Author: reflectionsintheword

Life Under Cover

God the Father has provided a structure for how husbands relate to their wives. Moreover, He models this structure through His own relationship with Christ the Son. The structured relationship between God the Father and Christ the Son did not diminish Christ; rather, through it Christ gained mankind’s salvation and was exalted. Similarly, the structured relationship between husband and wife does not diminish the wife. Rather, in it she is her most productive, and by it she glorifies God, and is herself exalted.

Forgiveness: The Foundation for Fellowship

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Forgiveness becomes a way of life for the one who is forgiven and made clean in the blood of the Lamb of God.

The Son and the Rain

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In the midst of struggle tinged with pain
I must never once forget
That the Son who made the brightest skies
will raise me up to them yet.

Payback! — Snippet

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“…though we might suffer the consequences of our sins, God will pour out His blessings in our lives if we turn to Him: He will restore to us the years the locusts have eaten.” ~ Payback!

Faithfulness: Foremost for Followers — Snippet

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“…God does not measure the size or the celebrity of our ministry; God measures our faithfulness to the ministry He gave us.” ~ Faithfulness: Foremost for Followers

Misplaced Fear: Startled by a “Boo!” when God lives in You — Snippet

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“Faith can overcome fear, but fear can also overcome faith. We all have misplaced fear and God’s intent is to overcome that fear in us by growing our faith.” ~ Misplaced Fear: Startled by a “Boo!” when God lives in You

Believer’s ‘KFC’: Kindness Forgiveness & Compassion

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There are so very many ways that we can show compassion to people if get our eyes off ourselves and look around

Jesus and the Declaring Devils: Fanfare Foments Furor not Faith — Snippet

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“Likewise, if we have no faith in Jesus to begin with, then miracles are useless to us. Without faith, miracles are just entertainment: they bring us no closer to God. Conversely, with faith we have ALL we need, miracles or not. And we know this truth, because Jesus told us that this was His purpose for coming.” ~ Jesus and the Declaring Devils: Fanfare Foments Furor not Faith

Redemption (Part 1): LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION — Snippet

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“To come to God we must first realize that we are not where we should be: that we are not in a relationship with Him… No one comes to God before first recognizing that he/she is separated from God.” ~ Redemption (Part 1): LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

The Limits of Knowledge

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We will only follow a leader that we believe knows more than us, otherwise we will go off on our own path because we believe we know better. Likewise, it is only when we accept God’s sovereign knowledge as superior to our own that we will follow Him.