Prayer Journal—Known by God

You, dear Lord, know me through and through. You know my tears before they leave my eyes. You know the depths of my heart. You know my desires, every fabric of my being. Every cell that forms me. You have known me since my first breath and you know the time of my last breath. […]

Not All is as It Appears

But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” – 1 Samuel 16:7, NASB Image is such a powerful […]

Inner Beauty

As I was reading 1 Kings 6, I realized that so much of the inner beauty of the temple built by Solomon would be seen by only a handful of people. The elaborate carvings, cedar walls plated with gold, and cherubim statues were not built for show, but for God: It happened that when the […]