God is Gracious They all asked, “Are you then the Son of God?” He replied, “You are right in saying I am.” Luke 22:70 We all have experienced the salesperson who makes elaborate promises with little downside or cost to us, but experience tells us not to believe in anything that is too good…
Read MoreGod is Gracious “Yet even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over…
Read MoreGod is Faithful “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. Matthew 6:19-20 More than a symbol…
Read MoreGod is All Powerful I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. Romans 7:18 Having just celebrated the 4th of July, we are all reminded that we live in a wonderful and…
Read MoreGod is Faithful Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. 1 John 5:5 Life is a constant competition. We are always trying to win at something – whether it is in sports, a work opportunity, a relationship, or our own acceptance. Our desire…
Read MoreGod is Eternal God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD the God of your fathers -the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the…
Read MoreGod is Sovereign Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.” When they had done so, he said, “I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt! And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that…
Read MoreGod is Self-Sufficient Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. 1 John 5:12 In real estate, we’ve all heard the old adage “location, location, location”. It’s a fact, the best locations yield the greatest financial gains. But what about in life? Where does our…
Read MoreGod is Unchanging Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. Psalm 20:7 If you were to look at a coin, you would notice our national motto “In God We Trust” is stamped on it. In fact, since 1938 the motto has been placed…
Read MoreGod is All Powerful Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. Psalm 51:5 No one likes to make the same mistake twice, let alone over and over again, but isn’t there something you stumble over time and time again? A behavior or way of thinking you’d like to…
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