God Notes
Revelations and insights about God from the bible, others and the world around me.
God Notes
The Long Apprenticeship
Read 1 Kings 7
How many jobs did Hiram do before landing this gig with Solomon?
It’s easy to imagine him making gates, bowls, or small decorative pieces in Tyre before anyone important noticed. All those “ordinary” jobs were rehearsal for the extraordinary one. Every piece of bronze he hammered was secretly preparing him to ham
... See moreSometimes God plants recognition in the spirit before the mind catches up.
Read Luke 1
If you want to live life well. Go to the inventor of life itself. Get to know him personally. He'll guide you.
Key verse: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. — proverbs 9:10
If life is a game—complex, beautiful, unpredictable—it only makes sense to go to the Inventor to understand how to play
... See moreMaybe it’s not about reinventing everything.
Maybe it’s about returning — with a different heart.
Not because it makes sense. But because He said so.
'Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.” ' — Luke 5:5
How the King of Kings operates (1×1)
Even in crowds, Jesus’ healing was deeply personal.
The bleeding woman? He stopped. “Who touched Me?” (Luke 8:45)
The leper? He didn’t just say the word—He touched him. (Luke 5:13)
Bartimaeus? Jesus heard his voice from the roadside crowd and called him forward. (Mark 10:49)
Even when healing many, the Gospels paint
... See more'You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.' — Psalm 16:11 ESV
1. “You make known to me the path of life”
Hebrew: “תּוֹדִיעֵנִי אֹרַח חַיִּים”
Transliteration: Todi’eni orach chayyim
תּוֹדִיעֵנִי (todi’eni) – “You make known to me”
From the root ידע (yada), meaning "to
Where do you feel the temptation in your own rhythms to “look faithful” by sticking to a system—while maybe dodging the harder, heart-level obedience God’s really asking for?
Read Mark 7
Recognize who you are and who he is. Remove your sandals.
Key verse: [[The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.]]
“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” – [[Exodus]] 3:5
... See moreThe commander of the Lord ’s army replied, “Take off y
Martha invited Jesus, but Mary attended to Him.
This reminds me of the msg version of that proverb that we are blessed when we attend to what he reveals. mary was attending to what Jesus was revealing.
To “attend” is more than just hearing.
It’s presence + posture + priority.
It means:
to lean in
to watch closely
to be present enough to notice
to give weig