Tag Archives: restoration

The Balm in Gilead  When shadows fall and hearts grow weak, When pain and fear no comfort seek, There walks a Man with hands outstretched, Whose voice calms storms and souls refreshed. He touched the leper, blind, and lame, And whispered life in mercy’s name. By stripes He bore, we ...

The Consequences of Disobedience and Unforgiveness: The fabric of our spiritual lives is heavily woven with the threads of Divine commandments and the grace of forgiveness. The repercussions of not adhering to God’s commandments and withholding forgiveness are twofold in spiraling downward in our spiritual lives. The act of defiance ...

Isaiah 2:1-2 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord‘s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall ...

When I think back on the other seven fruits of the Spirit, gentleness includes love, patience, kindness, and goodness. Gentleness, however, has a special significance not given to the other fruits. The Greek meaning is along the line of “sweet reasonableness.” I Peter 3:4 in the NASV says it is ...

Most people likely think of peace as the absence of conflict. There are peace treaties among nations. There can be peaceful and serene environments free of noise. Another kind of peace can exist in relationships between people. Perhaps someone has been offended by something said or done and needs restoration. ...