The very first verse in Psalm 19 takes our attention. “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands” (Psalm 19:1). This verse is profound, indeed, but what exactly does it mean? King David wrote the powerful words fou
The LORD passed in front of him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and filled with gracious love and truth.Majority Standard BibleThen the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: ?The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and ...
In this verse God is speaking to Cain about the offering Cain had brought before the Lord. The text does not tell us specifically what was wrong with the offering, but it does say that God accepted Abel’s offering, but not Cain’s. While there are many aspects of “doing right,” I...
2.God is Compassionate.“because his compassions fail not.” (Lam. 3:22b) We find hope in his compassion. He does love us even amid our hopeless situation. 3.God is Faithful–“They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:23) We find hope in His faithfulne...
The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.Proverbs 14:29A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.Proverbs 16:32He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than ...
I’ve heard it said that “Grace is when God gives us what we don’t deserve, and mercy is when God doesn’t give us what we do deserve.” Psalm 103:8 says God is “compassionate, and gracious, and slow to become angry.” What’s interesting is that the Hebrew equivalent of the...
Our Savior God is a humble God. Even though he’s the sovereign power of the universe, Christ humbled himself to be born a helpless baby, grow into manhood, and suffer death in the place of all sinners who put their faith in him[4]. ...
our God is compassionate.6 The Lord protects the helpless; when I was in danger, he saved me.7 Be confident, my heart, because the Lord has been good to me. 8 The Lord saved me from death; he stopped my tears and kept me from defeat.9 And so I walk in the presence of the Lor...
One by one they came to live in Jackie’s home, where they received compassionate care and faith-filled prayer while processing through withdrawal. For many their transition was neither painful or traumatic [5]. Of course, Jackie’s apartment quickly became crowded. But through gifts from other...
O Lord, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me. But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me. O Israel, hope ...