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Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise up on … Continue reading
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You hem me in—behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. (Psalm 139:5-6). Continuing on yesterday’s theme, there are really two ways to see this … Continue reading
Psalm 139, anyone? O Lord, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar … Continue reading
Final thoughts before we leave Jonah son of Amittai… Jonah wanted to serve God. On Jonah’s terms. Our relationship with Jesus Christ is portrayed in many ways in Scripture. We are servant, disciple, ambassador, friend, brother, child, Bride. Never—not once—contract … Continue reading
The Lord said, “You have been concerned about this vine, though you did not tend it or make it grow…but Nineveh has more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and … Continue reading
But God said to Jonah, “Do you have a right to be angry about the vine?” “I do,” he said. “I am angry enough to die.” (Jonah 4:9) Wow, Jonah Childish, much? Look, I’d love to say that I can’t … Continue reading
But God said to Jonah, “Do you have a right to be angry about the vine?” (Jonah 4:9). God has asked Jonah this before. It’s a good question…and a good reminder. “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked … Continue reading
Jonah wanted to die, and said, “It would be better for me to die than to live.” (Jonah 4:8). Have you been there, Beloved? Before we write Jonah off as overly dramatic, can you identify with him? Have you ever … Continue reading
Then the Lord God provided a vine and made it grow up over Jonah…and Jonah was very happy about the vine. But at dawn the next day God provided a worm, which chewed the vine so that it withered. When … Continue reading
But the Lord replied, “Have you any right to be angry?” (Jonah 4:4) Leave it to God to get right to the heart of the issue. I mean, seriously. Who was Jonah to get so self-righteous and uptight? I love … Continue reading