He Neither Sleeps nor Slumbers (Psalm 121)

For those of us who do entrust ourselves to Christ, then death becomes just like sleep, from which we will all awake. God creates Eden after banishing the darkness and creating light but that night grew long as the curse took hold. But when this world is over and God creates the New Heavens and the New Earth, he will not just banish the darkness during the day, but forever.

Joy Comes in the Morning (Psalm 30)

I will exalt you, LORD,because you have lifted me upand have not allowed my enemiesto triumph over me.LORD my God,I cried to you for help, and you healed me.LORD, you brought me up from Sheol;you spared me from among thosegoing down to the Pit. Sing to the LORD, you his faithful ones,and praise his holyContinue reading “Joy Comes in the Morning (Psalm 30)”

Women and Wells (John 4)

The woman who at first mocked Jesus for not even having a bucket as he proclaimed to her the value of living water (John 4.11), left her own water jar to tell others of the waters of life (4.28).