Relationship with God – Page 11 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Ephesians 2:4-7 — Conversations with God

But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ

Ephesians 1:11-14 — Conversations with God

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ… In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according

Surpassing Worth (Theology for Living from Philippians) – 3:10,11

What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ and be

My Gain Is My Loss (Theology for Living from Philippians) -3:4-7

– though I myself have reasons for such confidence. If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel,

Confidence in Our Rescue (Theology for Living from Philippians) – 1:4-6

In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry

Lessons From the Old Testament: Insincere Repentance

“Come, let us return to the LORD. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds. After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore

Lessons From the Old Testament: God Is in Our Midst

This is what the LORD Almighty says: “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the LORD’s house.’” Then the word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai: “Is it a time

Lessons From the Old Testament: Evil Instruments in a Righteous Hand

O Lord my God, my Holy One, you who are eternal— surely you do not plan to wipe us out? O Lord, our Rock, you have sent these Babylonians to correct us, to punish us for our many sins. But you are

Lessons From the Old Testament: God and Terrible Marriages

Yahweh has had one of the worst marriages possible! Jeremiah 3 chronicles some of it: “If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and marries another man, should he return to her again? Would

Lessons From the Old Testament: Being Honest With God

We have a record of the private thoughts of saints made public in the Psalms. And some of the things they utter to God seem blasphemous to us. For example: Why, LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you

Lessons From the Old Testament: Our Greatest Temptation

While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with Moabite women, who invited them to the sacrifices to their gods. The people ate the sacrificial meal and bowed down

Lessons From the Old Testament: The Feasts of Israel (The Day of Atonement)

Leviticus 16 Nine days after the feast of Trumpets, on the 10th day of the 7th month, Israel was to observe the Day of Atonement, or literally, the day of covering. This was because on this day the top

Lessons From the Old Testament: The Feasts of Israel (Passover)

One of the ways God ordered Israel’s life so that it would point to Him as their true God and away from foreign gods (who are not gods at all), was to arrange their weeks and months around spiritually

Lessons From the Old Testament: The Reason For the Tabernacle

The LORD said to Moses,”Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from each man whose heart prompts him to give. Then have them make a sanctuary for me,

Lessons From the Old Testament: What is the purpose of the Law?

Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain and said, “This is what you are to say to the house of Jacob and what you are to tell the people of Israel: ‘You yourselves

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