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Send us Fan Mail A compassionate God is one who is deeply aware of the suffering and needs of His creation and actively moves to alleviate that suffering.  Psalm 103:13: As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. God cares much for His own and His kindness is displayed throughout the Bible. Lamentations 3:22-23 “The steadfast love of the Lord...

Send us Fan Mail He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us . (Psalm 103:10-12) (ESV) Tim Keller (Pastor and Author) "God’s forgiveness doesn’t come in resp...

Send us Fan Mail The God who satisfies refers to the biblical understanding of God as the ultimate source of fulfillment, contentment, and joy for the human soul. Unlike temporary or worldly pleasures that can leave us longing for more, God alone is able to meet the deepest needs and desires of our hearts, offering lasting peace, joy, and contentment.  Psalm 63:1-5 (ESV) O God, you are my God; ear...

Send us Fan Mail Justice refers to one of God’s essential attributes, denoting His moral perfection and righteousness in His actions, both in relation to Himself and to His creation. In Scripture, God’s justice involves giving people what is due to them—rewarding the righteous and punishing the wicked—based on His perfect knowledge and standards of holiness. Deuteronomy 32:4 “The Rock, his work is...

Send us Fan Mail Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. Psalm 96:6   May we as the Sovereign Grace song Behold Our God chorus states: Behold our God, seated on his throne. Come, let us adore Him. Behold our king, nothing can compare; Come, let us adore Him. ( Behold Our God , Sovereign Grace Music) Augustine of Hippo states, Great are you, O Lord, and exceed...

Send us Fan Mail Martin Luther wrote the well known hymn, “A Mighty Fortress.” We sing the first line: A mighty Fortress is our God, A Bulwark never failing; In this context, a bulwark refers to a defensive wall or strong fortification. The phrase “never failing” emphasizes that this defense is unfailing or reliable in every circumstance. Luther sought to illustrate God as a fortress and bulwark,...

Send us Fan Mail Psalm 46:1 “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Almighty God is a place of shelter and refuge. I think of a strong roof above my head or a heavy blanket laid on me. God’s provision for us is strong, solid, deep, consistent and rich. It is always there standing firm. Psalm 121:1-2 “I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help co...

Send us Fan Mail God is above His creation but He is also fully present in it, active, and engaged. Do not fear as God is with You: Deuteronomy 31:6 (ESV) states, “Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you,...

Send us Fan Mail Transcendence refers to the concept of God being above, beyond, and independent of the physical universe and its limitations. It describes God’s existence and nature as being wholly other than and infinitely greater than His creation.  God is Above His Creation: Isaiah 55:8-9: “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heaven...

Send us Fan Mail Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. (Genesis 1:26) Wayne Grudem states it like this regarding the trinity. “In one sense, the doctrine of the Trinity is a mystery th...

Send us Fan Mail Job 11:7-9 (ESV) states, “Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limit of the Almighty? It is higher than heaven—what can you do? Deeper than Sheol—what can you know? Its measure is longer than the earth and broader than the sea.” Our God is deeper than the deepest oceans and more vast than outer space. Psalm 145:3 (ESV) “Great is the Lord, and greatly to be...

Send us Fan Mail John Piper states, “God created the world to display the worth of his glory. The whole world is full of his glory. God created us to enjoy that glory, to reflect his glory, and to live in it as a people who treasure him above all things.” ( Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist (1986)).  God’s creation is magnificent in its beauty from the beautiful sky and oceans down...

Send us Fan Mail And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. (Philippians 1:6) May we trust Christ this day and all days that He will be faithful to complete the work He began in us.     To God Be the Glory!

Send us Fan Mail Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?   (Matthew 6:25-26)...

Send us Fan Mail God has no beginning or end. He always was, is and will be. This is hard for us to understand as we have finite minds and God is infinite.  Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. (Psalm 90:2) Steve Lawson states, God is independent of all creation and eternally self-sufficient. Before an...

Send us Fan Mail Wayne Grudem defines mercy in this way: mercy is defined as “God’s goodness toward those in distress,” highlighting God’s compassionate and loving response to human suffering and sin. Grudem explains that mercy is distinct from grace.. Mercy involves God withholding deserved punishment and showing compassion, often associated with forgiveness and alleviation of human misery.  (Gru...

Send us Fan Mail Psalm 34:8; “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.” We see God’s goodness throughout the Bible. Nahum 1:7 states, The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him . We see God’s goodness to us in His Son.  Jesus loves us, cares for us and is always with us. We can rejoice that God showed us mercy, not gi...

Send us Fan Mail God is faithful! Always! Period. There has never or will ever be a time when God is unfaithful.  The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” (Lamentations 3:22-24)

Send us Fan Mail   God is in absolute control of the universe. Paul states, And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent (Colossians 1:17-18). God makes His decisions at His divine pleasure, which is always right and good. God’s sovereignty is...

Send us Fan Mail A.W. Tozer states, “All God’s acts are done in perfect wisdom, first for His own glory, and then for the highest good of the greatest number for the longest time. And all His acts are as pure as they are wise, and as good as they are wise and pure.” This statement from Tozer beautifully captures the essence of God’s perfect wisdom.  God was wise in creation: Proverbs 3:19 states,...

Send us Fan Mail Our God is self-existent.  There is never a time that God needs to be replenished. Nothing, or no one, created Him. Jesus said, I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end (Revelation 22:13).  A.W. Tozer  states, “Origin is a word that can apply only to things created. When we think of anything that has origin we are not thinking of God.” God’s...

Send us Fan Mail God is unchanging. We change all the time: our shoes, minds, ideas, feelings, likes and dislikes. Our surroundings and circumstances are always in transition. In Virginia, the weather changes nearly every day; cold to hot, rainy and cool to humid and hot. But God does not change, at all. Never! Let that sink in. He is entirely perfect and in need of nothing and is always the same....

Send us Fan Mail We see the goodness of God’s grace to us in His Son.  Jesus loves us, cares for us, and is always with us. We should rejoice that God showed us mercy, not giving us what we deserve. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ by grace you have been saved (Ephesians 2:4-...

Send us Fan Mail Today we are looking at the love of God. Paul says in Romans 5:8, but God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. This is ultimate love, in that God sacrificed His Son for His bride.

Send us Fan Mail God is everywhere. The Psalmist states, "Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me."  (Psalm 139:7-10).    T...