Tag: the character of God
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What Are You Called to Leave Behind?
“While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And he said to them, ‘Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.’ Immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on from there he saw…
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He Gives More
“Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?” (Mathew 7:9). I realized this week I had been praying for the wrong thing. My prayer was not outside of God’s will, nor contrary to how He is working in this particular situation. It was simply “less than.”…
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My Only Offering
Romans 12:1 inspired In Your mercy, God, You saved me. In Your mercy, God, You sustain me. My heart overflows with gratitude and my soul wells up with love. But what have I to offer You? What gift, what service, what part of myself, that could possibly express my worship? Only myself. I have only…
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God Will Exult Over You With Singing!
“The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing” (Zephaniah 3:17). Sometimes I think we approach God feeling like He has to love us because He is God. Like we…
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He Will Quiet You With His Love
“The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing” (Zephaniah 3:17). The presence of 24/7 news, societal strife, and the world’ noisy clamor take a toll on my small, simple…
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Joyfully Celebrated…by God
“The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing” (Zephaniah 3:17). When my son was young, he was in a preschool performance for Mother’s Day. He was supposed to be…
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He is a Mighty God
“The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing” (Zephaniah 3:17). Do you ever feel lost in this big world? Like your small, simple soul is swallowed up in the…
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But Am I “Enough?”
“I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue” (Exodus 4:10). Sometimes being a quiet person in a noisy world can make us feel like outsiders. Sometimes we even feel that way in the church. Have you ever felt…
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Remember God’s Greatness
A Prayer (Isaiah 40:28 inspired) Are you feeling small today? Are you facing big things—things that simply feel too big for you? My prayer for you today is that you are reminded anew of the greatness of God—of just how big He is. He’s got this. And He’s got you. Father, I pray for myself,…
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Pause…and Praise
“But may all who seek You rejoice and be gad in You; may those who love Your salvation say continually, ‘Great is the Lord!’” (Psalm 40:16). There is a particular longing in my soul today to sit in the greatness of my God. Will you come, friend, and sit with me? Wherever you are, whatever…