TELL GOD WHERE IT HURTS… He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3 NIV Have you considered that a specific physical ailment can be the result of the need for healing of a heartache? Webster’s describes brokenheartedness as extreme sadness due to sorrow or heartache.1 It is rooted in the experience ofContinue reading “Jehovah Rapha – “The Lord Who Heals””
Author Archives: A.S. Allen
Guard Your Heart … Against the Pain of Hurt
TELL GOD WHERE IT HURTS… “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 4:23 Normally, hurt is associated with some type of injury or pain. According to Psychological Today, the components of pain are emotional as well as physical.1 Primarily, the term “hurt” is linked to physical inquiry orContinue reading “Guard Your Heart … Against the Pain of Hurt”
Restoration and Healing
TELL GOD WHERE IT HURTS . . . “For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord;…” Jeremiah 30:17 In Jeremiah 30:17, God extends the promise of restoration and healing to those who are in need. Notice with me, in the verse, the concept of beingContinue reading “Restoration and Healing”
Forgiveness: The Cleaning Agent
“Create a clean heart for me, God; put a new, faithful spirit deep inside me!” Psalms 51:10 In Psalms 51:10, the prayer for a clean heart signifies a realization of a loss of inner pureness. What was once uncontaminated has become diluted and entangled with mixed perceptions not rooted in God. The gesture also recognizesContinue reading “Forgiveness: The Cleaning Agent”
The Unknown Offense
“Make your ways known to me, Lord teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth—teach it to me -because you are the God who saves me. I put my hope in you all day long.” Psalm 25: 4-5 Although, in some circumstances, even our very best efforts will not keep us from offending someone. Continue reading “The Unknown Offense”
The Ruling Force of Forgiveness
“The person who doesn’t love does not know God, because God is love. This is how the love of God is revealed to us: God has sent his only Son into the world so that we can live through him “ I John 4:8-9 The verses of I John 4:8-9 emphasize the role of loveContinue reading “The Ruling Force of Forgiveness”
Love is the Vehicle of Forgiveness
“Be kind, compassionate, and forgiving to each other, in the same way God forgave you in Christ” Ephesians 4:32 We forgive who we love. The depth of one’s love for the source of an offense determines how fast the offense is forgiven. If the love runs deep for an offender, we are likely to forgiveContinue reading “Love is the Vehicle of Forgiveness”
REBOOT – A “Thoughts” Cleansing
“Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!” Psalm 139:23-24 ESV Overtime, toxins can seep into our bodies from sources such as products used on our skin or air pollutants. As aContinue reading ” REBOOT – A “Thoughts” Cleansing”
Guided by the Eye of God
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.” Psalm 32:8 As a disciple of Jesus, our earnest desire ought to be guided by God. Besides accepting the gift of salvation, I propose the wisest decision we could ever make is to live surrenderedContinue reading “Guided by the Eye of God”
Empty and Full
“As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.” 2 Corinthians 6:10 Life is not without its heartaches and disappointments. Each day offers the promise of something not going as expected. For some, it’s the lack of basic physical necessities that plagues their existence, fillingContinue reading “Empty and Full”
Chronicles of ASA 