Tag: 1 Peter 5
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God’s Mighty Hand
6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.–1 Peter 5 Christian,
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Lowly [1-minute read]
23Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor.–Proverbs 29 Pride is an expression of selfishness and is the foundation for all sin. It is self-seeking. In an ultimate sense, the unrepentant prideful will receive the wrath of God (Romans 2:8). The lowly in spirit are humble and have consider others over…
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Transcendence and Immanence
4The Lord is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens. 5Who is like the Lord our God, the One who sits enthroned on high, 6who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth? 7He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; 8he seats them with princes, with…
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The Humble Need God
27For You save a humble people,but the haughty eyes you bring down.28For it is You who light my lamp;the LORD my God lightens my darkness.–Psalm 18 Fugitive David had been delivered from the hand of King Saul and he wrote this psalm in response. He presents two contrasts. I will list them as 4. 3 are proclaimed…
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Have Theses Two Verses at the Ready
14But I trust in you, O LORD;I say, “You are my God.”15My times are in your hand;rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors!–Psalm 31 When I go on hospital visits, these are one of the two main verses I have with me (Psalm 46:10 being the other). They are a great…
Joel M Bradshaw 