"For Such A Time As This" (Esther 4:14)
TRUSTING GOD IN TIMES OF PERIL
In today’s post I would like to look at the glory and honor, the significance with which the eternal God initially bestowed upon mankind in creating men and women in His image and likeness for His glory, such that we would live lives that proclaim, display and magnify the beauty, majesty, excellence and goodness of […]
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“Be all That You Can Be” was the slogan used by the United States Army from 1990 -2001 in its recruiting young men and women to voluntarily enlist in serving our country. It was a slogan designed specifically to go right to the heart of the young men and women who heard it, to awaken
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Everything God has revealed about Himself in creation, everything God reveals about Himself in our salvation is revealed to impact our affections; that we would have a deeper love and devotion to Him, a stronger desire for intimacy with Him, and to impress on our hearts His infinite worthiness to be feared and loved, trusted
In a previous post I noted how the riches, the free and lavish expression of God’s mercy was found throughout the Old Testament, pointing to the ultimate expression of the glory of His mercy as it is revealed in and through the person and work of God the Son, Jesus Christ (Romans 15:8-9). Jesus Himself
The Bible reveals that “In the beginning” everything that God created of nature, from the stars in the heavens to the fish in the sea “was good”. Upon His subsequent creation of the first man and woman in His image and likeness with His righteous nature and character, to rule over and enjoy all that
Messiah’s Majestic Mission to Magnify Mercy – Part 2 Read More »
Most businesses, organizations and individual contractors have what are referred to as a “mission statement”, which are essentially written statements of purpose – of why they exist, who they serve, and the expected outcome of their service. They are typically written to inspire in the consumer or customer, confidence in their utilization of said services.
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My favorite and most soul stirring traditional Christmas Hymn is O Holy Night. In stanza three we sing “Chains shall he (Christ) break, for the slave is our brother; and in His name (Christ’s) all oppression shall cease.” Originally a French Poem, the English version was written in 1855, six years before the American civil
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“GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD, THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, SO THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH (IN HELL) BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE (WITH HIM IN HEAVEN)” (John 3:16) Here we have the above passage from the Bible that summarizes what Christmas is truly about, namely the entry 2000 years ago
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The Apostle John in his first epistle or letter to the early Christian church gives them, and us, a very clear and specific command in 1 John 2:15-17, “Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all
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We are entering what is referred to as the Christmas season, a time of joy and revelry, filled with bright colorful lights, gleeful singing and an abundance of good food. Thus, to continue my series of exposés regarding the one the Bible refers to as Satan or the devil during such a season may seem
The god of THIS World Read More »