Rooted & Built Up

Reflections on the Scriptures by Jason Arsenault

Category: Old Testament

Striving

Old Testament, Proverbs, Reflections

bravery, confrontation, courage, fighting, quarrels, strife

Some might consider a person who backs away from confrontation a coward. The Proverbs say he is worthy of honor. To back away may actually be the brave thing to do.
Change

Jeremiah, Old Testament, Reflections

addiction, bible, change, faith, flesh, weakness

I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells.
Like a Docile Lamb

Jeremiah, Old Testament, Reflections

gentleness, knowledge, love, meekness, power, strength

Jeremiah had been given so much revelation by the Lord. We too, we have the entire Scripture; even more so, the veil taken away in Christ, the Holy Spirit to teach, and we glory in knowing the one true and living God.
Called out of Darkness

Old Testament, Psalms, Reflections

darkness, faith, heartache, light, suffering, trials, tribulation

We have been called out of darkness into His marvelous light. The darkness in us, completely overwhelmed and illuminated by the light of Christ. Yet a dimness remains. Seasons in the valley of the shadow of death. Dark times. Hard times.
Weak Love

Old Testament, Psalms, Reflections

love, power, strength, weakness

We are told to “love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our mind, with all our strength”. While this is super simple, it is extremely difficult. We are weak. Extremely weak. Yet that weak love, that is exactly what the Lord is asking for.