- So . . . I'm "feeding myself" in the morning from God's Word and thought I'd post what I'm chewin' on and make my "food" available for others who might want to nibble a bit. Hope it's of some benefit to you . . .
The word of God is living and active . . . (Hebrews 4:12)
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Tag Archives: God’s grace
A Sanctuary (A 2018 Rerun)
Been a weird week. Been a struggle just to feed on the word in the morning much less try and share a meal. But this morning it’s still quiet and I’m reading in Ezekiel. Captured afresh by the thought of … Continue reading
Posted in Ezekiel
Tagged a sanctuary, God's glory, God's grace, grace abounds, Where the glory dwells
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She Ate the King’s Meat
This morning I read the first couple of chapters of Esther. Hovering over chapter two. And something about Esther strikes me — she ate the king’s meat. Esther and Daniel were contemporaries. Both Jews. Both taken from their homeland. Both … Continue reading
Nevertheless
To mess with Dickens’ well-known line . . . It can be the best of words, it can be the worst of words. The word? Nevertheless. It’s been over three weeks since they gathered to hear Ezra read from the … Continue reading
Posted in Nehemiah
Tagged confession, corporate worship, God's faithfulness, God's grace, God's mercy, God's promises, great mercy, repentance
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To Them, On Them, Toward Them
A verse in 2 Kings pops this morning. I know it’s because of a book I’ve recently listened to on the heart of Christ, Gentle and Lowly, by Dane Ortlund. Ortlund, in the manner of the deep meditations of the … Continue reading
Posted in 2Kings
Tagged abundant grace, compassion of Jesus, God is love, God's grace, God's mercy
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The Only Plea, The Safest Plea
I’m going to suggest that, in our circles, when we talk about “turning,” most often, if not always, we’re thinking in terms of turning to God. When we think about our sin, we often speak of the need to make … Continue reading
Posted in Psalms
Tagged abundant grace, God looks down, God's grace, He knows my name, known of God
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For the Sake of Another
He crossed the line. Eventually Solomon’s unlimited wealth and unbridled passion caught up with him, “for when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and his heart was not wholly true to the LORD his … Continue reading
Posted in 1Kings
Tagged God's grace, God's mercy, God's patience, God's work in us, in Christ
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Still In the Game
There’s an advantage, in a sense, of having legalistic tendencies. By seeing all the stuff that shouldn’t be, you appreciate more the grace of God that is. Case in point? The opening verses of 1Kings 3. Solomon made a marriage … Continue reading
Posted in 1Kings
Tagged God's grace, God's work in us, redeeming grace, sinner saved by grace
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A Double Harvest
Sometimes you have to hover over a passage for an extended time to figure out why it’s there. Sometimes you really need to chew on the words, verses, and paragraphs to figure out the point. Other times? No so much. … Continue reading
Chewing on Manna
Hovering over my reading in Exodus 16, this morning. So, in a sense, I’m actually chewing on manna. Bread from heaven, that’s what this chapter’s about. And I know that it’s primary theological intent is to point to the TRUE … Continue reading
Posted in Exodus
Tagged all sufficient grace, amazing grace, God's grace, grace, sustaining grace
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