Tag: God

Behold Our God In 2015

On By BrianIn Book of Isaiah, God & His Glory

Perhaps our greatest need as we begin a new year is to behold our God – to be reminded of who he is. Isaiah 41 gives us just the glimpse we need:

Our God Rules Over All (v1-7) – God raised up Cyrus to end the Babylonian empire and usher in the Persian empire so the people of Israel could return to their land. Indeed he rules over each generation that comes along – he is the first and the last. And our God will rule over this year. God has a plan for 2015, and he will fulfill his plan. He has a purpose for your life this year.

Our God Cares About Us and Helps Us (v8-20) – God has chosen his people to be his servants, and he will be with us in 2015. He will strengthen us in our weakness. He will help us in our trials. He will uphold us in our need.

Our God Knows The Future (v21-29) – The gods of the nations cannot tell the future – they are nothing, a delusion, empty wind. But our God predicted the coming of Cyrus about 200 years before he came onto the scene. Our God knows the future. He knows what will happen in 2015. Nothing this year will take him by surprise.

Our God rules over the coming year. He knows what the coming year will bring. He cares about us and will help us this year. So let us set our gaze upon him, and trust him with the 2015.

God Loves Us

On By BrianIn Books of the Bible, God & His Glory1 Comment

The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love….
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
as far as the east is from the west,
so far does he remove our transgressions from us….
But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting
on those who fear him….
– Psalm 103:8, 11-12, 17

His love shines forth in his mercy and grace and patience toward us.
His love is higher than the heavens.
His love removes our sin.
His love lasts forever.

To those who fear Him.
Toward His people.

Not because we are great,
But because His love is great.
We are sinners; we are dust.
But he loves us anyway.

God loves us!

Passion Passages

On By BrianIn Uncategorized

The Lord’s Passion For Us

For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

– Romans 5:6-8 (ESV)

Passion Points

On By BrianIn Idolatry, PASSION Points

Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:

Quotes on Knowing and Loving God – Trevin Wax

What Must You Leave Behind? Kevin DeYoung

Being True to Yourself is Living a Lie – Trevin Wax

These Precious Days – Tim Challies

Hope you have a great Lord’s Day knowing and loving God!

A Finger Pointing

On By BrianIn PASSION Quotes

ForeverAll of creation is a finger pointing to the Lord of creation, in whom life can be found.  Creation was made to introduce us to him over and over again.  The temporary pleasures of this present world are meant to point you to the lasting pleasure of knowing God.

– Paul David Tripp in Forever

Passion Points

On By BrianIn PASSION Points

Here are some good posts for you to consider this weekend:

So You Want to Sin, Do You? – Tim Challies

10 Ways to Resist the Devil – Tim Challies

12 Ways to Preserve Christian Unity – Tim Challies

Can Life Have Meaning Without God? – James Anderson (Gospel Coalition)

Hope you have a great Lord’s Day worshiping the Lord with your local church!

Waterfalls

On By BrianIn God & His Glory

Creation points to God; it declares its Creator.  Waterfalls, as part of creation, point to God.

Waterfalls point to God’s beauty.  The cascading water sparkling in the light is a reflection of God’s beauty.

Waterfalls point to God’s power.  The deafening roar of the thundering water speaks of God’s great power.

Waterfalls also point to God’s infiniteness.  Each waterfall is different – different heights, different widths, different angles of descent, different rocks, different cascades.  I’ve never seen two waterfalls the same.  Each one is a new sight to behold.  And so it is with God.  There is always a new beauty to behold, a new manifestation of his power.  We will never exhaust the depths of God.

Know Me Better

On By BrianIn God & His Glory1 Comment

In Charles Dickens’ The Christmas Carol, Scrooge wakes up to the coming of the Ghost of Christmas Present.  He peaks out of his bed curtains to see a large jolly man with a never-ending chuckle and an incredible feast of food.  The Ghost calls out to Scrooge, “Come in, and know me better, man!”

I believe this is a wonderful picture of God.  God is big and full of joy, and his blessings surround him.  And he calls to us, “Come, and know me better!”

Quotes to Ponder

On By BrianIn PASSION Quotes1 Comment

The difference between believing that God is gracious
and tasting that God is gracious is as different as
having a rational belief that honey is sweet
and having the actual sense of its sweetness.
– Jonathan Edwards

 God is love (I John 4:8) and God is holy (I Peter 1:16). 
He is neither more loving than he is holy, nor more holy than loving. 
God’s love is holy, and his holiness is love.  He is holy love and loving holiness.
– Michael Wittmer

 Those who do not fear God do not live in the reality of God.
– Gary Thomas

 God’s chief gift to those who seek him is himself.
— E.B. Pusey