Children are so honest. I remember mine asking me directly, “Daddy, are you mad right now?” Kids look for clues and when the clues are not clear, they just ask. Children wonder about God in the same simple terms: ‘Does God have an angry face or a happy face?’ God is angry about sin, injustice,Continue reading “DOES GOD HAVE AN ANGRY FACE?Jeremiah 33:9.”
Category Archives: God DELIGHTS in His Children
MARRIAGE IS A TEACHING TOOL. Jeremiah 31:20.
We think romance is the point of life. Far more than half our songs and movies are about romance. Our culture worships romance like an IDOL. Yet God created romance. Imagine—God Himself created His number-one rival. He created those feelings, the passion, the electric charge when two hands touch, the sparkle in the eye andContinue reading “MARRIAGE IS A TEACHING TOOL. Jeremiah 31:20.”
“The Love of My Life” Jeremiah 12:7-8; 9:23-24.
Don’t boast about achievements, which don’t last. Instead, brag about this: God calls you the love of his life. I never expected to see that in the Bible. But I saw it this morning: “the love of My life.” In Jeremiah 12, God announces judgment on Israel. Yet even as He punishes, He reaffirms HisContinue reading ““The Love of My Life” Jeremiah 12:7-8; 9:23-24.”
A GOD WHO SINGS. Zephaniah 3:17.
I played my first baseball game at eight. I was years behind. My teammates on the Fireballs had been playing together since tee ball. But there was no tee at my first game. I had to hit a ball that was moving. It was dad’s pitch, but it may as well have been Nolan Ryan. Continue reading “A GOD WHO SINGS. Zephaniah 3:17.”
GOD IS A FRIEND WHO STICKS CLOSER THAN A … MOTHER. Isaiah 49:14-16.
We love the verse that says “there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother” Proverbs 18:24. Most consider Jesus the ultimate fulfilment of that statement. He sticks closer than any brother. But what about a mother? Could Jesus be closer than even your own mother? Yes. Not only is it possible, but GodContinue reading “GOD IS A FRIEND WHO STICKS CLOSER THAN A … MOTHER. Isaiah 49:14-16.”
GOD HAS FORGOTTEN ABOUT ME. Isaiah 49:14-16.
Have you seen the recent film based on the book from 1970, ARE YOU THERE GOD, IT’S ME, MARGARET? Controversy surrounds the books of Judy Blume. One writer says she is “perniciously wrong about all the social issues that matter” yet even Blume’s critics are calling this a “perfect” film. It tells the story ofContinue reading “GOD HAS FORGOTTEN ABOUT ME. Isaiah 49:14-16.”
WHEN YOU CRITICIZE YOURSELF, YOU CRITICIZE GOD. Isaiah 29:16.
What teenager hasn’t looked in the mirror and hated some aspect of his appearance? Even supermodels do it, and you can tell they have spent way too much time analyzing every detail. One article notes these self-proclaimed flaws—Tyra Banks says her calves are too small and her forehead too big. Coca Rocha says her teethContinue reading “WHEN YOU CRITICIZE YOURSELF, YOU CRITICIZE GOD. Isaiah 29:16.”
What Does God Enjoy?
I once visited a preacher in the hospital, and he sat up in bed and preached to us. He said, “People always talk about ‘God bless me,’ but did you know that YOU can bless GOD?” He was so excited about that. One verse he mentioned was “bless the Lord, o my soul, and allContinue reading “What Does God Enjoy?”
Delight.
New parents stare at baby and smile, anticipating—and then it happens: He laughs for the first time. She holds her head up for the first time. Sits up. Crawls. And baby’s first steps—what a moment! Parents call their friends and say things like, “He finally ate a vegetable!” or “She finally remembered to flush.” Continue reading “Delight.”
He is Your Keeper.
Keeping animals, being a “keeper” as the old-timers called it, means providing food, shelter, and protection for animals. And as if that were not enough, after dark cowboys on the trail would sing to calm the cattle with their voices. Keepers love their animals. Even cattle ranchers develop a fondness for these huge beasts theyContinue reading “He is Your Keeper.”
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