Tag: the character of God
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Stepping In
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14, emphasis added). As we prepare to step into the New Year, I have been reflecting on how Jesus stepped into our world. He…
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Love
Advent 2024 “That you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God” (Ephesians 3:17b-19). “I love you…
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Hope in the Word
Advent 2024 “You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word” (Psalm 119:114). We look for hope in so many places. Our health. Our finances. We look to important relationships, the government, and even ourselves. The list is endless. But the author of Psalm 119 identified his source of hope as…
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A Prayer for the One Feeling Small
Sometimes this big world makes us feel small and insignificant. But God speaks truth into the darkness: So to the one feeling small today, I am praying this scripture over you: “May you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love is.…
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I Just Need More Jesus.
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope” (Romans 15:13). I have realized that when I feel like life needs more stability, my heart needs more joy, or my mind needs more peace, it is really…
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Prayer
“And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, ‘Abba! Father!’” (Galatians 4:6) It is good to remember God’s holiness. He is, after all, the all-powerful creator of the universe. But He is also our comforter, our protector, and the Father whose love is beyond comprehension. …
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I Can’t. Jesus Can.
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthen me” (Philippians 4:13). There is a much quoted verse in the Bible. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthen me” (Philippians 4:13). But this is not a holy pep talk, a proclamation of self-sufficiency, or the guarantee of dreams become reality. No—it is a…
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How Much He Love Me
Ephesians 3:17b-19a: “And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how WIDE and LONG and HIGH and DEEP is the love of Christ, and to know this love that SURPASSES KNOWLEDGE.” (emphasis added) Can you feel it, friend?! Just how…
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Courage in Prayer
“Or which of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? 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…
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Psalm 150 Inspired
Psalm 150 inspired My Father, my gracious God, my King— I praise You as You rule in Heaven, preparing a place for us in your glory. I praise You for Your mighty works— the way You stretched out the galaxies, formed sand and sea, and etched Your fingerprints into all of creation. I praise You…