Jesus was not recognized until . . . “Dear woman, why are you crying?” Jesus asked her. “Who are you looking for?” She thought he was the gardener. “Sir,” she said, “if you have taken him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will go and get him.” “Mary!” Jesus said. SheContinue reading “Jesus was not recognized until …”
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Adopted into God’s Forever Family ∙
Adopted into God’s Forever Family ∙ God sent his Son . . . so that he could adopt us as his very own children. – Galatians 4:4-5 Galatians 4:1-7 1 Think of it this way. If a father dies and leaves an inheritance for his young children, those children are not much better off thanContinue reading “Adopted into God’s Forever Family ∙”
Growing up ∙∙
Growing up ∙∙ Even though Jesus was God’s Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered. – Hebrews 5:8 Genesis 45:5-8 5 But don’t be upset, and don’t be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives. 7 GodContinue reading “Growing up ∙∙”
This hurts me more than . . . ∙
This hurts me more than . . . ∙ For the LORD corrects those he loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights. – Proverbs 3:12 Lamentations 3:31-33 31 For no one is abandoned by the Lord forever. 32 Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion because of the greatnessContinue reading “This hurts me more than . . . ∙”
Solid rock or shifting sand ∙
Solid rock or shifting sand ∙ Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. – Matthew 7:24 Matthew 7:24-27 24 Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house onContinue reading “Solid rock or shifting sand ∙”