Prayerful Pondering

by Pat Luffman Rowland

Category: Bible study

  • For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD (Isaiah 55:8 ESV). It feels good when we know we are using the gifts God has given. There is a sense of completion in our work. But what about the times we see our service as something here, something…

  • Psalm 78:70-71 — He chose David his servant and took him from the sheep pens; from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people Jacob, of Israel his inheritance. (NIV) I suspect there were a few during David’s time that imagined themselves to be king material.  They no doubt whispered of…

  • In the English Standard Version of the Bible, “steadfast love” is mentioned 196 times in the Old Testament, 127 times in the Psalms alone. One of my favorite verses using steadfast love is Psalms 6:4: “Turn, O Lord, deliver my life; save me for the sake of your steadfast love.” These words of the psalmist David…

  • There was a problem at the store’s point of check out. The line of waiting customers stalled and those nearest her were subjected to a loud woman intent on drawing a customer right behind her into conversation. At first I was annoyed by her rudeness and grateful we had this one person between us. But…