...but he delivered Jesus over to their will. How ironic. Jesus had pleaded with those He encountered to hear and submit to His will for their benefit; yet, He ends up being forced to submit to their will ultimately for our benefit. Will is a big word with deep implications in our lives. The will … Continue reading Will – Luke 23.25
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Containing God – 2 Chronicles 6.18
2 Chronicles 6:18 “But will God really dwell with mankind on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You; how much less this house which I have built!” This truly is a great question. How does a perfect, invisible, omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent One dwell in any physical structure? Nothing can contain Him. … Continue reading Containing God – 2 Chronicles 6.18
The Freedom to Respond – Jonah 3.5,10
Respond - Jonah 3:5 Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them. Jonah 3:10 When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster that he had said he would … Continue reading The Freedom to Respond – Jonah 3.5,10
Blind Hate – 1 Kings 19.2
The Purposes of God – Job 9.17
Reading this article now several years after writing it, I wonder how I thought I could speak so confidently of God’s clear purpose in suffering. The favor and mercy of Father God is more tangible and clear than ever to me, His specific will; however, not so much. His perspective comes from a vantage point … Continue reading The Purposes of God – Job 9.17