March 05, 2013–A Broken Spirit & A Broken Heart

broken jar

“The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.” (Psalm 51:17) We live in a time when the West has become very rich and very powerful. And it seems that in our own self-sufficiency and power … [Continue reading]

March 04, 2013–Purity Determines Clarity

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“Create in me a clean heart, O God.” (Psalm 51:10) You may recall that this verse was the focal point of the DWOD for March 02. Yet, as I read it again today during our observance of the 40 Day Joel 2 Fast, the Holy Spirit highlighted one … [Continue reading]

March 03, 2013–Saved…To Save

Jillian Day 9 composite

“Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you.” (Psalm 51:13) In the DWOD for Feb. 21 “Do you sense the urgency?”, we shared pictures sent to us by one of the participants in the Joel 2 Fast. She had received them … [Continue reading]

March 02, 2013–“Create in me a Clean Heart”

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“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.” (Psalm 51:10-12) The … [Continue reading]

March 01, 2013–The Three Pointing Fingers

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Isaiah 58:9, one of the key verses on which the DWOD for Feb. 27 was based, included a reference to The Pointing Finger. “If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk...” The placement of the pointing … [Continue reading]

Feb. 28, 2013–The Family Factor of The Fast

Family

“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with … [Continue reading]

Feb. 27, 2013–The Pointing Finger & Malicious Talk

pointing finger

“If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk, and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will … [Continue reading]

Feb. 26, 2013–Get Excited About Fasting

Isaiah 58

"Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with … [Continue reading]

Feb.25, 2013–A Prisoner For Christ

Peter kneels Luke 5

"As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received." (Ephesians 4:1) I just started reading Ephesians 4 and couldn't get past this first verse.  Think about what Paul is saying here for a moment: … [Continue reading]

Feb. 24, 2013–You are Part of a Marvelous Organism

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“From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.” (Ephesians 4:16) In Christ it doesn't matter where we come from or what is our background.  From high … [Continue reading]