Tag Archives: word of God speak

Walking Freely In An Open Place

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Pete

According to my journal, I chewed on and then wrote about this verse in 2013. I did it again in 2018. Another five years have passed, and again the verse catches my eye and my thoughts this morning. Seems to … Continue reading →

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For He Will Broaden Your Understanding

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Pete

Weary from grief (Psalm 119:28). That’s the songwriter’s bottom line — if he were talking in CSB language. If ESV language, “My soul melts away for sorrow.” And if he allowed Peterson to put words in his mouth, “My sad … Continue reading →

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I Can’t Even Walk . . .

Posted on May 22, 2023 by Pete

Oh, that it were a “just do it” sort of thing. That obedience was solely a matter of the will. That walking in the way was what you did by default once you set your heart on the way. But … Continue reading →

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A Reprise

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Pete

It’s a sort of reprise, repeating the theme of the last song. You know that because it shares the same chorus. Why, my soul, are you so dejected?Why are you in such turmoil?Put your hope in God, for I will … Continue reading →

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I Need an Interpreter

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Pete

I read in Proverbs how a culture would rejoice when the righteous increase but groan when the wicked rule (Prov. 29:2) and think to myself, really? Then I read in Isaiah 58 the LORD God’s take on the difference between … Continue reading →

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We Must Give An Account

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Pete

Read that title again. We must give an account. Who’s the we? You and me. What must we do eventually? Give an account. Literally, give a speech. Provide an answer. Give an explanation. Render a reckoning. Okay . . . … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom of God in Our Hands

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Pete

If there’s anything the Spirit wants us to know about Ezra, it’s that he was a man of the Word, as in “God’s word”. Sure, when he’s introduced in Ezra 7 the first thing mentioned is that he was the … Continue reading →

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Bear Fruit with Patience

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Pete

Noticing this morning that one of these things is not like the other. Hovering over Luke’s account of Jesus’ telling of the parable of the sower. Pretty familiar story. Easy to skim because of the familiarity. But for some reason … Continue reading →

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My Surety

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Pete

Wasn’t expecting it. Don’t think I’ve ever noticed it. But there it was. In the last verse of the longest song in the Psalms. When I read it, I wasn’t sure what to do with it at first as it … Continue reading →

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Give Me Life

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Pete

The plea has been scattered 6 times thus far throughout Psalm 119. But in the eight verses I’m hovering over this morning it is repeated three times. Chewing on the songwriters concentrated request to “give me life.” Plead my cause … Continue reading →

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