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A Devotional on God’s Strength in Our Weakness In a world that often equates strength with force, Scripture reveals a God who lifts, restores, and empowers. This devotional invites you to explore how His gentle nearness and restoring power becomes the very source of your strength and greatness. Opening Reflection When we read Psalm 18:35 it contains a humble statement: You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your gentleness made me great. Ps 18:34-35 This can be surprising for many: Not His thunder, not His power, not His might — but His gentleness makes fundamental changes in our lives. God has represented His reconciliation and restoring plan through his word, giving us a messianic plan. When "His word became flesh," He didn't just fulfill the promises — He changed the form and shape of the written message forever. In Yeshua Gd introduced himself: introduced the spiritual truth in the visible but ...

meditation This article is part of the "Vitalize" pack By the grace of God, by the mercy of God we, Christians get Life and ID! This is crucial in the New Testament! Did you receive Holy Spirit? - was asked by the apostles. (Act 19:3) Why did they ask this? Because the Newborn Christian lives-out a life, like a tree, rooted into the soil next to the River of Life ! Here the believer brings fruits! He is like a tree planted beside streams of water that bears its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Psalm 1:3 .. he brought me back to the entrance of the temple and there was water flowing from under the threshold of the Temple toward the east, for the Temple faced east. The water was coming down from under the south side of the threshold of the Temple, south of the altar. Next he brought me out by way of the North Gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate that faced east; there the water was t...

"We have sinned, committed iniquity, acted wickedly, and rebelled, even turning aside from Your commandments and ordinances... We have not listened to Your servants the prophets... Open shame belongs to us, O LORD... because we have sinned against You... Indeed all Israel has transgressed Your Law and turned aside, not obeying Your voice... Your people have become a reproach to all those around us" Dan. 9:5-16 In verses 5-16 Daniel identifies with his people and intercedes on their behalf. That's a common practice in Scripture. For example, Moses interceded for the Israelites after they sinned by worshiping the golden calf (Ex. 32:11- 13). All Paul's recorded prayers are intercessions. In Ephesians 6:18 he instructs us to "be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints." In 1 Timothy 2:1-4 he says, "I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for k...

John MacArthur — Grace to You Blessed are a the pure in heart, forthey shall see God. Matthew 5:8 Throughout Scripture the heart is used metaphorically to represent the inner person, the seat of motives and attitudes, the center of personality. But in Scripture it also includes the thinking process, particularly the will. Proverbs 23:7 says, “As [a man] thinketh in his heart, so is he” (KJV). The heart is the control center of the mind and will, as well as emotion. Jesus said that it is in the inner person, in the core of our very being, that God requires purity. This was not a new truth but an old one long forgotten in ceremony and tradition. “Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life,” counseled the writer of Proverbs 4:23. God has always been concerned above all else with the condition of a person’s heart. When the Lord called Saul to be Israel’s first king, “God changed his heart” (1 Sam. 10:9). Until then Saul...

“The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil” Eccl. 12:13–14 ... the Bible in many ways presents the glory of God as the chief end or purpose of human beings. He made us in His image to reflect His glory and to enter His glorious presence through Christ (Gen. 1:26–28; Heb. 12:18–29). Moreover, the Lord redeems us so that we will finally see Him face-to-face (1 John 3:3). In light of God’s purpose for us in creation, redemption, and worship, then, we should have as our ultimate aim to live our lives to the glory of God. If we want to bring ourselves in line with our Creator’s loving purpose for us, then seeking His glory is the way to do it. Consequently we must ask this question: Since the meaning of life is the glory of God and living in such a way that we aim to know and make known that glory, how do...

{meditation with analysis - partial text} I'd like to emphasize this note as my favorite, a key approach among the others. Moses said: “Now if I have indeed found favor in Your sight, please teach me Your ways, and I will know You and find favor* in Your sight. Now consider that this nation is Your people.” Then He replied: “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest**.”   *grace; **or 'victory' Q This is the text. What do you think about it? Claude.ai This is a beautiful, distilled moment from Exodus 33:13-14. What strikes me about this scene is the simplicity and intimacy of it. By titling it "Moses and I Am" and presenting just this exchange, you've isolated something profound: Moses asking to truly know God, and God's response being not a teaching or a set of rules, but presence and rest . The structure is almost like a poem - Moses's request is earnest and somewhat complex (teach me, let me know yo...

daily devotional - ligonier.com R.C. Sproul There is still another vital aspect to the “ why ” of Jesus’ departure. He said, “If I do not go away, the Helper (Paraclete) will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.” Jesus’ departure was tied to Pentecost. There is no Pentecost without ascension. As the invested King of kings, Jesus had the authority together with the Father to send His Holy Spirit in a new and powerful way upon the church. Jesus spoke of a certain necessity of His leaving in order for the Spirit to come. Herein was another great advantage. He declared, “Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost has come upon you” (Acts 1:8, KJV). Two remarkable things happened to the disciples after Jesus departed. The first is that they “returned to Jerusalem with great joy” (Luke 24:52). They were not despondent over the departure of Jesus. Obviously they finally understood why He was leaving. They understood what, for the most pa...

daily devotional - ligonier.com R.C. Sproul “Each of you should look not only to your own interests but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on the cross!” Phil. 2:4–8, NIV Here the attribute of glory is ascribed to all three members of the Trinity. This glory is then confirmed as a glory that is eternal. It is not something added to or acquired by Jesus at some point in His earthly life and ministry. He held this glory at the beginning and will possess it for eternity: “Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and ...

Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you! Jer 32:17 Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too hard for me? Jer 32:27

See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure. 1 John 3:1-3

..you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God (the heavenly Jerusalem), to myriads of angels in festive gathering, to the assembly of the firstborn whose names have been written in heaven, to God who is the Judge of all, to the spirits of righteous people made perfect... Hebrews 12:22-23 {Holman C.S.B.} Simple Meditation:     · The apostle uses past tens here.     · It's done ☆

God, being rich in mercy... • made us alive together with Christ • raised us up with him • seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus     Eph 2:4     Paul uses past tens here. This is the apostolic perspective. ☆

meditation La bendición de Melquisedec El sacerdocio del Nuevo Testamento es muy superior al del Levirato porque se basa en la bendición dada a Abraham, que nos lleva a Cristo y al sumo sacerdocio de Cristo. Génesis 14:18-20 ; Gálatas 3:16-18 ; Hebreos 6:13-20 ; Salmo 110:4 ; EN

meditation Melchizedek's blessing The priesthood of the New Testament is far superior to that of the Levirate, because it is based on the blessing given to Abraham, which leads us to Christ and His highest Priesthood. TAP ON THE VERSES : Genesis 14:18-20; Gal. 3:16-18; Heb 6:13-20; Psalm 110:4; God has a sovereign right to make a firstborn! He sent His Only Son to BE the Firstborn in the New Covenant. Not according to the Old one.   → full slideshow and article ESP

David Guzik's Bible commentary In Psalm 1 Verse 6 presents a key to understanding the Psalm: “For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.” In this psalm, the way of the righteous and the way of the ungodly are contrasted. A. The way of the righteous 1. (1) What the righteous man does not do. Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; a. Blessed is the man : The Hebrew word esher is here translated blessed, which has the idea of happiness or contentment. Esher is a form of the Hebrew word ashar , which in its root means “to be straight” or “to be right.” Blessed is the man speaks of the happiness, the blessedness, the contentment in the life of the man or woman who is right or “straight” with God. The righteous man will be a blessed man, a happy man. i. “Blessed means supremely happy or fulfille...

tools → meditations In Hos 6:6 we read: ↓ In Matthew 12:1-7 we read: ↓ In Matthew 9:10-13 we read: ↓ In 1 Sam 15:22 we read: ↓ In Heb 7:11-12 we read: Here you can read the whole article on Hos 6:6 and its significance.

tools → Stage Effect A brief but important study for vitalizing the church's priesthood identity This writing is the direct extension of the Stage effect, part I. Here, I would like to give some practical biblical examples of the Earthly settings of the Kingdom of Heaven. Interestingly, this is partly about architecture. Meditation By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. {that the visible came out of the invisible} Heb 12:3 as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. 2Cor 4:18 Main chapters The approach of the article The dynamics of the community Old Testament buildings and their activities New Testament Church/es and their activities Post Millennial Questions   Notices: Stage effect can be dimin...

meditation: Partial knowledge. Humbleness, patience, salvation sympathy, brotherly love, Unity of mind, "each otherness" in the apostolic life-model Paul: According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. 1Cor 3:10 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. .. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. 1Cor 13:4-7.12. Peter ..according to His promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to ...

Diagnosis and Way out The fear of man is a snare, but the one who trusts in the Lord is protected. Proverbs 29:25 The Medicine There is no fear in love; instead, perfect love drives out * fear, because fear involves punishment. So the one who fears has not reached perfection in love. We love because He first loved us. 1Jn 4:18-19 *The full love chases out the fear. Method and therapeutic lifestyle I remind you to keep ablaze the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God has not given us a spirit of fearfulness, but one of power, love, and sound judgment. 2Tim 1:6-7. When fear comes from our enemies we have a position with Christ (Jesus came that through his death) he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. Heb 2:14-15 I bow my knees before the Father that.. He may grant you to be strengthened with power...

G od is enthusiastic about His works. God is not an absentee engineer running His world by remote control. The Scripture says that He is “upholding all things by the word of his power” (Hebrews 1:3). The presence of the invisible Word in the universe makes things run. God is the perfect creator and He runs everything by being present in His works. That’s all through the prophets, the Psalms and the book of Job –all through the Old Testament. When we hit the age of science, we forgot that. We have “laws” now. The Bible knew nothing about “the laws of nature.” The Bible knew only that God was there. If it rained, it was God watering His hills from His chambers. If there was lightning, it was God, and if there was thunder, it was the “voice of the LORD” that “maketh the hinds to calve” (Psalm 29:9). The Holy Spirit's Presence" – A. W. Tozer