The LORD
"crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies" (in Psalm 103:4).
A crown can give a person power and authority. A worldly king's crown can give him military power and even unquestioned control of people so he can use them howsoever he pleases.
But God's word says,
"nor as being...
There are people who say we all need to spend time with God, in prayer. But I think we need to be sharing with God, all the time, not only during prayer time. But during prayer we can get closer to Him, then how we become in prayer is our example of how to stay all through the day. Quiet down...
There are evil and awful things that come to mind, as I wake up, this morning; but I need to feed on who You are, O God, and how You are able. And I need to first be attentive to You.
"Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." (Romans 12:21)
I have been a failure, and I know...
The One who is really devoted is God. God is more devoted to us, than we are to Him. But, most of all, our Heavenly Father is so devoted to His own Son Jesus; and because He is so pleased with Jesus, He desires to change us to be like Jesus >
"For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be...
God did order Abraham to offer up his beloved son Isaac, and Abraham understood that God meant what he said. He had his knife ready. But then God said, don't do it; this is a test.
God called off the sacrifice of Isaac, because He knew how only Jesus on Calvary could be the really right...
In Genesis chapter 22 > Abraham obeyed God by preparing to offer up his son, and then he obeyed God by not doing it; and here is what the LORD says to Abraham >
"'In your seed, all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.'" (Genesis 22:18)
So, Abraham's...
Does our Heavenly Father really desire to personally guide every one of us, all the time? I offer Colossians 3:15 >
"And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful." (Colossians 3:15)
So, yes God desires to rule us with His very own...
In Genesis chapter 22, yes we see how God told Abraham to offer his own son Isaac "as a burnt offering". And yes Abraham did go to do that. Abraham tied up his son Isaac, and put him on the altar. Then Abraham picked up his knife in order to kill Isaac for the burnt sacrifice. But then was when...
Genesis 22 > Yes, God told Abraham to kill his own son as a sacrifice to God. But what was Abraham thinking, while he was preparing to do this? >
"that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead" > in Hebrews 11:19.
So, Abraham was already expecting God's good result, even before he...
In the book of Genesis, in chapter 22, we see how God told Abraham to offer his own son Isaac "as a burnt offering".
Now, different ones of us can react to this in different ways. Ones might have a problem with God telling a man of God to kill his own son who was innocent. Others of us might...