God Pour Heart Refuge

Pour out your heart… God is our Refuge

We as humans were not made for theology, religious practices or even morality for moralty’s sake. We were created for intimacy in relationship. In the midst of this are all of the above, but they spring out of intimacy, admiration, love and devotion to God – they were never intended to replace it.

It is therefore no wonder at all that while reverence and loyalty are in fact primary in our union with God – there are times we need the understanding and comfort of a father and friend.

This passage not only affirms this as a genuine need, but we are unashamedly invited to come and pour out our hearts to Almighty God, Who also is our Father and friend, if we are devoted to Him in trust and obedience.

“Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah” ~ Psalm 62:8

Thank you Father for loving us SO MUCH!

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Jesus Finish Line

The Finish Line

For the believer – Jesus is everything. He IS the reward, both inwardly as His image is perfected in us and ourwardly in that He IS our Prize!

“And I gasped, When I saw you fall
In his arms at the finish line” – Steve Taylor, “The Finish Line” – album Squint.

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Edomite Aramean

When an Edomite is a Aramean

These psalms are interesting. They do in fact teach us about God, covenant with Him, that He is faithful and true… but it also introduces some opportunities to better understand the scriptures as a whole and some interesting challenges in investigating how a descendant of Abram could be an Aramean.

Interesting stuff.

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the Prize

The Prize

Jesus being formed in us IS our ending point.

Conformity to Him is our terminus. It is the completion of our testimony empowered by the Holy Spirit.

He IS the end of our race. He is the prize we are running for.

It literally signals back to the beginning where God told Abram –

Genesis 15 “(1) After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”

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