Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
Psalm 62: 8 NIV
Trusting God at all times will change our entire outlook on life.
How calmly may we commit ourselves to the hands of Him who bears up the world.
Jean Paul Richter
Daily Meditations by Pat Nordman ©
November 24
"What is the real good?"
I asked in musing mood.
"Order," said the court;
"Knowledge," said the school;
"Truth," said the wise man;
"Love," said the maiden;
"Beauty," said the page;
"Freedom," said the dreamer;
"Home," said the sage;
"Equity," said the seer.
Spake my heart full sadly,
"The answer is not here."
Then within my bosom
Softly this I heard:
"Each heart holds the secret;
`Kindness' is the word."
British Weekly.
The flower automatically leans toward the warmth the sun brings to it; seeking and sinking hearts are no
different. Cold blasts of wrath wreck tender hearts who would come alive with only a word of love.
Pat Nordman ©
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"The glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams." - Isaiah 33:21 |
"Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man." - Proverbs 24:33, 34
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Through our Redeemer we have commerce with the past; the wealth of Calvary, the treasures of the covenant, the riches of the ancient days of election, the stores of eternity, all come to us down the broad stream of our gracious Lord. |
It is by little procrastinations that men ruin their souls. They have no intention to delay for years-a few months will bring the more convenient season-to-morrow if you will, they will attend to serious things; but the present hour is so occupied and altogether so unsuitable, that they beg to be excused.
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November 24 1Co 1:1 - 4:21
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...and by his light I walked through darkness! JOB 29:3 NIV
Two Mothers by Pat Nordman
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Jesus and Sisera -- and two mothers whose hearts are
broken ... !
These two mothers didn’t know each other but their hearts were equally shattered
because these were beloved sons in trouble. Mary saw her Son being mocked, spat upon and
crucified. Sisera’s mother didn’t even know where her son was; she sat there by
the window expecting him home at any moment, never realizing that before long her life
would forever change. Both sons were betrayed. Sisera, a Canaanite captain, was murdered by Jael who thought
she was doing the Lord’s work (poor God! He gets blamed for so much!). Jesus was
betrayed by a kiss, the symbol of love and loyalty, And so we are left with two grieving mothers who didn’t know about enemies, politics, treachery and murder. All they knew was that they had sons they loved with all their hearts. The more I thought about the juxtaposition of these two broken hearts the more I was impressed with how finally futile schemes are. In the end, beginning and middle, life comes down to mothers and fathers and children -- and love and faithfulness and hope. This is the common bond among us all: love and a Father who loves us beyond measure, even to the Cross. What a pity human nature intervened on God’s perfect plan for our happiness!
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