Heart2Heart
A collection of devotionals written over the years by Pastor Ed Bowen meant to encourage the weary, feed the hungry, and quench the thirst of the longing soul.
O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is . . . Psalm 63:1
EMMAUS ROAD DISCIPLES
LUKE 24: 13-14 “And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. And they talked together of all these things which had happened.”
These two disciples were living on the memory of a dead Christ rather than living in communion with the Living Lord. Their chronology was correct….
THE HONOR OF ILLNESS
PHILIPPIANS 2:26-27 “For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick. For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.”
THE TRUE HAVEN FOR THE HEART
ROMANS 11:36 “For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory forever. Amen.”
THE MEETING AT ZAREPHATH
I KINGS 17:10 “So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.”
ROOTED AND GROUNDED IN LOVE
EPHESIANS 3:17 “That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love.”
JOSEPH
HE CAME TO SAVE
LUKE 9:56 “For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them.”
Jesus said to James and John, two of His most energetic disciples, these words, “the Son of Man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.”
A SONG IN THE NIGHT
PSALM 77:6 “I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.”
FOUR PRECIOUS DISCOVERIES
PSALM 119: 71 “It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.”
A CHILDLIKE PRAYER
Psalm 119:33-40 “Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.”
WHEN THE ALTAR HAS FALLEN DOWN
I KINGS 18:30 “And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down.”
The altar is the place of communion with God, the place where He meets with His own people, the place of prayer. Israel had thrown these altars down. (I Kings 19:14).
THE LORD WILL DO GREAT THINGS
COMMIT THY WAY
PSALM 37:5-6 “Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.”
A FITTING PRAYER
PSALM 119:18 “Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold
wondrous things out of thy law.”
THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
JOHN 1:1-2 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.”
As Thy Days, So Shall Thy Strength Be
DEUTERONOMY 33:25 “Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.”
A HEART FOR GOD
1 SAMUEL 13:14 “But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.”
EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW
The name which is above every name is that Jesus Christ is Lord. The word for “Lord” here is a name for God, “Adonai,” which implies His sovereignty, His right to rule as God; and acknowledges, as a Sovereign, that He has that right. It is an acknowledgment to the truth for it takes the form of a confession. (verse 11)
ENOCH WALKED WITH GOD
“And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.”
A PLAIN PATH
PSALM 27:11 “Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.”