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Tag Archives: knowing God
Rest; April 25, 2023
Psalm 62:5 Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. Rest can seem like a rare commodity at times. The Japanese expresses the first line as, “My soul is quiet, just waiting expectantly for God.” … Continue reading
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Tagged emotions, exertion, humility, knowing God, pride, rest, trusting God
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God’s Grace; March 24, 2023
Psalm 21:7 For the king trusts in the Lord; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken. This Psalm says it is “A Psalm of David,” but virtually everything about it seems like it was … Continue reading
Names; December 23, 2022
Matthew 1:23 “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” –which means, “God with us.” I don’t know that Jesus was ever addressed as Immanuel while He walked this … Continue reading
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Tagged commitment, discipleship, Immanuel, Jesus, knowing God, knowing ourselves, names, names of God, spiritual growth
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Our Perception of Christ; December 19, 2022
Colossians 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. Just yesterday in Children’s Church I was talking about how nobody could see God before Jesus was born, but His birth changed that. Some people, … Continue reading
Knowledge; October 15, 2022
Ecclesiastes 8:17 Then I saw all that God has done. No one can comprehend what goes on under the sun. Despite all his efforts to search it out, man cannot discover its meaning. Even if a wise man claims he … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfonzo Rachel, Bill Whittle, idolatry, intellect, knowing, knowing God, knowledge, learning, pride, submitting to god
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Love; September 22, 2022
Psalm 107:43 Whoever is wise, let him heed these things and consider the great love of the Lord. Once again where the NIV says “love,” the Japanese says, “grace.” The Japanese term is also used for blessings in general, so … Continue reading
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Tagged grace, Japanese culture, knowing God, love, marriage, spiritual growth, wisdom
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Memory; September 20, 2022
Psalm 106:12-13 Then they believed his promises and sang his praise. But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his counsel. This Psalm is one of several condensed histories of Israel found in Psalms, and … Continue reading