Category Archives: reconciliation

Sands by the Sea

In that day the remnant of Israel, the survivors of Jacob, will no longer rely on him who struck them down but will truly rely on the Lord , the Holy One of Israel.   A remnant will return, a remnant … Continue reading

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Gently Flowing Waters

That is my understanding of Jesus. He is the lion and lamb at the same time. He came to show us the way to be with God, but we are still free to choose the flood. Continue reading

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Immanuel at the Aqueduct

When Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King Rezin of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel marched up to fight against Jerusalem, but they could not overpower it.   Now the house … Continue reading

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Bad Fruit

I will sing for the one I love a song about his vineyard: My loved one had a vineyard on a fertile hillside.   He dug it up and cleared it of stones and planted it with the choicest vines. He … Continue reading

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Supplies of Water

See now, the Lord, the Lord Almighty, is about to take from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: all supplies of food and all supplies of water,   the hero and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the diviner … Continue reading

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Come Now, Let us Settle the Matter

When you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you; even when you offer many prayers, I am not listening. Your hands are full of blood! Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out … Continue reading

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Fiery love than cannot be dowsed

Who is this coming up from the wilderness leaning on her beloved? Under the apple tree I roused you; there your mother conceived you, there she who was in labor gave you birth.   Place me like a seal over your … Continue reading

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When to Wait and When to Wander

I slept but my heart was awake. Listen! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”  I have … Continue reading

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Remember Him

Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, “I find no pleasure in them”—   before the sun and the light and the moon and the … Continue reading

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Tears of the Oppressed

Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed— and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors— and they have no comforter.   … Continue reading

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