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God Watches Over You

“He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.” Psalm 121:4 ESV Part of a what a Keeper does is to watch over you to protect you. God is always on the look-out for you, night and day, noticing when danger is near. How does God guard us from harm? First, let’s look at why there is harm. 1) We live in a fallen world that has been affected by...

God Upholds You

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for the Lord upholds him with His hand.” Psalm 37:24 When something has been damaged or broken, we usually throw it away. The object has lost its value or it’s become worthless. When we talk about God being the One who keeps us, or tends to our wellbeing, we know God will restore us when have been harmed, stolen from,...

God is Attentive to You

My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.” Psalm 63:8 God is the One who completes us, who makes us whole. When we are aware of His place in our lives, without need, we do not long for anything or anyone else to fill what God has already satisfied. We are valued by Him, and nothing and no one else should matter. One way we know God values...

May the Lord Keep You

“The Lord bless you and keep you.” Numbers 6:24 Have you ever felt like the pieces of your life were falling apart? If so, you aren’t alone. There is a story of a man named Job who lost everyone and everyone. His whole world, as He knew it was gone, but he never left God’s observation, attention, and care. Like a gardener tends to his garden, a shepherd tends to...

Pursue Harmony With Each Other

“if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. Matthew 5:23-24 The Hebrew word “radap” describes a relentless pursuit to overtaken someone or something. It is used by Joseph when he told his team to let...

Let’s Pursue the Lord

“Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.” Philippians 3:12 The Hebrew word radap means to aggressively pursue. It is used of God pursuing us, of an army pursuing another army, and of us pursuing God. This kind of pursuit is a quest with the intent to...

Pursued by Love

“Draw me after you, and let’s run.” Song of Solomon 4:4 NASB God is always looking for ways to express His love for us in ways we can understand. Even though the love God has for us in not romantic, God uses the love between a man and woman to express the love He has for us. The Song of Solomon is about a man pursuing a woman he deeply...

You Are the Treasure God is Searching To Find

“ For they shall be like the [a]jewels of a crown, lifted like a banner over His land—” Zechariah 9:16 Luke 15 is a chapter with three stories. One is a Father longingly watching for His son to come back home. The son had left home and spent everything he had to try to find something independently of His Father. He ended up broke, used, and empty. He decided it...

He Can Reach You Wherever You Are

“I This is too glorious, too wonderful to believe! can never be lost to your Spirit! I can never get away from my God!” Psalm 139:6, 7 TLB The Hebrew word “radap” means to be aggressively pursued. We cannot get away from God. He is literally everywhere. Read the verses in Psalm 139:8-12 “If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the place of...

Relentless Pursuit

“Do you realize that all the wealth of his extravagant kindness is meant to melt your heart and lead you into repentance? Romans 2:4 TPT The Hebrew word “radap” means to be aggressively pursued. In Psalm 23: 6 it refers to mercy and goodness following after us, chasing after us and consuming us. In Deuteronomy 1:44, the same Hebrew word radap is used to describe the fierce Amorites chasing down...

Overtaken by God

“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” Psalm 23:6 When we worship the Lord, in private or in a group setting, we often sense Him roll into the room and into our hearts with His glory. For me, it is an experience of being lovingly overtaken by His majestic Presence and sensing being...

What’s Your Opinion

“Do not be wise in your own opinion.” Romans 12:16 When someone asks, “What’s your opinion?” they are asking for your point of view. That seems to be okay, to express how we see the world, to share what we think and feel. However, the Bible tells us to be careful with our opinions, to not to be wise, or conceited, in our personal estimations. This is what the New...

Rise Up

Arise, shine; for your light has come! The glory of the Lord is risen upon you. Isaiah 60:1 Have you ever felt mistreated, used, lied to, manipulated, or even abused? Have you ever been betrayed or abandoned? Have you been neglected or rejected? Have you ever lost a loved one or a dream you cared about? Have you suffered with anxiety, depression, or feel like life hasn’t been fair? Have...

Kingdom Culture of Serving

Kingdom Culture of Serving “You will lead by a completely different model. The greatest one among you will live as the one who is called to serve others.” Matthew 20:26 In the kingdom of God, serving is our culture. It starts with our king, Jesus. In Matthew 20:28, our King said, “Even the Son of Man did not come expecting to be served, but to serve and give His life...

Kingdom Culture of Surrender

Kingdom Culture of Surrender “Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.” Philippians 2:3-4 Watch the news, and see stories of war, politics, and economic conflicts. I see the struggle for power over land, agendas, and resources. We...