Wait for Him. I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob. I will wait for him. Isaiah 8:17 In the book of Isaiah, we see God’s great indignation towards sin. We often wonder why God hides his face from us when we cannot see even the slightest…
Tag: mercy
A moment of stillness (28).
Walk a mile in someone’s shoes. If you were in my place I could also talk like you. I could string words together against you and shake my head at you. Job 16:4 We tend to be so quick in giving someone advice or even judging them before we hear the whole story. Job’s friends…
A moment of stillness (21).
Merciful discipline. But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the Lord our God to preserve a remnant for us and give us a stake in his holy place. Even in our slavery, God has given us a little relief and light to our eyes. Ezra 9:8 Ezra was overwhelmed to see the…
The Lord Is My Shepherd (6).
All the days of my life. Psalm 23 ends with the beautiful words, Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever (verse 6). So often we look at life and all we see is pain and confusion. Our hearts get broken by insensitivity and betrayal…
The Eyes of My Heart 