And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited (Ezekiel 36:35 KJV) The scripture often uses the figure of farmland, garden or even trees as symbolic for God’s people in general or our individual Read More
Broken hearts
Mine Eye Affected Mine Heart
Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city (Lamentations 3:51, KJV) The prophet Jeremy wrote the book of Lamentations, which is so called because of his weeping over the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. He makes a statement above that has some lessons for us. He says his eye Read More
A Broken and Humble Heart
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise (Psalm 51:17 KJV 1900) A broken and humble heart is a treasure in the eyes of God. So what is a broken and contrite heart? This verse is often misinterpreted and misapplied, especially when we Read More
God’s love heals the brokenness in our hearts
For God so loved the world… (Jn. 3:16 KJV) The two words”loved” and “the world” might appear to have been mistakenly placed next to each other. It is almost as though light was brought close to darkness. Yet the scripture above tells us that “God so loved the world”. Just in case you were not Read More