from the pen of Linda Briggs To restore ~ to bring back or restore to its original position. In the Scriptures the Lord Who Restores always increases, multiplies or improves better than before! “I will restore to you the years that the locust has eaten” etc (Joel 2v21~26) God restored to Job twice as much as […]
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The God Who Remembers
from the pen of Linda Briggs I have been looking at the different names and character of God. One of the names that impacted me this week is The God Who Remembers! I felt I would share this because I believe that there are those of us who have been praying and believing God for […]
Trusting God (Psalm 91)
Sometimes I write verses from the Bible in my own words. It can be a helpful way of digesting them. Here’s how I paraphrased Psalm 91:9-13. “If you trust in the almighty God to protect you, and dwell with Him in close communion, nothing evil will get through to you, no trouble will be able […]
Drawing close to God
“‘Come near to God and he will come near to you.” James 4:8 No one but You, Lord, can satisfy the longing in my heart; Nothing I do, Lord, can take the place of drawing near to You. Only You can fill my deepest longing, Only You can breathe in me new life, Only You […]
God’s Holiness
“Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you..” Saint Augustine Rev 4:8 – “And they do not rest day or night, saying: ‘Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty…’“ Isaiah 6:3 – “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!” The two […]
Lockdown
“God does nothing but by prayer, and everything with it.” John Wesley Psalm 137:1-4 – “When we sat down by the rivers of Babylon, we wept as we remembered Zion. We hung up our harps on the willow trees. For those who had taken us captive asked us for a song—our tormentors wanted us to […]
Grafted In
From our guest blogger Ian Toone Zechariah 2:10-11 – “Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for behold, I come and I will dwell in your midst, declares the LORD. And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and […]
Meeting with God in the secret place
from our Guest Blogger Ian Toone “I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.” Abraham Lincoln Matthew 6:6 – “But you, when you pray, go into your room, […]
Little becomes much!
From our Guest Blogger Ian Toone “The reality is my prayers don’t change God.But, I am convinced prayer changes me.Praying boldly boots me out of that stale place of religious habit into authentic connection with God Himself.” Lysa Terkeurst Mark 6:38 – “How many loaves do you have?’ He asked. ‘Go and see.’ When they found […]
Waiting On God
From Guest Blogger Ian Toone “Every great movement of God can be traced to a kneeling figure.” Dwight L. Moody Isaiah 40:31 – “Those who wait on the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” We often misunderstand what […]