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childofthepotter · 1 month

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#faith in god #belief in god #faith in jesus #belief in jesus #jesus #god #prayer #god is our rock #bible #bibleverse

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walkswithmyfather · 1 year

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“The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe.” —Proverbs 18:10 (NKJV)

Question: “How is the name of the Lord a strong tower (Proverbs 18:10)?” By GotQuestions.org:

Answer: “The Bible informs us that Lord God Himself is our rock, our fortress, and our deliverer. In Him, we can take refuge because He is our shield of protection, our horn of salvation, and our stronghold (Psalm 18:2). Over and again, Psalms compares God to a high and strong tower of protection and a shelter where His people can safely hide. But Proverbs 18:10 reveals a similar truth about God’s name: “The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe” (ESV).

In ancient times, a person’s name was much more than a random identifier or title. A name expressed the person’s nature and individual attributes. Thus, God’s name represents His essential character and authority. The person of God and the name of God cannot be separated.

The Lord’s name is a strong tower because the infinite heights and depths of His person, presence, and power are apprehended in that name. The righteous—those who are made right with God through a relationship with Jesus Christ—can run to Him in all His revealed perfection, faithfulness, power, authority, mercy, and love, and be set on high, barricaded inside His tower of protection, safe from all harm.

The name of the Lord is equivalent to the Lord Himself. It speaks of the revealed essence of God or the revelation of Himself in the history of salvation. The Lord shows Himself faithful and trustworthy to all who confide in Him: “From the ends of the earth, I cry to you for help when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the towering rock of safety, for you are my safe refuge, a fortress where my enemies cannot reach me” (Psalm 61:2–3, NLT). The ESV renders the phrase “for you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy” (verse 3). The name of the Lord is a strong tower because He is our defense. As we discover what God has revealed about His character, we can trust in Him (Psalm 91:2).

The name of the Lord and the character of God are interchangeable phrases. David said, “Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you” (Psalm 9:10). God makes His character known to us through His Word, through the person of Jesus Christ, and through the multi-faceted revelations expressed through His many names.

As Elohim, He is Creator; as Yahweh, He is the covenant-keeping, eternal I AM; as El Shaddai, He is the all-sufficient, all-powerful, God Almighty; as Jehovah Jireh, He is our Provider; as Yeshua, He is Savior. He is the Good Shepherd, who leads, guides, and protects; He is the Lamb of God, who lays down His life for us; He is Jesus, the Incarnate Son and Christ the Risen Lord; and He is the eternal, glorious, highly exalted, King of Heaven! Psalm 8:1 rightly acknowledges, “LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens.”

The name of the Lord can also be understood as His nature representing itself. One aspect of that nature is a strong, high tower offering a citadel of safety capable of holding off every hostile attack. Into this tower, the righteous can run and hide, safely guarded above all danger: “For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock” (Psalm 27:5).

The name of the Lord is a strong tower because it is capable of safeguarding all who call upon that name. When the prophet Joel foresaw the Lord’s return, he saw a terrifying day of judgment and terror. Yet he declared, “And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved” (Joel 2:32). That same promise of salvation in the name of the Lord echoes in the New Testament (Romans 10:13; Acts 2:21). When we call upon the name of the Lord, we call upon God Himself.

The Lord’s name signifies everything that God is in Himself—His compassion, lovingkindness, mercy, grace, power, judgment, holiness, perfection, knowledge, and more. Everyone who knows and trusts in Him discovers that He is indeed a strong tower.”

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childrensbread · 1 year

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How to Develop Courage

💜 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.

In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust and am not afraid.

What can mere mortals do to me?

~Psalm 56:3-4 ✝️

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All of us want to be brave. However, for many of us, we don't quite know how to be. Developing courage is difficult.

Today, we're looking for answers.

"We Bought a Zoo" is a book written by former newspaper columnist Benjamin Mee. The true story recounts Benjamin's experiences of uprooting his family to the English countryside and purchasing a run-down zoo. The memoirs unpack the family's rollercoaster ride as they reopen the zoo while navigating financial difficulties, tensions and illness along the way.

Within the book, Benjamin shares a life motto: "Sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it."

It's an inspiring perspective. Courage, Mee suggests, is a powerful virtue in short bursts. Even if you don't think of yourself as brave, you can at least stir yourself for 20 seconds. And that could change everything. Courage starts small.

What do you make of that idea?

In today's Psalm, David articulates a different - although not mutually exclusive - formula for developing courage: "When I am afraid, I put my trust in you" (Verse 3). Within one verse, he gives us a three-step guide for becoming braver.

"When I am afraid" reminds us of the importance of acknowledging our fears to God. Courage is not the art of pretending we're not scared. God never asks us to suppress our fears or put on fake smiles. That's not courage. Courage is the ability to acknowledge our fears and live boldly anyway. Having fear is not shameful or "un-Christian". It's a normal human instinct. If you're feeling scared today, take your fear to Jesus. He awaits you with open arms.

