Author: Bob Snyder

Again

11 September 2009

But then again, When problems come In twos or threes, I think again Upon Your love And grace to me, And hope returns, So rich and free, To me–again.

Proverbs from Paul for the Spiritually Depressed – Part 3

11 September 2009

“When I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:10 (New King James Version) One of the secrets to getting free from the past is to turn the circumstances of our lives on their head.  What the world reckons a liability, a Christian must reckon an opportunity, for the world has yet to put … More Proverbs from Paul for the Spiritually Depressed – Part 3

Proverbs from Paul for the Spiritually Depressed – Part 2

11 September 2009

“Whatever to me was gain, because of Christ I count as loss.” Philippians 3:7 We may often think that the source of our spiritual depression is past failure.  This is not always the case.  Success may also keep us enslaved to the past, without us realizing the problem.  In fact, the principle of “forgetting what … More Proverbs from Paul for the Spiritually Depressed – Part 2

Gracious Names

11 September 2009

The childless man at ninety-nine Received the name of Abraham; The farmer threshing clandestine Was hailed, “O valiant, mighty man!” The lifeless girl upon her bed And Lazarus within his grave Are just asleep–they are not dead– Before the One who came to save. O God of creativity, You name the not as if it … More Gracious Names

Proverbs from Paul for the Spiritually Depressed – Part 1

11 September 2009

“Forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead.” Philippians 3:13 (New American Standard Bible) One of the greatest hindrances to growing in grace as a Christian is the grip of the past–whether it be the long-range past or the immediate past of a fresh sin.  By focusing on the sin, we cease … More Proverbs from Paul for the Spiritually Depressed – Part 1

Bad

11 September 2009

I’m really one of the bad guys, No matter my disguise– No matter how I fare to others, Besting some and worsing others. I really do no good. The good I wish, I do not do, But do the very thing I hate; And when I judge, I do the same. I’m blind to my … More Bad

The Yoke

11 September 2009

“O come,” You say, “to Me and find The rest you so much crave. With gentle spirit, A lowly mind, I came to seek and save.” “But Lord,” I say, “You surely jest, For You command a yoke. To bear a burden? This is no rest! This ‘freedom’ seems a joke!” “In faith,” You say, … More The Yoke