walked the path and one who seeks to follow in the footsteps in faith. To the Gentiles of the world, this message [...]
“Evildoers not only prosper but they put God to the test and they escape.” (Malachi 3:15b) We often wonder why the people and nations that cause the most grief to others seem to do so well. We wonder why those who run corporations that keep outrageous profits suddenly fold up and “run with the money” [...]
“Is any among you suffering? They should keep on praying about it. And those who have reason to be thankful should continually sing praises to the Lord.” (James 5:13 ESV) While these words are very powerful and full of meaning, we need to reflect on the complete verse of James 5:13. Not only are we [...]
In every translation I have read, I see only the Wholeness of Christ revealed in this Scripture. Paul like to put the complete Truth in one sentence so that there could be no doubt, no deviation or distraction in what he wanted to convey. In his letter to Titus in Crete, he makes the whole [...]