I put" is the next part of David's declaration. Although brief, it makes a valuable point. "I put" is an active verb. It's an intentional choice by David to shift His fear. Rather than sitting scared, David makes a move. He employs faith. While it's normal to experience fear, you don't have to stay there. Choose to step out from fear into faith. Move towards Jesus today.

My trust in you" completes the phrase. Once David has made an active decision, he lands His trust in God. God is the object of our faith. He's our antidote to fear and source of peace. We can't live by trying to "stop being scared". We must replace our fear with something, or Someone, greater. Trust in God and watch fear flee.

Acknowledge your fears. Employ your faith. Trust in God. Repeat. This can provide a pattern for you as you develop your own courage. It's worth doing. In verse 4, we learn where all this leads: "I am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?" That's where we want to end up!

Choose to resist fear today. If you're finding it difficult, employ Benjamin Mee's tactic and start small. Live in 20-second chunks of courage. It can transform you! 🙏

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patcegan · 10 months

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Self-doubt

There are no parents who are what they should be how often we doubt ourselves cry tears of frustration over a disobedient, defiant child and our own ineptness of raising him to be all that we want him to be Self=doubt stabs the most self-absorbed person at times filling us with "what-ifs" do mama bears feel this at times, too? Yet, ironically, we have access to One who can guide us through the…

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1raincheck1 · 1 year

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#god is our rock #god is kind #thank god

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thepartyponies · 1 year

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Understandable idea, but God made an exception.

Made this on my phone in 5 minutes don’t criticize the quality

#memes #gifs looked like they were reposted from a different site originally #been thinking about this for years #then i was listening to 'the road the rocks and the weeds' by john mark mcmillan #where he says #come down from your mountain your highrise apartment #and tell me of the God you know who bleeds #i've got no answers for heartbreaks or cancers #but a savior who suffers them with me #and i was just like wow. ain't that something.#dear friends we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with us in our weakness

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phlegmykins · 1 year

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"You’re a real piece of work, Harry, you know that?"

#sigh that one part where you can say let’s rock with our cocks or whatever and Kim fugckign laughs in his voice line is giving me #the worst brainrot #this is probably ooc but god fucking damn it i needed it for my soul to heal #anyway #disco elysium

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cementcornfield · 5 months

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It's about the parallels 🥲

#oh my god thank you anon #our social media team rocks #but really like the parallels do you guys SEE do you UNDERSTAND #joe burrow #ja'marr chase #WE ARE GOING TO WIN THE SUPER BOWL IN NEW ORLEANS

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childofthepotter · 27 days

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#faith in god #belief in god #faith in jesus #belief in jesus #jesus #god #prayer #god is our rock #bible #bibleverse

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tajcox · 1 year

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walkswithmyfather · 11 months

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#note to self #hope for the broken hearted #debbie kay #christian blog #christian inspiration #christian encouragement #god is in control #god is our rock #god is always with you #christianity

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childrensbread · 1 year

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The 7 Heavenly Virtues: Faith Day #2

Favoritism Forbidden

💜 My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism.

Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in.

If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,” have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?

But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?

Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong?

If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right.

But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.

For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.

For he who said, “You shall not commit adultery,” also said, “You shall not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.

Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment. ~James 2:1-13 ✝️

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What marks out Christians as being different from non-Christians? The apostle James, speaking to the early Church in Jerusalem, answered the question by remarking: "Not a lot."

According to James, there were snobs amongst the saints. And in James' eyes, snobbery ruins everything! Not just to the person being judged, but the person doing the judging.

The reason the one showing favoritism is robbed is because when we 'dishonor and disregard' others, we cannot learn from them. And when we look at them, we no longer see Jesus in them. But the fault is not in them; the fault is in our lack of vision.

James says if you show favoritism towards others you are robbed of the opportunity to be a disciple. James even questions, 'are you even a believer in God?' (verse 1).

Second, judging others by their poverty causes us to break God's law. He says if you act in a superior way and believe yourself to be better than someone else, you're actually breaking the royal law-you're not loving your neighbor as yourself.

Sharing our lives with people of different races, creeds, countries and backgrounds causes a revolution in us. It causes us to become more fully human, more like Christ. It enables us to come into alignment with the reality that one day every nation, tribe and tongue will bow down at the throne of Jesus Christ.

We must learn to take joy in the diversity of the Kingdom. This matters to God. In fact, he connects favoritism and judging others in the same category as murder and adultery (verses 8-11). It is a violation of the greatest commandment Jesus spoke.

The playing field is level at the foot of the cross. We are all desperately in need of God's grace, love and forgiveness. There is no vaccine for racism, prejudice or discrimination - we must come before God humbly, and ask Him to enable us to love others the way Christ has first loved us.

People who think they are better than others haven't taken the time to hear the stories of the people they think they are better than. Today, choose to connect with where people are, not with where you think they ought to be. 💜🙏

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