Garber, Stephanie
“But when we open our spiritual eyes to see and ears to hear, this verse is broadcasting a mind-blowing double and triple meaning that sums up the phenomenal message of the Scripture in one single sentence. Once you understand it, you can’t unsee it!” Kovacs says the sentence to focu...
He will bring them all the way and when he has brought them home to glory and has opened their eyes to see the way by which he has led them, what a song of gratitude will they sing unto God! Lord, lead your poor blind child this day, for I know not my way” — Charles ...
In my mind’s eye I see James in heaven, greeting saint after saint from West Central Africa, just as he imagined. But instead of sitting, I think James is standing and celebrating with all his heart. Sources: A hero of the faith speaks about obstacles – James Gribble Photo credits:htt...
Open my eyes to see the beauty in the simple things—a smile, a quiet moment, or even the breath in my lungs. Let me carry a heart of gratitude for what You’ve already given me, instead of longing for what I don’t have. Lord, remind me that my worth isn’t found in my ...
When did that happen? At the point when God opened her eyes to see Jesus for who he is, Holy God, and to see that Maria, selfish sinner, headed for eternity separated from God. Since then, the new Maria is to by faith, depending on the Son of God who loved her by yielding himsel...
Free from the chains,that once did bindnow that my eyesare no longer blind. I know the truth,I understandthat I’m no longerto be condemned. For my sins are now,as white as snowonce Jesus’ bloodfor me began to flow. I know […] Deborah Ann Belka Afternoon Ponderings ~01.21.25~...
Lift up your eyes and look about you: All assemble and come to you; your sons come from afar, and your daughters are carried on the hip. Then you will look and be radiant, your heart will throb and swell with joy; the wealth on the seas will be brought to you, to you the ...
Pastoral implications 1: Open eyes Church easy pickings Adults: clever, deceptive, duplicit, psychop Children: model, ignorance, curiosity, empathy Victims: threatened, coerced, made complicit > shame & fear>silence Perps: hard to believe they’d do that ...
(Sometimes the wrong thing is simply not doing the right thing we see needs to be done – James 4:17) While this can take on the feel of duty, doing the right thing is positive in its own right – and such an opportunity if we have the eyes to see it. In every one of these ...