Send us a text God’s perfection refers to the absolute and complete nature of His being, attributes, and actions. It means that He lacks nothing in goodness, wisdom, power, justice, and love. His nature is free from any flaw, error, or deficiency. This perfection extends to all His actions and plans, which are always in alignment with His perfect w…

Send us a text A compassionate God is one who is deeply aware of the suffering and needs of His creation and actively moves to alleviate that suffering. Psalm 103:13: As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. God cares much for His own and His kindness is displayed throughout the Bible. Lament…

Send us a text He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. (Psalm 103:10-12) (ESV) Tim Keller (Pastor and Autho…

Send us a text The God who satisfies refers to the biblical understanding of God as the ultimate source of fulfillment, contentment, and joy for the human soul. Unlike temporary or worldly pleasures that can leave us longing for more, God alone is able to meet the deepest needs and desires of our hearts, offering lasting peace, joy, and contentment…

Send us a text Justice refers to one of God’s essential attributes, denoting His moral perfection and righteousness in His actions, both in relation to Himself and to His creation. In Scripture, God’s justice involves giving people what is due to them—rewarding the righteous and punishing the wicked—based on His perfect knowledge and standards of h…

Send us a text Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. Psalm 96:6 May we as the Sovereign Grace song Behold Our God chorus states: Behold our God, seated on his throne. Come, let us adore Him. Behold our king, nothing can compare; Come, let us adore Him. (Behold Our God, Sovereign Grace Music) Augustine of Hip…

Send us a text Martin Luther wrote the well known hymn, “A Mighty Fortress.” We sing the first line: A mighty Fortress is our God, A Bulwark never failing; In this context, a bulwark refers to a defensive wall or strong fortification. The phrase “never failing” emphasizes that this defense is unfailing or reliable in every circumstance. Luther soug…

Send us a text Psalm 46:1 “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Almighty God is a place of shelter and refuge. I think of a strong roof above my head or a heavy blanket laid on me. God’s provision for us is strong, solid, deep, consistent and rich. It is always there standing firm. Psalm 121:1-2 “I lift up my eyes to the…

Send us a text God is above His creation but He is also fully present in it, active, and engaged. Do not fear as God is with You: Deuteronomy 31:6 (ESV) states, “Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dis…

Send us a text Transcendence refers to the concept of God being above, beyond, and independent of the physical universe and its limitations. It describes God’s existence and nature as being wholly other than and infinitely greater than His creation. God is Above His Creation: Isaiah 55:8-9: “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your w…

Send us a text Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. (Genesis 1:26) Wayne Grudem states it like this regarding the trinity. “In one se…

Send us a text Job 11:7-9 (ESV) states, “Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limit of the Almighty? It is higher than heaven—what can you do? Deeper than Sheol—what can you know? Its measure is longer than the earth and broader than the sea.” Our God is deeper than the deepest oceans and more vast than outer space. Psalm 1…

Send us a text John Piper states, “God created the world to display the worth of his glory. The whole world is full of his glory. God created us to enjoy that glory, to reflect his glory, and to live in it as a people who treasure him above all things.” (Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist (1986)). God’s creation is magnificent in its…

Send us a text And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. (Philippians 1:6) May we trust Christ this day and all days that He will be faithful to complete the work He began in us. To God Be the Glory!By Pastor Keith McMinn

Send us a text Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you n…

Send us a text God has no beginning or end. He always was, is and will be. This is hard for us to understand as we have finite minds and God is infinite. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. (Psalm 90:2) Steve Lawson states, God is independent of all cr…

Send us a text Wayne Grudem defines mercy in this way: mercy is defined as “God’s goodness toward those in distress,” highlighting God’s compassionate and loving response to human suffering and sin. Grudem explains that mercy is distinct from grace.. Mercy involves God withholding deserved punishment and showing compassion, often associated with fo…

Send us a text Psalm 34:8; “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.” We see God’s goodness throughout the Bible. Nahum 1:7 states, The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him. We see God’s goodness to us in His Son. Jesus loves us, cares for us and is always with us. W…

Send us a text God is faithful! Always! Period. There has never or will ever be a time when God is unfaithful. The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” (Lamentations 3:22-24)…

Send us a text God is in absolute control of the universe. Paul states, And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent (Colossians 1:17-18). God makes His decisions at His divine pleasure, which …

Send us a text A.W. Tozer states, “All God’s acts are done in perfect wisdom, first for His own glory, and then for the highest good of the greatest number for the longest time. And all His acts are as pure as they are wise, and as good as they are wise and pure.” This statement from Tozer beautifully captures the essence of God’s perfect wisdom. G…

Send us a text Our God is self-existent. There is never a time that God needs to be replenished. Nothing, or no one, created Him. Jesus said, I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end (Revelation 22:13). A.W. Tozer states, “Origin is a word that can apply only to things created. When we think of anything that h…

Send us a text God is unchanging. We change all the time: our shoes, minds, ideas, feelings, likes and dislikes. Our surroundings and circumstances are always in transition. In Virginia, the weather changes nearly every day; cold to hot, rainy and cool to humid and hot. But God does not change, at all. Never! Let that sink in. He is entirely perfec…

Send us a text We see the goodness of God’s grace to us in His Son. Jesus loves us, cares for us, and is always with us. We should rejoice that God showed us mercy, not giving us what we deserve. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Chri…

Send us a text Today we are looking at the love of God. Paul says in Romans 5:8, but God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. This is ultimate love, in that God sacrificed His Son for His bride.By Pastor Keith McMinn

Send us a text God is everywhere. The Psalmist states, "Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand s…

Send us a text Psalm 139:1-6 says: O Lord, you have searched me and known me! 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. 3 You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. 4 Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. 5 You hem me in, behind and befo…

Send us a text God is pure and set apart so much that we cannot even begin to fully conceive of His holiness. The theologian R.C Sproul states, “The idea of holiness is so central to biblical teaching that it is said of God, “Holy is his name” (Luke 1:49). God is perfect in all of His ways, sinless, blameless, and without blemish. God is Holy!…

Send us a text “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted." (Job 42:2)