Jenilee introduces The Altar Place

Hello everybody! The name of my blog has recently changed (previously jenileerebarber.com). After I launched my blog the first time, I was praying for a concept that reveals the message of the blog. This new concept has been born. It’s all about Him! I want to share this short devotional with you today: Changes will…

At the end of yourself, miracles happen

You think you’re ready to give up but after a while it turns out that in your deepest core, you can’t give up. I value that. When you have put it all before God, if you’ve reach that point, I think God is telling you He won’t give up also. It may actually mean He…

When God says: "I have loved you" {the message in Malachi}

“I have loved you,” says the Lord. “But you ask, ‘How have you loved us?’ “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob,” ‭‭Malachi‬ ‭1:2‬ ‭NIV‬‬ God said these words to the Israelites. Even though they had returned from the exile and the temple had been rebuilt, their dream based…

In the eyes of Jesus

Our lives—everything we do, what we don’t do, how we behave, what we choose, what we neglect—it all conglomerates to portrait a clear reflection of who we are as a person. Or, in some cases, our actions may translate into who we are trying to be or who we are playing to be. In the…

Unfair & Unseen

Genesis 16 Hagar was a handmaiden, a servant or a slave. With all the things she might had to put up with, she had never experienced what may be considered the abuse of a woman who was desperate to conceive. Hagar fled to nowhere, feeling miserable. Her desired for relief from what she was living next…

Gratitude, Contentment and Generosity: A true reflection of a thankful heart

“I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or…

Hunger for Something Real

I wonder how many feel the same way. When you know the real thing, you can’t settle for imitations. If there is something that I want for my life is to be real and have a genuine, authentic relationship with God and experience of faith.

The other giants that David defeated

David had some issues with other people. He was profoundly upset by those who were not honoring to God. He said: “They speak of you with evil intent, your adversaries misuse your name…I have nothing but hatred for them; I count them my enemies.” Psalms 139:20 We could comfortably cling to the offense or wrongness of others…