Author Archives: heartcalm7

Grateful Obedience

Posted on December 29, 2017 by heartcalm7

Paul rightly puts forth the reason we should feel compelled to live a godly life:  that God saved our lives, in this world and in the next.  This puts on us a pleasant moral obligation to live a life of grateful … Continue reading →

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Take courage! You are God’s spokesman.

Posted on December 27, 2017 by heartcalm7

” . . and pray on my behalf, that words may be given to me whenever I speak, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,  for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in proclaiming it … Continue reading →

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Speaking truth and grace

Posted on December 21, 2017 by heartcalm7

  A friend and I talked on our last visit about how important it is for us to be balanced in our relating to people, showing them both grace and truth, as Jesus did.  (John 1:14)  Applying God’s truth in our lives … Continue reading →

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Open Our Eyes, “Sunrise-from-on-high”!

Posted on December 19, 2017 by heartcalm7

  Mary exults in the kindness of God (Luke 1:39-80),  as shown in the announcement of the imminent coming of both Messiah and His forerunner, “for He has had regard for the humble state of His bondslave” 48 and that He … Continue reading →

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A holy partnership

Posted on December 14, 2017 by heartcalm7

  Each year at this time, we put up home made Christmas tree ornaments that I made with my boys when they were little.  Like a little  balsa wood loaf of bread, symbolizing Jesus calling Himself The Bread of Life.  A … Continue reading →

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Reciprocal Giving

Posted on December 6, 2017 by heartcalm7

At this gift-giving time of the year, I think about the real Gift that was given, the Gift about which the whole Christmas holiday revolves.  As I read Isaiah 53, I am reminded of the magnitude of God’s gift to us and … Continue reading →

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What do you cling to?

Posted on November 26, 2017 by heartcalm7

Do I cling to a life preserver or to the broken pieces of my sinking boat? Jonah, speaking from experience prayed, “Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs.”     Jonah 2:8  NIV   … Continue reading →

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My husband is everything to me!

Posted on November 19, 2017 by heartcalm7

Psalm 45 was taken by the Jewish understanding to be praise to the coming Messiah (as confirmed by Hebrews 1:8).  I like to apply vv. 11-12 to myself, therefore, as a believer,  Listen, O daughter, give attention and incline your ear;  … Continue reading →

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Useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.

Posted on November 17, 2017 by heartcalm7

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.     Eph. 2:10 Ian Packer makes a good point in the classic Knowing God that the purpose for God’s saving grace is not only for … Continue reading →

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What I learn about trust from my dog.

Posted on November 15, 2017 by heartcalm7

As Basil rests against me while I scratch him, I think of Psalm 131. “O LORD, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty;  Nor do I involve myself in great matters, or in things too difficult for me. … Continue reading →

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