Develope a Palate

Develope a Palate
Daily intake of the Word nourishes the Spirit. Jeremiah's Menu is an exercise in recognizing God's Word made flesh in and around me. Eating the Word in a way that supplies the spiritual nutrients needed to grow. The Menu is offered with the hope of inspiring you to taste and see that the Lord is good. Bon Appetite!

Quote Du Jour

Quote du Jour
Christians may differ on a variety of points, but they have all one spiritual appetite; and if we cannot all feel alike, we can all feed alike on the bread of life sent down from heaven. At the table of fellowship with Jesus we are one bread and one cup. As the loving cup goes round we pledge one another heartily therein. Get nearer to Jesus, and you will find yourself linked more and more in spirit to all who are like yourself, supported by the same heavenly manna. ---Charles Spurgeon, Morning and Evening

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

inside out

What I was reminded of in my reading through this morning... I was reminded of again... this evening...

God transforms from the inside out...

The heart is restored... before change is visible... on the outside...

God rebuilt... after the Babylonian exile... from the inside out... the book of Ezra tells the story of the rebuilding of the temple... the heart of Jerusalem... first came the altar and worship... then the laying of the foundation... then completion of the House of God...

Only after the heart of the city was restored... the temple... did Nehemiah return to rebuild the city and its walls... without the right heart... the heart of worship... the building... the city... would have been futile...

This evening... a baccalaureate service... worship began... youth-led praise... hundreds present... my heart stirred to stand... fear tried to keep me seated... the words... the music... reminders of past failures and fears...

God worked a transformation... beginning in my heart...
reminded of the only One I was to fear...
the One who transforms...
the One for whom I'm to stand...


From the inside out...
God stirs a heart of worship... heals the foundation of a broken soul... from there to STAND... in praise... for righteousness... against evil... for good... possible only...
from the inside out...
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