I encourage you to read Zechariah 4 (especially verse 6) for some of the context of the words for this song. While the words “Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,” were originally spoken to Zechariah to relay to Zerubbabel, I do believe these words are applicable in the life of Christ-followers today. Everything I do should flow from His Spirit living in me.
It’s been one of those weeks: Where I’m sitting in Thursday, and not knowing where Sunday through Wednesday went! My mind seems like a wasteland, I feel pressured and rushed, out-of-sorts and isolated. And through that anxious hum I hear in my soul, I know these are just feelings, so I choose to tell my…
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I am in a comfortable space right now. It was our first full week without school or a bevy of commitments, and so the pace is slower, and I enjoyed the change. I have noticed a lack of words in my prayers, journal and otherwise. It’s almost like I am at a loss, but not…
I have been listening to Josh Garrels for years, and I really enjoy circling back to his older music. His music supports my deep thinking and I appreciate how he puts his lyrics together. I have been pondering lately how much effort I, as a sojourner, should put into being articulate among my fellow travelers,…
It was several years ago that I started reading the entire book of Psalms, a handful at a time, each month. There, I found the rich emotional and passionate vocabulary that I felt had been stifled in me. I feel big feelings, and a wide range of emotion, and I couldn’t place certain feelings of…
The Pioneer and The Discerner were able to go to a concert by ‘for King & Country’ a couple years ago, and hands down, this group is their favorite. The concert was high energy; full of surprises and great showmanship. In fact, the boys raved so much about it, I went to a concert of…