by Adoring God | Oct 18, 2019 | Attributes of God, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Salvation
“My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.” (Luke 1:47) Picture a poor outcast, sitting outside the city gates in the sorrow and shame of an ash heap, begging for his next meal. Filthy, gaunt—a mere skeleton of a man—his hollow eyes reflect only desperation and need....
by Adoring God | Sep 20, 2019 | Attributes of God, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature
“But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags…” (Isaiah 64:6) We desperately want to believe we are good people—that our sincerity, kindness, and best efforts count for something before God. But if we were to gather all our...
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 | Jul 26, 2019 | Attributes of God, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature
“When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, ‘I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.’” (Luke 7:9) Faith in Christ is the foundation of our hope, the assurance of our...
by Adoring God | Jul 5, 2019 | Bible Reading, Godly Meditation, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature, Prayer, Quiet Time, Salvation
“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” (Proverbs 4:23) Like a fresh, pure spring brings life to all who drink from it, a heart that is pure before God produces godly attitudes and actions. But if that spring is polluted,...
by Adoring God | May 17, 2019 | Attributes of God, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Quiet Time, Salvation
“And one cried unto another, and said, ‘Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of His glory.’” (Isaiah 6:3) At the outset of Isaiah’s ministry, he was granted a vision of God in all His majesty, seated upon His throne, surrounded...
