30 January 2012

Day 30 - Rejoicing or Dread



The LORD preserves all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy. Verse 20

Have you ever heard of Jonah?  I bet you have.  The Bible book of Jonah is an exciting account about rebellion and restoration.  God wanted Jonah to go to the city of great wickedness called Nineveh.  It was the capitol of the great Assyrian army, ruthless and known as the "bloody city" for the way it abused conquered peoples. God told his prophet Jonah

29 January 2012

Day 29

He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him, He will also hear their cry and will save them. Verse 19

Today my husband John and I worshiped with inmates at the Allegheny Jail in Pittsburgh.
 
I have shared about our last visit two weeks ago.  Today,  I just want to praise the Lord for His

28 January 2012

Day 28 -Fear in Verse 19

He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him, He will also hear their cry and will save them. Verse 19

Do we fear the Lord?  What does that look like?  
My brother –in-law, facing a brain tumor, spoke with me about this.  He told me he had a hard time with the concept of putting trust in a God of whom he was also supposed to be afraid.  He said, “How can I trust

27 January 2012

Day 27 More on Verse 19


He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them. Verse 19
Today, the Lord reminded me that I am not helpless or hopeless.  Nope. 

Oh, yes, my flesh will cry out to Him and He will answer.  He has given me special standing before

26 January 2012

Day 26-Personal Story

He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them. Verse 19

Boy, oh boy, all this talk about desire is really an effort, isn’t it?  Honestly, the unspiritual side of us wants to have our cake and eat it, too!   But, that very physical side of us absolutely does need to eat!  We most definitely