Posts Tagged ‘Glory of God’
Image Bearers: Ways You Are Made Like God
No, you are not omnipotent, and you never will be. You are not a god, and you cannot ascend to that level. That’s been tried, and the devil and his angels got condemned forever for it. Yet, God made you like Him. You bear the image of God. Genesis 1:26 records how God created human…
Read MoreHow Suffering Glorifies God
Just a few weeks ago, my aunt passed away after living many years with physical handicaps. She was a lovely lady. My first memories of her are when she and my uncle returned from India on furlough. They served as missionaries there for several years, then they returned to Canada where my uncle served as…
Read MoreGod’s Glory in the Created World
He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is FULL of the goodness of the LORD (Psalm 33:5). The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth His handiwork (Psalm 19:1). I recognize fully that immorality, violence, pain, tragedy, deception, ugliness, and all kinds of evil fill our world. Yet, as you open your…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Glory of Your Inheritance
To pray for other believers, you may follow Paul’s example. He thanked God for his brothers and sisters in Christ (Eph 1:15-16). He also asked God to give them an understanding spirit (Eph 1:17). First, he prayed that they would increase in understanding the full scope of their calling (Eph 1:18). Then he prayed that…
Read MoreOur Incomparable, Sovereign, Holy, and Majestic God
For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: He is to be feared above all gods (Psalm 96:4). Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, Who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto Thee (Psalm 71:19)! From the book, Knowledge of the Holy, A. W. Tozer indicates that we…
Read MoreThe Most Important Truth in Life
When I consider Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which Thou hast ordained; WHAT IS MAN, that Thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that Thou visits him? Psalm 8:3-4 I wrote a devotional piece recently on the WILL OF GOD. It is a very important…
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