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Judge & Lover

Judge & Lover

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you. (Isaiah 43:2) God spoke something to me yesterday that absolutely blew me away. He said, I’m neither afraid of, nor repulsed by sin. Every sin that has ever been committed has passed before my eyes, and yet...
Awakened but not Forsaken

Awakened but not Forsaken

Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. (Hebrews 13:5) My daughter is now learning to sleep on her own. It’s been a long, long, winding road to get her here, but she’s finally getting it. For the first three and a half years of her life, we had...
This Present Absence

This Present Absence

And surely I am with you always; to the very end of the age. (Matthew 28:20) Just before he left, Jesus promised his disciples that he would never leave them. This seems like a contradiction, but it is actually the only logical precondition. For the promise would be...
You Hold Me Fast

You Hold Me Fast

I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. (Psalm 73:23) My daughter loves to be carried, but not so much to walk (although, as she is getting older she is getting better and better about walking in public). But one thing that makes walking fun for her is...
Resisted Blessings

Resisted Blessings

Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. (Luke 15:31) Last night as I knelt down on my knees to pray, I had a realization; God showed me that there are areas in my life in which he has desired to bless me, to increase me, and to show me his favor,...
Safeguard

Safeguard

I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. (Psalm 23:6) In the Fall of 1994 I experienced a personal revival. The Holy Spirit fell on me in power, and for several months I was constantly overwhelmed by his presence, grace, and gifts. During that time, I had a...
I Will Dwell

I Will Dwell

A slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. (John 8:35) Both slaves and sons go in and out of the house; the difference is in the why. Slaves go into the house to go about their duties, and then go out of the house to abide. Sons go out of...