tears

That word does not appear in Scripture until 2 Kings 20:5, where Hezekiah, having learned of his approaching death from Isaiah, “turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord;” God responded through Isaiah, “return and say to Hezekiah the leader of My people, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of your fatherContinue reading “TEARS”

PAUSE AT CHRISTMAS

Pause for a moment Pause for a day The message of Christmas Scratched on some clay Passed on from one Embraced by us all A woman, a virgin Giving birth in a stall “No room” herein “Too crowded” they said “Down in the barn You may make a bed” Things have changed little Over theContinue reading “PAUSE AT CHRISTMAS”

TEARS IN A BOTTLE

When David is seized by the Philistines, his demeanor does not exactly sound like the same person who wrote Psalm 23. Here, in Psalm 56 you find him dragging bottom in recalling all the low, the depressing things, which has happened to Israel. In fact, he reaches the point where he has to describe thoseContinue reading “TEARS IN A BOTTLE”