Rod Stallings

3 Provide justice for the needy and the fatherless;uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.4 Rescue the poor and needy;save them from the power of the wicked.” (Psalm 82:2-3 CSB) There is much healing that needs to come to our land. Many who need God’s intervention. But each of us play a part … Read more

1 As a deer longs for flowing streams,so I long for you, God. (Psalms 42:1 CSB) There is this definitional and practical gap between want, desire and longing. We tend to want a lot of things. This comes from the material world we live in and takes up a lot of our time and resources. … Read more

12 Lord, you will establish peace for us,for you have also done all our work for us. (Isaiah 26:12 CSB) Note that this scripture is in past tense. We most typically come to God forming our prayers as petitions. Questions to be answered by God. But God already knows our needs and is in the … Read more

17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith,[a] just as it is written: The righteous will live by faith. (Romans 1:17 CSB) There are three commonly accepted ways to look at this scripture, and specifically Paul’s comment “God is revealed from faith to faith.” One is from the beginning … Read more

24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. (Matthew 16:24 CSB) We, humans, are not good at denying ourselves. Nor do we actively want to take up a cross. No, we prefer things to be easy and that … Read more