Deut. 7:6 “For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. Deut. 7:7 ¶ “The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose […]
Scripture often refers to God’s presence as His “Face.” David’s one Thing desire was to spend his life seeking God’s face, Beholding God’s beauty. That sounds like such a wonderful and pleasant pursuit, and of course it is wonderful, but the price is sometimes not so pleasant. When John turned to “The Voice” in Revelation
Joel 2:25 I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you. Joel 2:26 ¶ “You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, who has dealt wondrously with
8 The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills. 9 My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, there he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, looking through the lattice. 10 My beloved speaks and says to me: “Arise, my love, my
Is. 66:1 ¶ Thus says the LORD, “Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. Where then is a house you could build for Me? And where is a place that I may rest? (Where is My resting place) Is. 66:2 “For My hand made all these things, Thus all these things came
Dan. 10:12 Then he said to me, “Do not be afraid, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart on understanding this and on humbling yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to your words. This verse reveals the path to apprehending from God. Hungry
2Cor. 6:12 You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your own affections. God’s vision for who we are, and what we are called to walk in is mind-blowing. Listen to what Paul says about our potential, “Eph. 3:19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may
Psalm 73:25-28 25 Whom have I in heaven but You? And with You, I desire nothing on earth. 26 My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. 27 For, behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed all those who
Rev. 21:5 ¶ And He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” And He *said, “Write, for these words are faithful and true.” Rom. 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the
In Revelation 21:5, Jesus said, “I am making all things new.” The translation of the NASB is the correct one because the language is that He is “continually” making all things new. That is such a powerful thought. It’s not that He made you new when you became a Christian and if you’ve messed it
