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Dwelling with God (17)

                                        Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise, — St. Patrick's Breastplate Prayer Where does God dwell? Our God, who is invisible to the human eye, who is larger than life, the infinite, eternal God, where can we find Him? Is His presence confined to heaven or maybe to the church buildings? Wherever He can be found, that is where I want to be. I long to be in His presence, to sense His nearness and to know Him as closely as if I were dwelling in His home. God is omnipresent, which means He is always present, never far from us. We can pray to Him wherever we are and we can commune with Him anywhere. Not only does God invite us to join Him in His dwelling place, to draw near to Him in...
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Our God is Faithful (16)

  “Great is Thy faithfulness,” O God my Father, There is no shadow of turning with Thee; Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be. “Great is Thy faithfulness!” “Great is Thy faithfulness!”  Morning by morning new mercies I see; All I have needed Thy hand hath provided “Great is Thy faithfulness,” Lord, unto me! — Thomas O. Chisholm Throughout the scriptures, we see God making covenants and promises to His people as He declares His purposes that will be seen through the people He has chosen. We can look back and see how God fulfilled His promises with Abraham and with the people of Israel again and again. He is a faithful God and if He says it, He will do it. God will never leave our side and He will not give up on us no matter what challenge we are facing. However there are many promises that took hundreds of years to be fulfilled and even in our own lives, we may have to wait to see God's plan and His purpose in our pain. H...

God is Wisdom (15)

  God does not give us everything we want, but He does fulfill His promises, leading us along the best and straightest path to Himself. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer No matter what stage of life you find yourself in today, you will always be making decisions, making choices, and seeking next steps. Whatever concern is on your mind right now, you can seek guidance and wisdom from the One true Wise God. Isaiah 30:21 says Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice  behind you, saying, “This is the way;  walk in it.” May the desire of our hearts be to have open ears that will hear His voice guiding us.  W orship the All Wise God Lord, Your wisdom is so much more than I could ever understand - I fall to my knees in worship of the only One who understands the minutia and the infinitude of this universe! Your thoughts are beyond what I could ever imagine or understand. I long to know You more, to understand even just a tiny bit of Your thoughts an...

God is Love - 14

God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.   -Saint Augustine In this world, we are often seeking love, whether it's the bond of close family members, bosom friendships, or romantic love. We long to be loved and to know love. When the Bible says God IS love, we must realize that love is not just a character trait of God, it is His very being. If we want to know what love looks like, we have to look to God. His love for us very simply is stated in John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life." In romantic novels or movies, we hear quotes about how love conquers all, or love is the answer, etc. There is truth there - we were created with a longing to be loved and it can only be met by the unconditional love of our Creator. W orship the God who IS love Lord, I am amazed that there is nothing, absolutely nothing that could separate me from your great love. I am e...