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"As God’s partners, we beg you not to accept this marvelous gift of God’s kindness and then ignore it." (2 Corinthians 6:1 NLT)
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Paul was practically begging the Corinthian Christians not to receive the grace of God in vain. It is possible to receive God's grace and go about life as though it...
"As for Me, behold, My covenant (solemn pledge) is with you, and you shall be the father of many nations." (Genesis 17:4 AMPC)
Covenant: A usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement. (Merriam-Webster Dictionary).
God reintroduce Himself to Abraham in verse 1 of this chapter. He charged him...
"But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ."(Ephesians 4:7)
Grace has been given to every one of us. We have been redeemed, sanctified and engraced for good works. Jesus descended into the place of death, discomfited the devil and his cohorts. He...
"although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief." (I Timothy 1:13 NKJV)
Paul was an injurious man to the church Jesus left behind. He persecuted and opposed her. By God's mercy, he was converted and became a...
"The Lord takes pleasure in those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him, in those who hope in His mercy and loving-kindness." (Psalm 147:11 AMPC)
Our God takes pleasure in those who hope in His mercy and loving-kindness. The word I will like us to focus on this morning is HOPE.
Hope: to...
"He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy." (Psalms 147:10-11)
It displeases God to see us depend on anything rather than Him. Our 'horses' and 'legs', though...
"For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.”"(II Chronicles 16:9 NKJV)
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The Lord is actively searching for people who He...
"Then He said, “I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.”" (Exodus 33:19 NKJV)
Whereas, it is God's prerogative to decide who is a...
"And he said, “Please, show me Your glory.”" (Exodus 33:18 NKJV)
Though God Himself called and commissioned Moses, he (Moses) was a man of unquenchable thirst for God. He was consecrated to God and Him alone. He mastered the act of pressing on to the next level in his walk with God.
In the...
"So the Lord said to Moses, “I will also do this thing that you have spoken; for you have found grace in My sight, and I know you by name.” (Exodus 33:17 NKJV)
The redemption we received through Christ Jesus was perfect and complete. It included the authority to pray to the Father in His name...
The Grace to be Conquerors
"For how then will it be known that Your people and I have found grace in Your sight, except You go with us? So we shall be separate, Your people and I, from all the people who are upon the face of the earth.”
(Exodus 33:16 NKJV)
One of the ways to be sure that God...
"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever." (Psalms 23:6 NKJV)
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David in the above text acknowledges the everlasting covenant God made with him: the sure mercies of David (Isaiah 55:3). He was aware of God's goodness...