The Hey You Lady

All throughout scripture God assures of us the promise that He is always with us.   He gave that promise to Jacob, to Joshua, the people of Israel.   And Jesus gave us that same promise before his ascension into heaven.   Not only is God’s presence promised to us, but also His love, the patient, kind, faithful, enduring, never-failing love, is ours as well.   The passage that says it in a way no other does – spells it out, if you will – is Romans 8:38-39 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. These words are a wonderful assurance of how secure my relationship with the Father truly is.   Ever since I have known and experienced God’s love, I cannot imagine life without it.   I have not even tried to imagine...

Psalm 139:23-24    Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.   See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. The apartment where I live is on the edge of a fairly upscale neighborhood.    The homeowners have for generations taken pride in their property, keeping their houses in top condition and their landscaping in beautiful shape.    Except for one.    This particular house is on a double-sized lot, boasts 6 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, an elevator(!) and guest/maid quarters, making it much larger than the neighboring homes.    In talking to some neighbors I learned that the owner was an older man who lived there.    His wife died years ago and their two sons have lives of their own in different parts of the country.    I do not know what kind of work the man did for a living, but I am told he was the male version of the “cr...