He’ll let us know God isn’t pleased with us based on our performance, or we’ll have to start all over earning our “blessing points.” All lies. Like a husband going after a cheating wife, God sees us intentionally missing the mark, but continues to pursue us, desiring a more int...
“Let God Chisel”. Comparing us to the statue of David, she explains that God sees who we are meant to be, even when that shape hasn’t fully formed yet. I love the idea that God is
Theology can help us "to see things as God sees them." Among the theological doctrines found in the Hebrew-Christian scriptures and traditions that are particularly helpful are the following: human creation "in the image of God"; human nature as a psychophysical unity; the dependence of all ...
Tastethe bread and wine/juice with prayerful gratitude. Jesus is our Bread ofLifewho satisfies our spiritual hunger, who shed his blood for us so we might one day enjoy heaven with him. May we never become desensitized to the magnitude of his sacrifice. Smellthe fragrance of God’s saints...
Jesus responded and told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone.'” Jesus had not only studied the Word to know this, but He had lived the Word to know this. Because He had fasted, He had feasted on God. He had been spiritually fed though His physical...
Each day in the devotional, there are scriptures to read, a story relating to the scriptures and to marriage and a challenge. There were also journal questions to answer at the end of each day. I absolutely loved that it was interactive and that it allowed God to show me what I needed...
lead us to Jesus. Just as the Bereans were called honorable for “searching the scriptures to see if what Paul said was true”, we too should test ideas by what is demonstrably true in God’s word. The Bible tells us that God created the universe very good (completely absent of evil/...
What scriptures did he share? The Bible doesn’t tell us. But perhaps Jesus included such examples as these: 1.“They conspire against me and plot to take my life” (Psalm 31:13b). Fulfillment: “Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill ...
We were created to be stewards of God’s creation through our work. The opening two chapters of Genesis provide a foundation for how God sees work, culture, and our responsibility. This same perspective extends throughout the Scriptures. ...
I am meditating on a few scriptures this evening, doing what I can to protect my peace while I work through my grief and anger. My friend, J-Mo, was atFirst Plymouth Congregational Churchin Lincoln, Nebraska last weekend with the university’s premier choral group. We share an appreciation...