Mar
1
Are YOU There?
By Julie B Cosgrove | 4 Comments
Why, O Lord, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? Psalm 10:1
Feb
21
Get Comfortable
By Julie B Cosgrove | 3 Comments
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. II Corinthians 1:3-4
Yes, you may have to read that several times to follow the progression of Paul’s thoughts. He has got it down,though. Above all else and first off Paul praises God the Father. No matter what situation we are in, or find our loved ones in, if we can muster up the idea to praise God anyway, it can change our attitude. Just praising Him can be a comfort because it lifts our focus off the now into eternity.
Sep
20
Staying in Sackcloth
By Julie B Cosgrove | 1 Comment
She [Esther] sent garments to clothe Mordecai, so that he might take off his sackcloth, but he would not accept them. Esther 4:4
Mordecai refused to bow down to a false god and now the Israelites were in danger of the king’s unjust wrath. So, Mordecai was in mourning for his people. As a Jew, he went through the ceremony of ripping his clothes and trading them for sackcloth and ashes. Esther sent him clothes so he would stop mourning, but he refused them. So what?, you might ask.
Jul
30
Until I went
By Julie B Cosgrove | Comments Off
But when I thought how to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task, until I went into the sanctuary of God. Psalm 73:16-17
I sat in the pews as if struck by lightening. All the people around me faded into a blur. The rest of the sermon sounded like background noise. One sentence spoken from the pulpit was all it took. A question I had, a deeply seated doubt, had been answered before I had found the time to really get down on my knees and ask it. From the lips of a man of God came the voice of God. My angst melted into humbleness. God had reached down into my soul and touched me – again.
Jul
21
Words to Live By
By Julie B Cosgrove | Comments Off
Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope. This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life Psalm 119:49-50
While helping a friend pack moving boxes, I noticed in a drawer all of these cards – birthday, anniversary, get well. Some were crayon scribbled, some professionally printed, some with poems, some with humor. She smiled and said she never throws away a card. When she gets down in the dumps, she pulls them out and remembers how much she means to friends and family and how much they mean to her. She recalls the good and the bad, and that through all the tears and smiles she was not alone.
Feb
18
The Lord on High
By Jan Ross | Comments Off
The Lord on high…He is an immovable anchor cast in the storm. The Lord does more wondrous things than the noise of many waters. They cannot disturb His rest or rule. They cannot defeat His designs and purposes.
God is mighty to preserve His people from being ruined by these many waters and His people’s spirits from being terrified by the noise of them. He can, when He pleases, command peace in our lives. The unlimited sovereignty and unrelenting power of the awesome God we serve encourages His people, even in the midst of the most difficult storms of life.
Jan
22
A Cry From Haiti?
By Julie B Cosgrove | 2 Comments
Psalm 31: 2 Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily! Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me!
It is hard to watch the overwhelming devastation, need and destruction that plagues the people of Haiti. It is easy to feel helpless, impotent, and overwhelmed. what can I possibly do to make any difference? It would seem like a drop in a bucket, one with a huge hole in the bottom.
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