28 And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” 29 He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.” 31 Jesus immediately reached out his hand … [Read more...] about The Second Step
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The Weapon of the Heart
Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence?If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me.If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light … [Read more...] about The Weapon of the Heart
Genesis – The Covering
In the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried from off the earth. And Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked, and behold, the face of the ground was dry. In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth had dried out. Then God said to Noah, “Go out from the ark, you and your wife, and your … [Read more...] about Genesis – The Covering
Genesis – The Remembrance of God
"But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided. The fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens was restrained, and the waters receded from the earth continually. At the end of 150 days the waters had abated, and in … [Read more...] about Genesis – The Remembrance of God
Genesis – The Method of God
"Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters came upon the earth...on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst forth and the windows of the heavens were opened. And the rains fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights...and the waters prevailed on the earth 150 days." Genesis 7:6,11,12,24 The nature of Hebrew narrative can be quite peculiar, … [Read more...] about Genesis – The Method of God