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!

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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

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

He is straight...

Another interesting attribute...

Seeking Him... for how to praise Him... in preparation for ministry... He says...

Straight...

A word I heard... but almost dismissed... it came so quickly... quietly... and yes... seemed odd...

So I decided to go to the psalm he reminded me of earlier... to see what it said about Him...

Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
For the word of the Lord is upright,
and all his work is done in faithfulness.
Psalm 33:3-4 ESV

The word... upright... it catches my attention... especially since it refers to His Word... and I go to the original Hebrew...
yashar... straight, upright, correct, right.
---Enhanced Strong's Lexicon
I tell Him... OK... You are straight...

Seeking more on this aspect of His character... leads me to Merriam-Webster's (11th Collegiate Ed.)...
straight... adjective... 1 a: free from curves, bends, angles, or irregularities... b: generated by a point moving continuously in the same direction and expressed in a linear equation... 2 a: lying along or holding to a direct or proper course or method... b: candid, frank... c: coming directly from a trustworthy source...
As clearly as He is fresh... He is straight...

This attribute... He brings it to light at a time I'm off-balance... because of others' handling of His Word...

My own thoughts... askew... with questions of doubt... Am I wrong...? Are they right...?

And I sense Him saying... not only is He straight... but His Word is straight... clear... trustworthy...

The meaning of His Word... is not hidden in such a way... as to require unbending... twisting... manipulating.... to discover it's truth...

He is a straight talker...

All the words of my mouth are righteous;
there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.
They are all straight to him who understands,
and right to those who find knowledge.
Proverbs 8:8-9 ESV

His course... straight... it does not change to suit the times... 

The sum of your word is truth,
and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.
Psalm 119:160 ESV

His Way... the same proper course today... as it was yesterday...

Straightforward... trustworthy... that is our God... and His Word...

He has me convinced... settled my doubts...

I know... and He knows I know... He is straight...

The Rock: His works are perfect,
and the way he works is fair and just;
A God you can depend upon, no exceptions,
a straight-arrow God.
Deuteronomy 32:4 Msg

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