Stable Truths

2 Thessalonians 3:16, "Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all."

The barn is a place of peace. Horses also find peace in their riders. Our peace comes from Jesus.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8, "Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on it's own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends."

Matthew 22:36-37, "'Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?' And He said to him, 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'"

The old hymn sings it soft, "Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face, and the things of earth will grow strangely dim, in the light of His glory and grace."

Scripture in this episode:

Romans 12:12, "Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction and faithful in prayer."

Isaiah 6:1-4, "In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of His robe filled the temple. Above Him stood the seraphim. Each with six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said: 'Holy, Holy, Holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!' And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of Him who called, and the house was filled with smoke."

Proverbs 12:20, "Those who plan peace, have joy."

"I ask it of Him, quiet, 'What does it mean to plan peace, Lord?' He responds, and cedars crack, 'Be still and know that I am God.'"

"And then I turn and look to Jesus, who is my pilot. And the question forms itself, unfurling, swirling like a banner in my mind: How can I love God? What does it mean to love God?" And I see Him, He cups my face in those nailed-scarred hands, and He strokes my hair like a Father with His daughter, and He says, "Listen."

And, watching He opens His mouth and if I sit still in His Presence, I can see the song He's singing and it is powerful manifested physical, and yet, sometimes it is so quiet it is like me squeezing Pilot to move. It's a word, a sentence but not in verbal words. God's voice is over the waters. His glory thunders.

Psalm 29