Category Archives: Constructive Thought

Count Again

I’ve been counting all wrong. James 1:2-4 (NKJV) My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.  My … Continue reading

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Let’s Not Count

Matthew 18:21-22 (NIV) Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. Is Jesus … Continue reading

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Let’s Keep Count

  Psalm 103:2 (NLT) Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me.   It’s easy to focus on what we lack, to keep a list of things we wish we … Continue reading

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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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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

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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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