God wants something for you. 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek [...]
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What God Wants for You
Posted in assurance, blessings, God, tagged blessing, power, relationship, theology on May 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Living to Please God
Posted in glory, God, reflection, salvation, tagged blessing, blood, change, Christ, discipleship, glory, gospel, Jesus, offering, redemption, relationship, sacrifice, salvation on February 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, And the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand. - Isaiah 53:10 (NKJV) God’s people are to live in such [...]
God Can Use You
Posted in glory, God, power, tagged calling, discipleship, faithful, glory, gospel, ministry, power, relationship, service, theology, Word on February 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him.- Psalm 115;3 (NIV) The LORD does whatever pleases him, in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all their depths. – Psalm 135:6 (NIV) God can do whatever He wants to do. In theological terms, it is called His sovereignty. In other [...]
Our Merciful God Loves His Children
Posted in God, gospel, love, Love Your Neighbor, mercy on January 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
When Israel was a child, I loved him,and out of Egypt I called my son.The more they were called,the more they went away;they kept sacrificing to the Baalsand burning offerings to idols.Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk;I took them up by their arms,but they did not know that I healed them.I led [...]
The Power to Provide
Posted in God, power, provision, Psalms, tagged Bible, faith, forgiveness, grace, mercy, ministry, power, psalm, relationship, restoration, theology, Word on January 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
6 “‘Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security. 7 I will bring Judah and Israel back from captivity[a] and will rebuild them as they were before. 8 I will cleanse them from all the sin they have committed against [...]
A Great God
Posted in God, Psalms, worship, tagged praise, psalm, relationship, worship on October 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.- Psalm 96:4 (KJV) God is great. Take some time and try to wrap your brain around the concept. He is greatly to be praised. That is greatly. It isn’t a small matter when it comes to praising [...]
From Eden to Egypt- Day 12
Posted in change, family, From Eden to Egypt, Genesis, glory, God, heaven, Psalms, walk on November 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When Enoch had lived 65 years, he fathered Methuselah.22 Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters.- Gen. 5:21-22 (ESV) Change can come in many forms. We may have different causes for our change, but we need to ready ourselves for change. We need to prepare for [...]
From Eden to Egypt- Day 9
Posted in blessed, creation, From Eden to Egypt, Genesis, God, love on November 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Now the man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all the living. – Genesis 3:20 (NASB) She was called Eve. She was the “mother of all the living.” I find it interesting that the man “named” his wife according to the New International Version. This occurs in chapter 3, but let [...]
From Eden to Egypt- Day 8
Posted in answers, assurance, From Eden to Egypt, Genesis, God, study on November 9, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made.- Genesis 3:1 (ESV) Typically, we get the story wrong. Art gives us a false perception at times, especially when it comes to this Old Testament . We picture a snake slithering and easing up on this [...]
No Middle of the Road
Posted in accomplishment, action, believers, calling, faith, glory, God, inspiration, study, testimony on November 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“We have been created for a purpose.”- Rick Warren In this day and age, it is pretty hard to figure out who hasn’t heard anything about Rick Warren. Whether good or bad, his name has come up in a conversation about a best-selling book, a political agenda and relationship with President Obama, or Saddleback and [...]
