There are MANY lessons that we can learn from the prophet Elisha. This is the second of series focusing on the life of this great prophet. "As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of...
I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my delight. Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. ~ * ~ The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law. Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I...
She was a compulsive gardener. She grew impossible things from seeds and from cuttings. Every space in her yard was crowded. “I need more space!” she cried, phoning her friend, Grace. Grace owned a spare block of ground alongside. She had the block cleaned and set out...
If I am out for my run at a particular time each morning, and if I take the same route and pass the same house at about the same time, I always run into the same problem. This house has a black lab puppy. Beautiful dog. Now the dog itself isn't the problem. She's...
Last week, in Written on the Heart, Part 5, we saw that God’s choice of lifestyle for us is demonstrated in Jesus. But do we reflect Jesus and learn His lifestyle? A simple story of fulfilling the law is driving down the road to the shop. If I hold a license, and keep...
Last week, in Written on the Heart, Part 7, we came to understand that God longs to have a relationship with us as it was at the beginning. So He gives us the light we need and repeats Himself in varying ways. But just how are we to have God’s lifestyle? How are we to...
Last week, in Written on the Heart, Part 9, we came to understand that though our hearts have become "stony", God has not changed. We need to ask God to soften them so He can write there. Is there anything that could possible keep God from writing on our hearts? The...
Last week, in Written on the Heart, Part 10, we learned that we must accept God's grace to soften our hearts and make it easier for God to write there. So what, then, if anything, is keeping God from writing on our hearts? I have said that where I grew up there was a...
Last week, in Written on the Heart, Part 11, we saw that the death and resurrection of Jesus has rolled away all impediments. But the decision to have Him write on our hearts is ours to make. The Driver had stopped his freight train on the mountain top for safety...
"For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. And there is no creature hidden from His sight,...