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 [...]
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Our Merciful God Loves His Children
Posted in God, gospel, love, Love Your Neighbor, mercy on January 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Contending with Our Contempt
Posted in change, Love Your Neighbor, mercy, Psalms, tagged change, faithful, help, mercy, power, psalm, relationship, restoration, support, theology, Word on July 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
3Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. 4Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud. Truly, this psalm hits home for a lot of us. Let’s keep it real. We can do [...]
The Price of Salvation
Posted in gospel, grace, mercy, salvation, tagged grace, mercy, psalm, redemption, salvation on May 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“I remember two things: that I am a great sinner and that Christ is a great Savior.” -John Newton (1725–1807) Salvation is free. You don’t buy it. You cannot earn it. Salvation is free, but it comes at a cost. Truthfully, salvation comes at a steep cost. While salvation is a free offer from God [...]
From Eden to Egypt- Day 54
Posted in brothers, family, From Eden to Egypt, Genesis, mercy on April 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and pays us back for all the wrongs we did to him?” 16 So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Your father left these instructions before he died: 17 ‘This is what you are to [...]
>From Eden to Egypt Day 45
Posted in From Eden to Egypt, Genesis, grace, mercy, redemption, salvation on March 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
> But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.- Genesis 39:21 (KJV) Down times can the very times where we need to know that the Lord is a “very present help.” Illness, unemployment, family strife, divorce and a slew of [...]
Again and Again and Again
Posted in change, Christianity, forgiveness, gospel, grace, inspiration, Jesus, mercy, new nature, provision, redemption, refuge, sacrifice, salvation on October 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. – 1 John 1:9 (NIV) So watch yourselves. “If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. – Luke 17:3 (NIV) “Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free [...]
