Jul
14
Cyclical Mercy
By Julie B Cosgrove | 1 Comment
For just as you were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience, so they too have now been disobedient in order that by the mercy shown to you they also may receive mercy. Romans 11:30-31
None of us like others to see our blemishes. When I spot one on my face, I try all sorts of concealers and powders to minimize it. Yet, it seems the more I try, the more it looks like I ’m trying to cover it up. Disobedience (a.k.a. sin) can be that way. But if we expose the sin to God’s healing power, not only does it heal our soul, but others can see the healing happening in our lives as well. They can see, wow- God does work. Maybe He’ll work for me.
Jul
13
Severe Kindness
By Julie B Cosgrove | Comments Off
Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Romans 15:22a
Christians emphasize the love of God, and His mercy and grace. That the Creator of the Universe could care about every hair on our head and every breath we take is far too awesome to contemplate. Yet faith confirms it is true.
But let’s not forget there is another side of this powerful, Almighty God we serve. The God who commands us to put nothing and no one before Him in our loyalties. The God who banishes the wicked to Hell and turns His back on the stiff-necked people who refuse to acknowledge Him.
Jul
6
In His lap
By Julie B Cosgrove | Comments Off
in Psalm 5, David pleads with God to “lead me in thy righteousness.” What is the righteousness of God? And why does David have to be led into it?
Righteousness in the Bible is always being just, no matter what. God does not possess any prejudice, partiality or preference when dealing with His children. He loves us each equally and judges us by the same law, His law of unconditional love and justice. To God, there are no grey areas. If there were, there would be wiggle room for judgement. Like human attorneys, He would be citing exceptions to the rules and trying to justify the if’s and but’s. But He doesn’t. What is law for you is law for me.
May
4
Scape Goat
By Julie B Cosgrove | Comments Off
And Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, and confess over it all the iniquities of the people of Israel, and all their transgressions, all their sins. And he shall put them on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who is in readiness. The goat shall bear all their iniquities on itself to a remote area, and he shall let the goat go free in the wilderness. Leviticus 16:21-22
Mar
3
What Has God Done?
By Julie B Cosgrove | Comments Off
Then they loaded their donkeys with their grain and departed. And as one of them opened his sack to give his donkey fodder at the lodging place, he saw his money in the mouth of his sack. He said to his brothers, “My money has been put back; here it is in the mouth of my sack!” At this their hearts failed them, and they turned trembling to one another, saying, “What is this that God has done to us?” Genesis 42:26-28
Feb
1
The Art of Fearing God
By Jan Ross | Comments Off
Understanding the depth of love and the forgiveness of God leads us into fear of God. Not fear in the sense of being afraid of Him, but awe, reverence, and the deepest respect! However, coming to understand the depth of His love comes only by spending time with Him, thirsting after Him on a daily basis, never allowing our thirst to be quenched!
“If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.” (Psalm 130:3-4)
Jan
18
God’s Divine Order
By Jan Ross | Comments Off
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Draw nigh to God, put our trust in the Lord that we may declare His works.
God’s divine order would have it that we first and foremost cultivate our relationship with Him, for without it there is no foundation for trust and there is no passion for the testimony of His works. It is a good thing for man to carefully pursue and secure a relationship with God, above all things. As God draws near to us, we must run to meet Him, thus drawing near to Him. It is not only our duty; it should be our desire to have an ongoing and ongrowing relationship with Him.
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