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Category Archives: Constructive Thought
Who’s Not Counting?
The same God who keeps track of our tears and the hairs on our heads isn’t keeping count of our sins. Isaiah 43:25 (NIV) I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, … Continue reading
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Who’s Counting?
God is counting … Luke 12:7 (NIV) Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Psalm 56:8 … list my tears on your scroll— are they not in your record? God keeps track of every hair … Continue reading
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Magnify the Lord, Diminish the Deception
We have an enemy who specializes in deception. Revelation 12:9 (TLV) And the great dragon was thrown down—the ancient serpent, called the devil and satan, who deceives the whole world. More focus on God, less attention to the enemy’s lies. … Continue reading
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Magnify the Grandeur
Consider the grandeur of the seas — from cresting waves to gentle ripples, from tiny plankton to giant whales. Consider mountain grandeur — from mighty forests to rocky craigs, from snowcapped peaks to alpine wildflowers. Isaiah 40:11 (NIV) Who has … Continue reading
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Tagged God's creation, grandeur, Isaiah 40:11, magnify the Lord, mountains, seas
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Magnify the Details
Matthew 6:28-29 (NIV) … See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. Magnify a flower. Look at … Continue reading
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Magnify the Lord
Psalm 34:3 (ESV) Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! Take a magnifying glass to your mental image of God. We tend to under-rate Him. He’s bigger, stronger, greater than we can imagine. … Continue reading
Soli Deo Gloria
Glory to God alone. We’ll close out the week with the last of the five solas of the Reformation, soli Deo gloria — that is, only God receives glory for our salvation. The Apostle Paul said it well: 1 Timothy 1:17 … Continue reading
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Sola Fide
Next up in the five solas of the Reformation: Sola Fide, Faith Alone. Galatians 5:16 (CEV) But we know that God accepts only those who have faith in Jesus Christ. No one can please God by simply obeying the … Continue reading
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Sola Gratia
Sola gratia, another of the five solas of the Reformation: Only Grace. Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV) For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no … Continue reading
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Solus Christus
Continuing with the five solas of the Reformation — Solus Christus, Only Christ: Acts 4:11-12 (NIV) Jesus is “‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.” Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other … Continue reading
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Tagged Acts 4:11-12, cloud of witnesses, five solas, Hebrews 12:1, Only Christ, Reformation, Solus Christus
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