Guidance I will seek the will of the Spirit of God through, or in connection with, the Word of God. The Spirit and the Word must be combined. If I look to the Spirit alone without the Word, I lay myself open to great delusions also. If the Holy Ghost guides us at all, He … Continue reading “God, will of; cf. Guidance”
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God, wisdom of
Let Me Be a Woman Elizabeth Elliot, in her book Let Me Be a Woman, records the story of Gladys Aylward unable to accept the looks God had given her. Ms. Aylward told how when she was a child she had two great sorrows. One, that while all her friends had beautiful golden hair, hers … Continue reading “God, wisdom of”
God, wrath of
Earthquake California’s $3-billion-a-year pornographic movie industry is viewing the earthquake as God’s personal destruction of American’s most wicked city, some porn producers say. The quake was centered in the cities of Northridge, Shatsworth, and Canoga Park, which are home to nearly all of the U. S. soft-and hard-port video industry. Every one of the primary … Continue reading “God, wrath of”
God, judgment of
Pornography California’s $3-billion-a-year pornographic movie industry is viewing the earthquake as God’s personal destruction of American’s most wicked city, some porn producers say. The quake was centered in the cities of Northridge, Shatsworth, and Canoga Park, which are home to nearly all of the U. S. soft-and hard-port video industry. Every one of the primary … Continue reading “God, judgment of”
God’s Law
Company Rules While living in Florida, I had several friends who worked cleaning rooms at a nationally-known inn located directly on the white sands of the Gulf of Mexico. They spent their work breaks running barefoot in the sand. The problem was the inn required all employees to wear shoes at all times while working. … Continue reading “God’s Law”
God, love of
Dog Loves You Every year the youngest children in the Trinity Lutheran preschool in Crown Point, Indiana, steal the show at their end-of-the-year program. This year they did the usual waves to parents, mugging and tugging at their clothes. The highlight came when 11 children—none of whom could yet read—proudly held up brightly colored 3-foot-high … Continue reading “God, love of”
God, mercies of
New Every Morning Yea, “new every morning,” though we may awake, Our hearts with old sorrow beginning to ache; With old work unfinished when night stayed our hand With new duties waiting, unknown and unplanned; With old care still pressing, to fret and to vex, With new problems rising, our minds to perplex In ways … Continue reading “God, mercies of”
God, names of
God’s Names Adonai—Lord of All Means Lord or Master, occurs 449 times in the O.T. Emphasizes the servant/master relationship, and suggests God’s authority as Master; one who possesses absolute authority. What can we learn from this name of God? 1. The Master, Lord has the right to expect obedience: “Then Moses said to the LORD, … Continue reading “God, names of”
God, nature of
Where Is God? While my young son Doug was looking at a full moon, he asked, “Mom, is God in the moon?” I explained that God is everywhere. “Is he in my tummy?” Doug wanted to know. “Well, sort of,” I responded, not sure where these questions wee leading. Then Doug declared, “God wants a … Continue reading “God, nature of”
God, omnipotence
What God Can’t Do A young boy traveling by airplane to visit his grandparents sat beside a man who happened to be a seminary professor. The boy was reading a Sunday school take-home paper when the professor thought he would have some fun with the lad. “Young man,” said the professor, “If you can tell … Continue reading “God, omnipotence”