Thursday, December 16, 2021
Hear God’s Word
As Clearly As We See
The Ice Between the Snow
Joshua 2:11
As soon as we heard it, our hearts failed, and there was no courage left in any of us because of you. The Lord your God is indeed God in heaven above and on earth below.
Matthew 28:19-20
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.
Words of Grace For Today
To encounter God is an awesome thing,
more terrifying than anything we have imagined or ever could imagine,
which brings our hearts to stop, and all things in us to cease to be, other than what God has given us.
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When we realize that everything we need for life, abundant life, God has already given to us, then we can but be grateful for all that life has for us
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and we will be ready to hand on everything that God has given us to others so that they may also live and live abundantly.
So we go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey the commandment Jesus gives us, to love our neighbours as ourselves, and even our enemies, and first that we love God with all our hearts, minds, and strengths.
Even when we see the face of God and hear God’s Word for us, as awesome and fearful as that is for us, we then trust always that God will walk with us to the end of all time.
All courage is given to us by the God that walks with us, each day, no matter how cold, no matter how hot, no matter the challenges our enemies place in our paths.
Let us celebrate each moment all the great wonders of each day.