“A huge, mighty God who chooses the least likely.” — Shai Linne, Election God prefers to use the unlikeliest, even the taboo, to glorify himself, for example, using a woman nursing her husband to bring unrivaled stability to marriages. Or his Son becoming a curse to rescue sinful men from the curse of sin, which…
An imperial symbol of torture and execution has miraculously become a globally-recognized token of grace. Torture and execution is somehow now our victory symbol. The same act meant to nourish infants is now being rediscovered for what it is– a rare gift between a man and woman, with power to save marriages on the rocks.…
“Why should the woman submit…? We must reject the traditionalist answer, namely that women are not decisive enough. The fact is that many wives are more decisive than their husbands. So why are women called to this position? … the answer to that question is another question. Why did Christ become the one to give…
And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased, And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the…
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Bible Rank: 304 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. KJV Top verses countdown
God has a history of using the insignificant to accomplish the impossible. “With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.” Mark 10:27 KJV From God’s Little Instruction Book for Teachers, 91
John 3:30 Self-abasement is an unwelcome concept to the human heart. “In our foolish human quest to build our own empire, this idea is completely counterintuitive.” – Pastor R See also: Simple He Must Increase, But I Must Decrease – Desiring God
And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them 3 and said, ‘Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.’ – Matthew 18:2-4…
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