Tag: glory of God
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“Two Camps”
2 Samuel 17:27-29 “When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, and Machir the son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim, brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels, wheat, barley, flour, parched grain, beans and lentils, honey and curds and sheep and cheese from the herd, for David and the…
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Eternal Things
2 Samuel 17:23 “When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey and went off home to his own city. He set his house in order and hanged himself, and he died and was buried in the tomb of his father.” Years ago I was visiting someone in the hospital who…
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Above the Mundane
2 Samuel 6:11 “And the ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-edom and all his household.” There are many things about the Christian life that are almost too awesome to put into words. Listen to this prayer of the apostle Paul as he…
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On Earth as it is in Heaven
Psalm 103:1 “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!” The Christian life is filled with opportunities to glorify God. The fact that Jesus gave His life for us so that we can be forgiven of all our sins and live forever is an infinite grace that should…
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More than a Shadow
Hebrews 10:1 “the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities” Hebrews 1:3 “He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature” One of my favorite topics of Bible study is the shadows and types that are provided for us…
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Jars of Clay
2 Corinthians 4:7 “But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.” When the glory of God is manifested in the life of a person, it is radically different from the glory of man. When we think of the glory, i.e., the greatness, of…
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Godly Boasting
Jeremiah 9:23-24 “Thus says the Lord: ‘Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast…
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The Means to Joy
1 Peter 4:12-13 “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.” Two words that are closely linked in Scripture are…
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The Whole Earth is Full of His Glory!
Isaiah 6:3 “The whole earth is full of His glory.” There’s this tree on Paradise Road. If you live in Penns Valley, where I live, you’ll know about it, although you may drive by it so often that you don’t even notice it much. It’s a glorious thing, as wide as it is high as…
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Filled with Light – or Darkness?
Matthew 6:22-23 “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!” Have you ever seen the glory…
To Encourage You 