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Naked Time

When our children were just a year or so old, almost every bath was followed by a little bit of "naked time."  This usually consisted of running up and down the halls, squealing at the top of their lungs, and playing the obligatory game of chase with mom or dad as we attempted to pinch those cute little baby bottoms.  Most parents have probably played a similar game.  It's just part of being a parent.  Without any kind of shame or hesitancy, the small child will squeal with delight as they run throughout the house, completely exposed to whomever might be watching.  No fear.  No shame.  No problems. The Psalmist writes in Psalm 139 about the knowledge God has of us: God knew us before we were born, knows every inch of our being, including our thoughts, and He knows what tomorrow holds for us, as well.  Interestingly, even though we have a Heavenly Father that knows us in our nakedness, we often convince ourselves that we are managing to hide cert...

Time To Take Out The Trash

It is not an uncommon occurrence that God will reveal something to me in the course of personal studies or reading that, for whatever reason, I had missed in the past.  Or, He reveals something to me that brings new conviction to the surface of my heart.  Such was the case this morning as I followed through on one of my New Year resolutions: to follow in the footsteps of a Godly man I know who has made a long term relationship with the readings of Oswald Chambers. In today's reading from My Utmost For His Highest , the selected verse came from Psalm 97.  I began to read the entire chapter and came across this: You who love the Lord, hate evil! He protects the lives of His godly ones; He rescues them from the power of the wicked. Light dawns for the righteous, gladness for the upright in heart. Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous ones, and praise His holy name. Psalm 97:10-12 (HCSB) In light of the focus of Oswald's writings for the day, which spoke t...