Tag: the character of God
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When God’s Love Asks Us to Let Go
“And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, ‘You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me’” (Mark 10: 21-22, emphasis added). Life doesn’t always turn out how we planned. Dreams are deferred. Doors close.…
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No One But Jesus.
Pause and Praise Week 4 “He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and burst their bonds apart” (Psalm 107:14). It is good for the soul to simply sit in the presence of our God. To praise Him. To lift our eyes to HIs goodness. To remember that He is God and…
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Sheltering in His Greatness
Pause and Praise Week 3 “Behold these are but the outskirts of his ways, and how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of His power who can understand?” (Job 26:14). We don’t need a god who fits in a box, who conforms to our impression of how he should be. …
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Sitting In the Vastness of God
Week 2 “Where were you when I established the earth? Tell me if you have understanding. Who fixed its dimensions? Certainly you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it?” (Job 38:4-5). Vast. Immense. Unfathomable. If our human minds struggle to comprehend the expansive nature of the universe, how much more the God who spoke…
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Sitting with the Greatness of God
Week One Sometimes it is good for the soul to simply sit in the presence of our God. To praise Him. To lift our eyes to HIs goodness. To remember that He is God and we are not. So for the next few Mondays, will you join me? Let’s pause together, Let’s quiet the noise,…
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Satisfied With Good Things
“He satisfies you with good things.”Psalm 103:5 Today I simply bring thanks. No polished words.No profound story.Just a quiet heart overflowing with gratitude. Father, Your gifts are good gifts.The warmth of the sun.A stranger’s smile.A moment of stillness that settles the soul. Teach me to receive these simple mercies with joy.But even more, teach my…
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Jesus Could Have Thrown the Stone
“And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, ‘Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her’” (John 8:7). The crowd that sought to condemn could only walk away. But there stood one person in the crowd who could have thrown…
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God Might Not Change My Circumstances, but He changes ME.
“Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.’” — 2 Corinthians 12:8–10 I understand Paul more than I used to. I spent years asking God to change my circumstances—to calm…
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From Him, and For Him.
“And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, with intelligence, with knowledge, and with all craftsmanship.” — Exodus 35:31 Everything we know,every skill we carry,every creative and “crafty” inclination—it’s all a gift from God. And its purpose?To be given right back to Him in faithful service. Not because we’re trying to…
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Faithful With Much or With Little
“‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master‘” (Matthew 25:23. It’s easy to compare the gifts you’ve been given to what others have. To think helping is inferior to leading; listening less valuable than speaking.To think your…