Tag: the character of God
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Running on Empty?
“Indeed, we have all received grace upon grace from His fullness” (John 1:16, emphasis added). Do you ever feel in life like you are just running on empty? John 1:16 tells us, “Indeed, we have all received grace upon grace from His fullness” (emphasis added). From the fullness of Jesus: Jesus fills us with love,…
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Better Gifts
“If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!” (Matthew 7:11). God gives better gifts than my heart even knows to ask for. The Bible is full of examples. In…
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How Do I Trust God?
Proverbs 3:5-6 instructs us, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; in all your ways know him, and he will make your paths straight” (CSB, emphases added). I love this translation of this verse. We must know God in all of our ways. This is the…
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Easter 2025
As we continue through Holy Week, may your soul find hope and encouragement in the resurrection of Jesus–The One who loves you so much, He died that you might live. Happy Easter. Shelby
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Holding On
“My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand” (John 10:29, emphasis added). To the woman feeling small in her faith today, as if she is hanging on by a thread, as if things would be better if only she…
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Still and Quiet
Sitting in His Presence “Be still and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10a). When I find myself feeling busy and burdened doing for God, that is when my soul most needs to be still beforemy God. In those moments when even studying His Word feels like a check on my to-do list, I know…
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Have You Not Heard?
“Who has measured the water in the hollow of his hand or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has gathered the dust of the earth in a measure or weighed the mountains on a balance and the hills on the scales? Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord, or…
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A Humble Mind
Lessons From Suffering Part 4 \“Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind” (1 Peter 3:8). How does suffering produce a humble mind? Recently I read Joel Muddamalle’s book The Hidden Peace. He describes humility as having a right understanding of who God is coupled…
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Love has a Name
Valentine’s Day 2025 “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). Yes, I took a short intermission from my series on suffering. Come back next…
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To the King of the Ages
And of Each New Year To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen” (1 Timothy 1:17). Sometimes my small, simple soul needs a reminder—a reminder of just how big our God really is. And what better time to fix our gazes on the greatness…