God Notes
Revelations and insights about God from the bible, others and the world around me.
God Notes
God the counter of sheep and stars
He determines the number of stars and calls them by name. — Psalm 147:4
Thoughts:
It's almost like the story of the lost sheep. In order to know that one was lost, he had to know the number. So the God of the universe is a counter of sheep and a counter of stars. And because he counts, he knows when one is
... See moreHe numbers what feels uncountable. He names what feels infinite.
And if He calls stars by name…how much more the ones made in His image?
Thoughts from reading Psalm 147
I wanna be led by a father whose understanding is limitless
Thoughts while reading Psalm 147:5
When I’m leading my own life, I’m constantly recalculating.
Half the time I don’t even understand why I feel what I feel.
Creative tension? Family decision? Hard conversation?
I’m like a GPS that says, “Recalculating…” every 12 seconds.
But God?
He doesn’t
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Anchored in the standard of heaven
Understanding leads to finding. Wisdom is found in the verbs.
Thoughts from reading Proverbs 2:3-5
I find it interesting that it's all of the verbs lead to understanding the fear of the Lord, which leads to finding the knowledge of God, because that's what it says, that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. It's the foundation. It is the
... See more“The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.”
Ecclesiastes 9:17 ESV
“Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.”
Proverbs 4:23 AMP
God determines success. I lay the stones.
Thoughts from reading Nehemiah 2:20
I was just reading in Nehemiah chapter 2 at the end where it says, Nehemiah is telling the people that are giving him crap about what he's doing, that the God of heaven will give us success, and we will start rebuilding. I know I've heard it before, like, the outcome is up
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