Month: August 2022

Weekly words of encouragement

Having A Good Name With God – Weekly Words Of Encouragement

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Let love and faithfulness never leave you;bind them around your neck,write them on the tablet of your heart.Then you will win favor and a good namein the sight of God and man. Proverbs 3:3-4 (NIV) How good is it to have a good name with God? Imagine God thinking about you and saying to himself, [Your Name] is good, I can rely on him/her to do good when I put them in situations. Then imagine God giving you favor and deciding to give you extra blessings. This is what God wants to do for you. He has probably already done this; he wants to do more. What is our responsibility in this dynamic? Love and faithfulness. He wants us to learn to love others, love him and be faithful, or consistent in our godliness. We do not have to be perfect, just consistently growing in our love and holiness. We Continue Reading →

Jesus the shepherd

How A Gaze Can Transform You

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One of the most powerful passages in Scripture is 2 Corinthians 3:18 which reads: “And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another” (ESV). The idea is that as we gaze on Christ, God transforms us into Christ’s image. We will learn to practice this in today’s post; give yourself at least two minutes to do this. Absorb. Consider the meaning of each phrase. Read it with your name in it. Then imagine Jesus in front of you speaking these words to you as you gaze on his face; how does this affect you? Ruminate on this process, understand it and let it sink in. Feelings. How do you feel as you do this? Express your feelings to God. Truth Commitment. Invite God to reveal your heart then ask yourself: How much do Continue Reading →

Weekly words of encouragement

Yahweh Gives Us The Highest Wisdom – Weekly Words Of Encouragement

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For the LORD gives wisdom;from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men,from men whose words are perverse, Proverbs 2:6,12 (NIV) We all want to make wise decisions in our lives, but where can we find the best wisdom? Yahweh gives wisdom, knowledge and understanding. When we look to him and his words we gain the highest knowledge, the deepest understanding and the most profound wisdom. Consider the lives of those who do not seek the Lord, who embrace the wisdom of the world around them. Their lives have limited purpose, limited love, limited good. When we abide in the Lord we gain wisdom that the world cannot understand because we follow the upside-down ideas of God’s kingdom. We die to self, sacrifice for others and love our enemies so that we can display God’s goodness to all. Our reward is a Continue Reading →

new earth

How To Improve Your Eternal Perspective

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This is a short meditation on our destiny, designed to produce a stronger eternal perspective so that we can follow Jesus more closely. The passage is: Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp Continue Reading →

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God Delights In You – Weekly Words Of Encouragement

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His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse,nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;the LORD delights in those who fear him,who put their hope in his unfailing love Psalms 147:10-11 (NIV) It is tempting to value what the world values. Nations and individuals pursue power – military, political, economic, cultural – and rejoice when their power grows. But Yahweh rejoices in something completely different; something that is available to everyone no matter how powerless they are. Yahweh rejoices in us if we fear him, revere and respect him. He rejoices when our hope is in his love for us, that he will ultimately bless us and dwell with us forever. Therefore, we do not need to despair about our circumstances, that we do not have the resources we would like to have. Our circumstances and lack of resources may be painful, but consider the infinite treasure Continue Reading →