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
Showing posts with label Quiet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quiet. Show all posts

Thursday, November 3, 2016

when He is quiet...

His quietness yesterday...
reminds today...
of a recent conversation...

A mother... grandmother...
asking His direction... guidance...
in dealing with a child's broken family...
and all the heartache that comes with divorce...

She says... He's quiet...
tears welling...

What does it mean...?
when He's quiet...?
when you're desperate...?

What do you do...?
when He seems not to answer...?

And I wonder if the quiet is His answer...
Wait... Trust... Believe I'm at work...

"Be still and know that I am God. ..."
Psalm 46:10 ESV

When He is quiet...
it seems a call for us...
to be quiet too...

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

quiet...

A time to be quiet...
Ecclesiastes 3:7 NLT

I wonder at words when they come...
I wonder at quiet when they don't..

Wonder what He's up to...
did I miss something...
feeling full yet empty...
only wanting to share what He gives..

Quiet...
accepting it as...
a time to be... quiet...

Thursday, January 21, 2016

feeling too much of me...

When it feels like too much of me...
my voice booming volumes over His...
it's time to be quiet...

I don't want my words... drowning out His...

Lord... I give you my mouth... my thoughts... my words...

Accept, I beseech You, the freewill offerings of my mouth,
O Lord, and teach me Your ordinances.
Psalm 119:108 Amp

Friday, April 17, 2015

a quiet day...

Even though I was surrounded by voices all day...
He seemed quiet...
so no words to share...
just resting in the quiet...
trusting in His presence...

My people will abide in a peaceful habitation,
in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.
Isaiah 32:18 ESV

Thursday, January 1, 2015

approaching the new year...

Waking this morning... to a new year... wondering... what will He teach me about new...

What new will He bring...

What will He redefine... into something new...

What will He reveal... that's new to me... regarding Him...

I shared this word... new... with a friend a week or so ago...
She said... That's scary...

Yes... it could be...

But... as I ended the year...
I hope I will continue... quietly...
approaching the new year...
listening...
trusting...
resting...

And he who was seated on the throne said,
"Behold, I am making all things new."
Also he said, "Write this down,
for these words are trustworthy and true."
Revelation 21:5 ESV

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

quietly...

Ending the year... quietly...

Listening...

Trusting...

Resting...

"Be still, and know that I am God.
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!"
Psalm 46:10 ESV

Monday, December 8, 2014

a new place of solitude...

With the challenge of hearing Him... amidst all the changes of life...
I've found a new place of solitude...

My car...

Before... with hours a day home alone... the discipline of no TV... no radio... gave me lots of quiet... lots of time to listen...

And before... my car was where I tuned in voices... through the radio... KBJS...

Turning on the car... immediately followed by... turning on the radio...

I noticed this last week... how seldom I turned on the radio...

Instead... I found myself nestling down in the silence...

A new routine... emerging from the new job...

A new place of solitude... found...

Now... the times I do turn the radio on... I don't want words spoken...
I long for praise singing...

The quiet solitude in my car... has helped me reconnect... with Him...

At the end of a long day... last week... 10,000 Reasons filling the space around me... I found myself moved...

Praising Him...


But not nearly enough...

A desire burst from my heart in prayer...

Lord... increase my capacity to praise Your name...
I long to praise You greater... better... more...
If You want to increase anything in me...
stretch out the tent of my heart... to make more room...
give greater ability... to praise Your holy name...

Finding myself very grateful... for a new place of solitude...

My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,
and let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.
Psalm 145:21 ESV

Where is your favorite place of quiet...? where you can hear only Him...?

Friday, March 7, 2014

keeping quiet...

Feeling the need to keep quiet...

This is what the Sovereign Lord... says:...
...in quietness and trust is your strength...
Isaiah 30:15

Friday, January 24, 2014

quiet blessings...

Yesterday's unexpected shower of blessings...
turned to unexpected showers of snow...

An unusual treat for this part of the country...
waking to a world wrapped in white...
silent... still... quiet transformation...




His blessings... they sometimes come quietly...
like the first shoots of Spring...
erupting from what looks dead...


From his abundance we have all received
one gracious blessing after another.
John 1:16 NLT

What blessings has He quietly showered on you...?

Take time to thank Him here... at the table... 
Let's join together... in thanks...

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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

a quiet start to a new year

A day spent... quieting my heart over...
things undone...
things unchanged...
things unknown...

A quiet start... to a new year...

Surely I have behaved and quieted myself,
As a child that is weaned of his mother:
My soul is even as a weaned child.
Psalm 131:2 KJV