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Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:1, HCSB
God is faithful, as seen in the work of Christ. Our faith in Christ’s faithfulness brings His peace into our lives and between us and God and spreads between each other.
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”
John 10:11, HCSB
God is faithful. He promised He would come redeem humanity, and in Jesus He did that through the cross. Our Good Shepherd sought us and saves us from ourselves.
Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised.
Proverbs 31:30, HCSB
God is faithful. Anyone who trusts in Christ will be praised by God at the end. This is true for the Church and for every child, man, and woman within Her.
casting all your care on Him, because He cares about you.
1 Peter 5:7, HCSB
God is faithful. He has shown it time and again, especially through the death and resurrection of Jesus. Trust Him in all things knowing He cares for you.
Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom and loving instruction is on her tongue.
Proverbs 31:25-26, HCSB
God is faithful. It gives us hope and courage whatever comes, and He gives His faithfulness to His Church, all who truly call on the name of Christ, the faithful one.
But the Lord is faithful; He will strengthen and guard you from the evil one.
2 Thessalonians 3:3, HCSB
God is faithful. We can trust Him in all things, even when life seems too hard. He helps in temptation, forgives sin, and prepares a place for us in eternity.
On this day 26 years ago, at 6:46 PM CST, I bent my knee to Jesus as Lord and Savior. (If you do a search on this site for “birthday”, you will see the various explanations.)
I like to call it my Re-Birthday, as we call faith in Christ being born again. This comes from John 3 and 1 Peter 1. I encourage everyone to remember their own re-birthday (and if you aren’t sure/can’t remember, just claim your baptism day or your birthday.)
I also like to bake some sort of cake and then serve it to others as a way to teach self-sacrifice and becoming a servant to all as our shared salvation is celebrated.
Sometimes it’s messy, or we’re still a little crisp on the sides, but we have a sweet salvation.
This year, I am still helping teach Christian Worldview and Intro to Philosophy courses with 270 students (+46 for a CWV class I am covering for 2 weeks for a friend who had surgery) who were all born after this momentous day in my life. (I am also taking classes with fellow seminarians who also were mostly [not 2 of about 100] born after this date!) It is also in April that I am set to finally graduate with my M.Div.
There is a good probability I will be serving at a new congregation this year, but (as of today) it is still purely in God’s hands.
It is a little weird to think that I have been a Christian so long, especially having come to Christ as a teenager and now working with teens and 20-somethings as a youth pastor and college instructor.
God is so good.
Also, it is my mother-in-law’s birthday, so join me in wishing her a happy and blessed day! If not for her, I would not have my wife!
Also also, it is my friend Fletcher’s birthday. We met in seminary. He’s a TheoBro of the highest order.
God bless you, and remember that Jesus Christ is the reason we live and move and breathe and have meaning and being!
Be excellent and party on!
Let us enjoy the fellowship of the brethren in Christ!
Daniel
This Sunday at Church: Enjoying the fellowship of other believers
This Sunday at Church: Enjoying the fellowship of other believers
And my God will supply all your needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:19, CSB
Christ has adopted us as His own by His blood, and He equips each of us for reaching this fallen world with His love.
And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.”
Malachi 4:6, CSB
A life of holiness relies on Christ in all things, especially our relationships. As the Father has brought restoration to us in Christ, He will help restore relationships with family, friends, colleagues, and enemies.
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