Saturday Psalm ~ 4-25-09

When my heart was embittered and I was pierced within,
then I was senseless and ignorant;
I was like a beast before You.
Nevertheless, I am continually with You;
You have taken hold of my right hand.
With Your counsel You will guide me,
and afterward receive me to glory.
Whom have I in heaven but You?
And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 73:21-26

Recommended Reading Review ~ His Chosen Bride

His Chosen Bride ~ By Jennifer J. Lamp

There have been stacks books written for single young women, many of them focusing on being content until “Mr. Right” comes along. While being content is very important, His Chosen Bride, by Jennifer J. Lamp, has a bit of a different focus. I love the picture this book’s subtitle gives “Living as daughter of the King and Bride of Christ”. Writing as a friend, Miss Lamp reminds young women that God is our Father and Christ is our Husband, and gives vision for how the years during and after high school can be lived for the glory of God. Miss Lamp uses the Proverbs 31 woman as a springboard for the topics discussed in each chapter, though mostly talks “girl to girl” about life and growing in godliness as a young woman. Each chapter concludes with some questions, Scripture references, and recommended resources. I found both conviction and great encouragement in the pages of this book, and highly recommend it. His Chosen Bride would be an ideal read for young women between the ages of 16 and 18, though I thoroughly enjoyed reading it as a 20+ year old and found many applications for my life. It would be a wonderful book for mothers and daughters to read together, or for a group study.

BTW - You may find that most copies of His Chosen Bride have “Volume One” printed on the front cover, and state that “Volume Two” is coming. Unfortunately for us, volume two was never printed. A couple of years ago I learned that Miss Lamp met her “Mr. Right”, and is now married. While I do wish volume two had been printed, I rejoice with her in how God has led her into a new season of life.

Saturday Psalm ~ 4-18-09

How blessed are the people who know the joyful sound!
O Lord, they walk in the light of Your countenance.
Psalm 89:15

He is Risen!

As Christ hung on the cross on Friday, He said, “It is finished”. In Greek, this sentence is one word. Interestingly, on Sunday, the angel at the tomb told the women “He is risen”, which is also a one-word sentence. Two of the most powerful statements in history were only one word long in their original language. The word used for “He is risen” is a single word that announces the greatest miracle ever. This one word has changed people’s lives forever!

He is Risen!

For You

The life of Jesus given for you.

“For you” two of the most precious words in the New Testament.

May we each take time today to remember the price Jesus paid so that we could live eternally and thank Him for His precious gift to us.

Via Dolorosa

“The last thing men did to Christ was beat, crucify, and bury Him.”

Via Dolorosa

Down the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem that day,
the soldiers tried to clear the narrow street,
but the crowd pressed in to see
the man condemned to die on Calvary.

He was bleeding from a beating,
There were stripes upon His back,
and He wore a crown of thorns upon His head;
and He bore with every step
the scorn of those who cried out for His death.

Down the Via Dolorosa,
called “The Way of Suffering,”
like a lamb came the Messiah,
Christ the King.
But He chose to walk that road
out of His love for you and me;
down the Via Dolorosa,
all the way to Calvary.

The blood that would cleanse the hearts of all men
made its way through the heart of Jerusalem.

Down the Via Dolorosa,
called “The Way of Suffering,”
like a lamb came the Messiah,
Christ the King.
But He chose to walk that road
out of His love for you and me;
down the Via Dolorosa,
all the way to Calvary.

Two Cups

“Christ drank the cup of wrath so that we could drink the cup of remembrance.”

Tonight is the night Jesus had what we call the last supper. At that last meal He had before going to the cross, Jesus passed around some bread to His disciples and said “This is My body”. He then passed around a cup of wine saying, “This is my blood, poured out for forgiveness of sins.” That night, Christ instituted communion. Later that evening, Jesus prayed to His Father asking Him to take the cup of His wrath from Him. However, Jesus held onto the cup and went to the cross. Today, we partake of communion to remind us of the sacrifice Christ paid so we could have our sins forgiven.

He is like Me II

I love to collect quotes that inspire and cause contemplation. After writing the post He is like Me, I was reading through my collection and came across the following ones. They fit so well with the previous post that I wanted to share them.

If you are of God, it will show through your love and service to others.


Ambassadors do not speak for themselves,
they merely deliver the message entrusted to them by their king.


The best book you can give to an unbeliever is your life. What are they reading in you?


Others will see your Redeemer through your redeemed life.


You are writing a Gospel, a chapter each day,

by the deeds that you do, and the words that you say.

Men read what you write, whether faithful or true,

just what is the Gospel according to you?
~ Anonymous