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Tag: Father
It turns out the difference between a bad father and good father is not much at all…
“Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you: therefore He will rise up to show you compassion.” (Isiah 30:19 NIV) One of my all-time favorite movies is Father of the Bride. If I’ve seen it once, I’ve probably seen it thirty times. The movie…
“The simple fact is that words kill.” (Matthew 5:22 MSG) We were at Chickfil-a last night; our little family of three gathered and giving thanks over chicken and mac and cheese. It was mid-meal when someone said something that near swept away my appetite. The…
“Your own ears will hear Him. Right behind you, a voice will say, “This is the way you should go,” whether to the right or to the left. (Isaiah 30:21 NLT) **contains spoilers for the movie Overcomer** I watched the movie Overcomer last night. It’s…
“You feed them from the abundance of Your own house.” (Psalm 36:8 NLT) Our God provides for His own. We see this so clearly in the wilderness, with the children of the Exodus picking their way toward Promised Land. God brought bread like dew on…
“Let us throw off everything that hinders…” (Hebrews 12:1 NIV) Five years ago I had a dream. I was standing on the edge of an open field, hanging on to the fence with both hands. The field was beautiful but dangerous. The golden grass waved…
“I planned what I’d say if you returned to me: ‘Good! I’ll bring you back into the family. I’ll give you choice land, land that the godless nations would die for.’ And I imagined that you would say, ‘Dear father!’ and you would never again…
“Because we are His children, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts promoting us to call out, ‘Abba, Father.’” (Galatians 4:6-7 NLT) What a verse to stumble upon on the dawn my father’s third birthday in heaven! It’s only been 28…
“The no-good hunks of wood are loaded on mules and have to hauled off, wearing out the poor mules – dead weight, burdens who can’t carry burdens, hauled off to captivity.” (Isaiah 46:1-2 MSG) Isaiah first opens this passage by writing about false gods. He…