Tag: God
-
God Is Unchanging
God is the same. He is always the same. That is what Scripture tells us over and over. And because of this, He is oftentimes compared to a rock. And I love this fact.
-
God’s Knowledge
At times there are concepts that are not difficult to understand at a conceptual level but are very difficult to really understand. The knowledge of God, at least for me, falls into that category. We see the extraordinary nature of God’s knowledge in Psalm 139. It begins with an this declaration. 1 To the choirmaster.…
-
God’s Independence
“Let Freedom Ring”, we cry out here in America. We love discussing freedom and having freedom. One of the biggest celebrations of the year is when we commemorate that day when we declared independence from Great Britain. Our forefathers told King George boldly and loudly that they would be free from his reign or the…
-
God Is Incomprehensible, Yet We Can Truly Know Him Because He Made Himself Known
I can’t tell you the number of times that someone has informed me of what God is like with a definition that not only is not found in Scripture but also makes no sense with a quick look at the world we live in. Everyone has an opinion about God, but it seems that very…
-
A Flea Wading In Our Pool Of Knowledge
Vivid language from the late R.C. Sproul. No one can come to Christ without having some knowledge of who God is. But after one comes to Christ, the issue is whether knowledge grows or stays puny and vague. Unfortunately, a flea could wade in the depth of knowledge about God in the mind of the…
-
A Land With No Sensory Processing Disorder
There is something that occurs multiple times a day that makes me quite sad. It happens as often as I see my son walk up to the toilet to urinate. It’s when he covers his ears. My child has autism. And, everyone that has autism has sensory processing disorder. Now, this manifests itself in different…
-
Weeping and Hoping
I don’t cry often. A few times a year is really about all that this phenomenon occurs. But today, I am incredibly sad. Sundays are always very busy for me. I get up in the morning and make the preparations that I need to lead music and teach Sunday School at our small country church.…
-
The Perfume and the Cesspit: Is There A Difference In The Suffering of the Righteous and the Wicked?
what matters is the nature of the sufferer, not the nature of the sufferings. Stir a cesspit, and a foul stench arises; stir a perfume, and a delightful fragrance ascends. But the movement is identical.
-
We Surrender All…To Gain Glorious Joy And Satisfaction
This is trading a mud pie for a homemade apple pie. God offers us greater joy, not less. There are hardships in this life, but God is offering us more joy than we would ever get in this life. If we desire maximum joy then we will surrender our lives to gain glorious joy and…
