by Adoring God | Aug 30, 2019 | Attributes of God, Godly Meditation, Jesus Christ
“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the LORD will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you.” (Isaiah 60:1-2) When we think of...
by Adoring God | Aug 23, 2019 | Godly Meditation, Jesus Christ
“For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done…” (John 13:15) How are Christians to demonstrate Christ-likeness? Christ said in John 15:5, 8: “I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit,...
by Adoring God | Aug 9, 2019 | Attributes of God, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature
“Yet it was the will of the LORD to crush Him; He has put Him to grief; when His soul makes an offering for guilt… the will of the LORD shall prosper in His hand.” (Isaiah 53:10) One of the most effective ways to teach a new concept or principle is with a picture. It...
by Adoring God | Aug 2, 2019 | Attributes of God, Godly Meditation, Jesus Christ
“If You, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with You, that You may be feared.” (Psalm 130:3-4 NASB) It might seem strange that the psalmist’s response to God’s forgiveness in these verses is one of fear...
by Adoring God | Jul 26, 2019 | Attributes of God, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature
“He marveled at him, and … said, ‘I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.’” (Luke 7:9) Roman soldiers occupying Israel at the time of Christ were not typically sympathetic to Jews, any more than the Jews were fond of them. But one Roman...
by Adoring God | Jul 19, 2019 | Attributes of God, Jesus Christ, Law of God
“… for I am the Lord, your healer.” (Exodus 15:26 ESV) You and I have a fatal disease that we inherited from our original father and mother, Adam and Eve. We are born sinners under the curse of the law, guilty before a holy God, separated from Christ, and without hope...
