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Grains of Sand Purposes
Scripture:
Psalm 139:17–18 — “How precious to me are Your plans, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with You.”
Insight:
God’s “thoughts” here aren’t just random musings — they’re intentions, purposes, plans. David’s life shows what that
What if the greatest gift of your answered prayer isn’t the provision itself, but the deeper pull to follow the One who gave it?
I don't want to be somebody... who follows the miracle. I want to be somebody who follows Jesus, the miracle worker.
Read Luke 5
The gospel is the gracious gift of the one who promised to give us everything we need not just for eternal life but also for godliness, that is, a God-honoring life between the time he takes us as his own and the time we go home to be with him.
Paul David Tripp • Reactivity: How the Gospel Transforms Our Actions and Reactions
Lord Jesus, Shepherd and Warrior, carry me as your lamb.
Break me where I am proud like a king.
Teach me to shepherd those entrusted to me — gently, patiently, faithfully.
Teach me to fight as your warrior — resisting idols, confronting injustice, laying down comfort for your kingdom.
Let my small strength foreshadow your great justice,
until the day
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... See moreMorgan Harper Nichols • Honest Advent
And you know that if all you needed was theology and rules, Jesus wouldn’t have had to come. All God would have needed to do was drop the Bible down on you and walk away. But he didn’t walk away; he invaded your life as Father, Savior, and Helper. By grace, he made you a part of his family.
Paul David Tripp • New Morning Mercies
have said many times that I believe one of the most important passages for this generation is Isaiah 55:8–9 where God says “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”