Posts with the tag “listen”

Powerful Words from the Prophets“You also will command nations you do not know, and peoples unknown to you will come running to obey, because I, the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, have made yo...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“Come to me with your ears wide open. Listen, and you will find life. I will make an everlasting covenant with you. I will give you all the unfailing love I promised to...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“Oh, that you had listened to my commands! Then you would have had peace flowing like a gentle river and righteousness rolling over you like waves in the sea.” – Isaiah...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“But you are my witnesses, O Israel!” says the LORD. “You are my servant. You have been chosen to know me, believe in me, and understand that I alone am God. There is n...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“You see and recognize what is right but refuse to act on it. You hear with your ears, but you don’t really listen.” – Isaiah 42:20 (NLT)“Are You Hardheaded?” One day, ...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“Who is able to advise the Spirit of the LORD? Who knows enough to give him advice or teach him? Has the LORD ever needed anyone’s advice? Does he need instruction abou...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“Then everyone who has eyes will be able to see the truth, and everyone who has ears will be able to hear it.” – Isaiah 32:3 (NLT)“Lord, Show Us Your Truth!” This is su...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, “This is the way you should go,” whether to the right or to the left.” – Isaiah 30:21 (NLT)“Listen to Y...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“So now God will have to speak to his people through foreign oppressors who speak a strange language!” – Isaiah 28:11 (NLT)“Learning the Hard Way” Do you ever notice ho...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“LORD, we show our trust in you by obeying your laws…” – Isaiah 26:8 (NLT)“Listen To Your Doctor and Trust the Lord” When I was in college in Houston, I worked at the D...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsThen the LORD spoke to me again and said, “My care for the people of Judah is like the gently flowing waters of Shiloah, but they have rejected it. – Isaiah 8:5-6 (NLT)...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“Even an ox knows its owner, and a donkey recognizes its master’s care—but Israel doesn’t know its master. My people don’t recognize my care for them.” – Isaiah 1:3 (NL...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“Open my eyes to see wonderful things in your Word.” – Psalm 119:18 (TLB) Do you believe God speaks to you? I do. In fact, I believe God speaks to each one of us every single...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“I love the LORD because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy.” – Psalm 116:1 (NLT)“A Judge Who Listens” Many years ago, I was sitting in a traffic court waiting for a f...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“He will listen to the prayers of the destitute, for he is never too busy to heed their requests. – Psalm 102:17 (TLB)“You Have God’s Ear” There was a really cool story some ...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“Moses and Aaron were among His priests; Samuel also called on His Name. They cried to the Lord for help, and He answered them.” – Psalm 99:6 (NLT)“You’re Famous!” I’ve had t...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms"If only you would listen to his voice today! The LORD says, “Don’t harden your hearts as Israel did at Meribah, as they did at Massah in the wilderness. For there your ances...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“But the LORD has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.” – Psalm 94:22 (NIV)“Rocks of Faith” Have you ever noticed that, for the most part, it is old...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“When I am in distress, I call to you, because you answer me.” – Psalm 86:7 (NIV)“The Teacher Can’t Teach Until the Student Is Ready” Some years ago, I had a staff person who...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“I listen carefully to what God the LORD is saying, or he speaks peace to his faithful people. But let them not return to their foolish ways.” – Psalm 85:8 (NLT)“Don’t Be Har...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“Oh, that my people would listen to me! Oh, that Israel would follow me, walking in my paths! How quickly I would then subdue their enemies! How soon my hands would be upon t...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“O my people, listen to my instructions. Open your ears to what I am saying, for I will speak to you in a parable.” – Psalm 78:1-2 (NLT) A while back, I had someone make a se...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“O God, listen to my complaint.” – Psalm 64:1 (NLT)“Complaining to God” A few years ago, a group of ladies from my church was meeting in a room just down the hall from my off...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge.” – Psalm 62:8 (NLT)“When You Need to Pour Out Your Heart” When I lived in Phoenix,...  Read More

Walking Through the Psalms“God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. – Psalm 46:1 (NLT)“The Best Friend You’ll Ever Have” There are two kinds of friends. There are frie...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“The voice of the LORD is powerful.” – Psalm 29:4 (NLT)“The Powerful Voice of the Lord” Several years ago, I worked at the Downtown YMCA in Houston. For some time, I assist...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“My heart has heard you say, ‘Come and talk with me.’ And my heart responds, ‘LORD, I am coming.’” – Psalm 27:8 (NLT)“The Invitation of a Lifetime” Kids are so funny. Whene...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“I am praying to you because I know you will answer, O God. Bend down and listen as I pray.” – Psalm 17:6 (NLT)“On Bended Knee” I love kids. I especially like making kids f...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly.” – Psalm 5:3 (NLT)“Wait Expectantly” Is there anything better than g...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers” – Psalm 1:1 (NIV)“Beware of the Slide”...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked…” – Psalm 1:1 (NLT)“Don’t Lend Them Your Ears!” On this day in 1929, the California Golden Bears were play...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus and His Brothers (John 7)But soon it was time for the Jewish Festival of Shelters, and Jesus’ brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, where your followers can s...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Mark 2:13-17 (The Calling of Levi)As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Lev...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Mark 2:13-17 (The Calling of Levi)Then Jesus went out to the lakeshore again and taught the crowds that were coming to him. – Mark 2:13 (NLT)“Come Hungry” Are you seeking Jesus?...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Luke 19:38-48 (The Triumphant Entry)“How I wish today that you of all people would understand the way to peace. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from your eyes. Befor...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Mark 11:1-11 (The Triumphant Entry)As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of the...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Mark 1:40-45 (Jesus and the Leper)“Don’t tell anyone about this. Instead, go to the priest and let him examine you…But the man went and spread the word, proclaiming to everyone ...  Read More

Matthew 7:24-29 (The Wise/Foolish Builders)“Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. – Matthew 7:24 (NLT)“Follow The Instructions” I do...  Read More