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Tagged: Psalm 103: 1

Praise the Lord, O My Soul by Sarah Ruut
Posted on Monday, March 9th, 2015 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: blog hop, praise, Psalm 103: 1, Psalms, Sarah Ruut
“Praise the Lord, O my soul! With all that is within me, praise his holy name!” (Psalms 103:1, NET) You probably know that David was not afraid to be genuine and to pour out his heart in his songs. He pleads for deliverance, vents his anger, and begs for forgiveness. Here in Psalms 103 …[ read more ]

Your Past Can Be Forgiven: Rahab
@carol_mcclain Is your past unforgiveable? Definitely not. Consider Rahab, one of the ancestors of Jesus, mentioned in Matthew 1:5. She was a prostitute. No one chooses this lifestyle. In ancient Israel, women found few avenues of employment. If unmarried or widowed, they very often had to turn to prostitution in order to survive. Who wants to have non-stop sex with strangers? According to the Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women: [caption id="attachment_2044" align="alignleft" width="200"] No one's fallen so low that God can't redeem.[/caption] "Rahab, who begins as triply marginalized—Canaanite, woman, and prostitute—moves to the center as bearer of a divine message… ...[ full story ]

Carol McClain