THE SPRINGS

September 18 They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. Psalm 125:1-2 You can be surrounded without being stuck. In Psalm 125:1–2 (KJV), the mountains surrounding Jerusalem become a picture of God surrounding His people, reminding us that Holy Ground can give us stability even when life around us keeps shiftin

September 17 O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. Psalm 34:8-9 Some things about God cannot be understood from a distance; they have to be tasted. In Psalm 34:8–9 (KJV), David invites us to “taste and see that the LORD is good,” reminding us that Holy Ground is where faith becomes lived experience. Living High And Lifted Up means sitting with the vision long

September 16 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Psalm 2:11 There is a kind of joy that knows how to bow before it celebrates. In Psalm 2:11 (KJV), we are told to “serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling,” reminding us that Holy Ground holds reverence and joy together. Living High And Lifted Up means sitting with the vision without becoming so impressed by what you might accomplish that you lose your awe for the One who entrusted it to you. Our

September 15 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD! Isaiah 31:1 What looks powerful is not always powerful enough to carry your future. In Isaiah 31:1 (KJV), God warns against trusting horses, chariots, and human strength while forgetting to seek the One who sees beyond what power can promis

September 14 Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin: That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt! Isaiah 30:1-2 Be careful that urgency does not make decisions your spirit has not settled. In Isaiah 30:1–2 (KJV), God confronts people who make p

Series: HOLY GROUND “WATER YOUR GROUND” – PT II Jeremiah 17:5–18 Year Theme: HIGH AND LIFTED UPMonthly Focus: FAMILY & FRIENDS MONTH — Celebrating Community, Connection, and the People and Places God Uses to Help Us Flourish BIG IDEA (For Everyone) You cannot always choose the climate around you, but you can choose how deeply and how widely you are rooted. Jeremiah contrasts life in survival mode with life that remains fruitful even in drought. The difference is not that one

Series: HOLY GROUND “WATER YOUR GROUND” – PT I Jeremiah 17:5–18 (KJV) Year Theme: HIGH AND LIFTED UPMonthly Focus: FAMILY & FRIENDS MONTH — Celebrating Community, Connection, and the People and Places God Uses to Help Us Flourish BIG IDEA (For Everyone) Holy ground still has to be watered. Jeremiah contrasts two ways of living: one becomes dry, anxious, isolated, and unable to recognize good when it comes; the other becomes like a tree transplanted beside water—rooted deeply

September 13 Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited. Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the rive

September 12 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? And the captain of the L

September 11 And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD. And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes, And be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai. And thou shalt set