Tag: the character of God
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Still and Quiet
Sitting in His Presence “Be still and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10a). When I find myself feeling busy and burdened doing for God, that is when my soul most needs to be still beforemy God. In those moments when even studying His Word feels like a check on my to-do list, I know…
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Have You Not Heard?
“Who has measured the water in the hollow of his hand or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has gathered the dust of the earth in a measure or weighed the mountains on a balance and the hills on the scales? Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord, or…
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A Humble Mind
Lessons From Suffering Part 4 \“Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind” (1 Peter 3:8). How does suffering produce a humble mind? Recently I read Joel Muddamalle’s book The Hidden Peace. He describes humility as having a right understanding of who God is coupled…
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Love has a Name
Valentine’s Day 2025 “The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing” (Zephaniah 3:17). Yes, I took a short intermission from my series on suffering. Come back next…
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To the King of the Ages
And of Each New Year To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen” (1 Timothy 1:17). Sometimes my small, simple soul needs a reminder—a reminder of just how big our God really is. And what better time to fix our gazes on the greatness…
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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…