"For Such A Time As This" (Esther 4:14)
TRUSTING GOD IN TIMES OF PERIL
If someone asked you the question “do you know God, what might your answer be? And if your answer is yes, what would you say is the basis for your answer – how do you know you know God? Would it come out of your own human wisdom and reasoning, your feelings or imagination? Would it be […]
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In my previous post, I looked briefly at the life of King David to see what ultimately made David a man after God’s own heart, and I suggested that it was his passionate, overwhelming desire to know and understand God at the deepest level of God’s being, His heart, for the purpose of being faithful
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What greater praise and honor could a person receive from God than that which King David received when God referred to Him as a man after His (God’s) own heart (1 Samuel 13:14) (Acts 13:22). David was anointed king of Israel by the prophet/priest Samuel after God had deposed King Saul, Israel’s first king, who
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Ecclesiastes 9:3 describes the desperate and dire condition of the rebellious human race in regard to our relationship with the infinitely glorious God who created us in His image and likeness to find our greatest joys, our greatest pleasures, our ultimate significance and fulfillment in knowing and loving and being loved by Him (Isaiah 43:7).
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Our desire and ability to behold the glory of God, the outshining of the infinite perfections of His eternal being as it is revealed in the person and work of God the Son, Jesus Chris, is the ultimate reason for and the instrumental means of our salvation (2 Corinthians 4:4-6) (Hebrews 1:1-3). It is our
…and We Beheld HIS Glory… Read More »
It seemed to be a quiet, ordinary night in the little Podunk-backwater town of Bethlehem, located about six miles south of the glorious capital city of Israel, Jerusalem, the site of the Jewish Temple. A teenage couple, we know them as Mary and Joseph, after about a week of rugged travel from Nazareth had arrived in
The Glory of the LORD Read More »
The following was previously posted in December 2020. It includes some revisions. It is the time of the year when movies with a Christmas theme fill the TV schedule, and one of the most beloved is It’s a Wonderful Life starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. Stewart plays the character of George Baily, who as a
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There is presently a commercial on television for a personal heart monitor that can provide an individual with a medical grade EKG, the results of which can be sent immediately to their doctor. The commercial consists of a man on the street inquiring of those who pass by “how’s your heart?” Various responses are provided
Gratitude, A New Heart Attitude – In HIM Read More »
In the beginning, God graciously designed and spoke into existence a spectacular universe of awesome wonder, and a planet within that universe of astonishing beauty and splendor. The ever-expanding universe was to be the theater of His glory, at night providing a cosmic light show of stars and galaxies and comets shooting through the night
INGRATITUDE – The Original Sin? Read More »
There are times when I struggle greatly with my faith – not in my mind where I hold fast to the knowledge of the glorious gospel of grace, a knowledge which I have articulated in many if not most of my previous posts. My struggle is where it matters most, in my heart, the center
The Gospel of God’s Immense Love Read More »