David was a man after God’s own heart (1 Kings 11:4). Isn’t it interesting that scripture portrays David as a man loyal to the heart of God, when you consider some of the disastrous choices he made. Being loyal to the heart of God must mean something other than being right all the time. David’s journey with the Lord offers us much insight into the heart of God, and it offers us much hope in the nature of God’s desire toward His people. As you see the life of David unfold, from shepherd boy to soldier to king, you see someone unafraid to enter into relationship with God, someone unafraid…

Recently I heard the Lord ask me, “What thoughts and ideas are you entertaining in your mind? Are they worthy of Me?” Hmmm. I realized I couldn’t give a resounding “yes, Lord, always.” Just so is the kind way in which He deals with me. He is serious, but He is also gentle. It’s His holiness that gives me pause, and it’s His kindness that brings me to my knees. There are lofty places in my thinking that need to be brought down in obedience to Him. When I think I know best. When I have a strong opinion that sets itself up against the true knowledge of Him: who…

I typically speak from the heart each week and offer a song selection that maybe highlights a concept or that I feel might soften your heart to hear Him speak personally to you. This week, I want to begin with a song and end with an encounter. This first song was one of my father’s favorites. Let it take you to that time in history when all seemed lost…..and then the stone was rolled away. Pretty powerful, is it not? Gives me chills every time. I can only imagine what it would have been like for His loved ones who, after watching Him die, were able to see Him, to…

Micah 6:8 says, “He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?” This verse is both the heart of God for His children and His expectation of them. Here is the essence of our relationship to the triune God. We cannot “do justly” without first asking for the wisdom of the Spirit of God; we cannot “love mercy” without receiving the love of Christ and His life laid down for us; and we cannot “walk humbly” without the awe of reverence for the Father who ordained all things before the foundation of the…