God Alone

Posted by on Mar 5, 2010 in From the Heart of the Mountain | 0 comments I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted. 16 Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off. 17 They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together. 18 Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness. (Psalm 88:15-18 KJV) In the passage above the psalmist is facing the...
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Living in the Tension

Posted by on Mar 4, 2010 in From the Heart of the Mountain | 3 comments Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land. 10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. (Psalm 85:9-10 KJV)  There is an erroneous characterization of ministry and ministries as being soft, quiet, gentle, loving, kind, merciful, giving, benevolent, tolerant, pliable, patient, pleasant, and peaceful. While all of...
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The Overwhelming Power of Complaint

Posted by on Mar 2, 2010 in From the Heart of the Mountain | 0 comments I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah. (Psalm 77:3 KJV) This verse contains an incredibly powerful revelation.  “I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed.”  There are times in our lives when life does not go as we wished, hoped, planned, expected or anticipated.  There are times when, in spite of our best intentions and best efforts,...
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In Joy Sorrow

Posted by on Mar 1, 2010 in From the Heart of the Mountain | 1 comment Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness. (Proverbs 14:13 KJV) Throughout the year we are commanded and invited to celebrate the various divinely appointed holy rehearsals, such as Pesach (Passover), Hag HaMatzot (the Feast of Unleavened Bread), Bichorim (Firstfruits), Hag Shavuot (the Feast of Weeks), Yom Teruah (the Day of Blowing), Yom Kippurim (the Day...
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