Jun
9
Up in Smoke
By Julie B Cosgrove | Comments Off
My soul longs for your salvation;
I hope in your word.
My eyes long for your promise;
I ask, “When will you comfort me?”
For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke,
yet I have not forgotten your statutes. Psalm 119:81-83
David felt invisible to God. Like wineskin in smoke, he felt he could not be seen. God wasn’t noticing him or his needs. He cries out for comfort, “Hey, I’m down here, please look. ”
Feb
12
White As Snow
By Julie B Cosgrove | 1 Comment
“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. Isaiah 1:18
Yesterday we had a snowstorm in Texas- that is a once in the lifetime rarity. Over 10 inches. This morning I woke up to a gorgeous site. Those of you who live in the snowy north, pardon my gushing! The tree limbs were coated in fluffy white, outlined so vividly. It enhanced their graceful beauty more than the Spring leaves ever will. The ground was blanketed in pristine white, covering all the things under it, including the dead brown grass and the dandelion weeds that had decided to pop up in droves after a good few weeks of rain.
Jan
27
Afflicting Attitudes
By Julie B Cosgrove | Comments Off
Psalm 119: 50 This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.
What a wonderful attitude, right? In the midst of whatever we go through in life, whether it is physical illness, the worry over a loved one’s plight, or mental distress, we can take comfort that we believe in a God who keeps His promises. What promises? Well, to review just a few from the Bible -
He promised through Noah and the rainbow that He’d never destroy the earth in flood- God promises to keep His promises.
Jan
26
How Am I to Know?
By Julie B Cosgrove | Comments Off
Genesis 15 :7-8 And he said to him, “I am the Lord who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.” But he said, “O Lord God, how am I to know that I shall possess it?”
Perhaps the stories in the Bible are so meaningful because these were real people. They had great faith, but they also had doubts, fears and limited understanding of God and His power in their lives. Just like me at times. Perhaps just like you. God had just told Abram his descendants would out- number the stars in the night sky. It was God’s promise. He reminded him that He had brought him and his family and all of his possessions safely into this new land. That He, God, was the reason Abram left it all behind. And Abraham asks, “How am I to know?”
Jan
15
Lend a Hand
By Julie B Cosgrove | Comments Off
Psalm 16:8-9 I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure.
Jan
12
Hidden Strength
By Julie B Cosgrove | Comments Off
Psalm 10:1 Why, O Lord, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
Have you ever asked that? I must admit I have. There are times I can feel God so close it is as if He is breathing on the apple of my cheek. I can almost sense His strong all encompassing arms wrapping around me in love and protection. It is easy then to offer tearful praises. But, then there are the other times . . .
Dec
4
Goodness Sakes
By Julie B Cosgrove | Comments Off
I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good apart from you.” Psalm 16:2
I saw on the news last night new atheistic banners that say we don’t need God at Christmas, just be good for goodness sakes. Oh, how misguided!
Maybe that works for Santa Claus coming to town, but not in preparing the way for our Savior to come to us. There is no good in man. That is a misconception. No matter how hard we try, we can never be “good enough” to stand before the Holy and Perfect God. It is human nature to be prideful, selfish, envious, greedy and lust after things. Sure, we can try hard, but perfection is not natural.
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