The Nearness of God’s Wisdom

"… he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee." [Job 36:4b] It is immeasurably comforting for those of us who are saved that we have the living Christ dwelling in our hearts by faith. The one “in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge;” [Col 2:3] and from whose “mouth cometh …

Sight to The Blind, Drink to the Thirsty

"And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water..." [Gen 21:19a] In Galatians, we are reminded of an interaction between Abraham, Hagar, and Sarah; there, Paul shows us an allegory hidden beneath the facts of history: namely, that Hagar/Ishmael represented the law and Sarah/Isaac represented God’s grace, freely given to us in …

A Heart Unshaken

"A righteous man [who] totters/shakes before the wicked is as a fountain which has been fouled, and a corrupt spring." [Prov 25:26] The man who totters before the wicked is like a fountain which has been dirtied with the feet of passersby; he is as a fountain which has been corrupted and is turned bitter, …

Hope for the Cast Down

"For thus says the High and Lofty One that inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a broken and cast down spirit, to grant life to the spirit of the cast down, and to grant life to the heart of the broken …