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I Will Rise

on September 10, 2011

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Scaling Mountains

Imagine yourself the side of a mountain. You’ve come with a group of guys (and gals) to do some hiking and camping in the mountains. You get dropped off overlooking a valley. Above is the snowy, rocky summit. But then your party disperses. One guy heads off down the valley by himself. Another heads in a different direction down into the valley. Your friend stays with you and you have a choice to make. Do you ascend the summit? Or do you descend into the green valley? The summit would be an extreme challenge but the valley would be a much easier. Much more smooth and peaceful. But, the summit. Going up would be hard, but the reward would be great. In the Bible, a mountain can symbolize a challenge or obstacle that needs to be overcome by faith (Matt. 17:20, 21:21). It is a symbol of the eternal kingdom of God, Mt. Zion (Heb. 12:22). Mountains are also places of gr...

He Gives Us Wings to Soar

When you’re down or discouraged, weary from the battle, sometimes you need an extra “pick me up” to get you going. You need that extra push from God to rise above the battle, to get back to that place of joy and peace in His presence. You pray and cry out to God, but it seems you just can’t quite get there, though you feel so close. You want to lift your hands and praise the Lord, but you give into the heaviness. On this day, you’re just too plain tired to fight a little harder. You know there is a life full of love and joy in the Lord, if you just had the strength to rise above the constant attack. You desperately need a touch from God. There is an often quoted promise found in Isaiah 40: “Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall ...

He Delivers!

“ I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips .” Psalm 34:1 In December of 2005, I was struggling with a heaviness on me, so much that I didn’t think I could take much more. I prayed Psalm 34 on a Wednesday night and cried out to God with all of my heart. Nevertheless, the next day was just as bad. I went to bed feeling frustrated. That night, however, I had a dream. In the dream I was worshipping the Lord. While worshipping a lady from my church came up and laid her hands on me and I fell to the floor, touched by God’s presence. I woke up the next morning feeling much better. God had touched me. It’s not that He completely removed my struggle, but He gave me the strength that I needed. God’s grace was sufficient for me; His power made perfect in my weakness. (see II Corinthians 12:9) Sometimes we may go through difficult experiences and perhaps...

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