Showing posts with label comfort. Show all posts
Showing posts with label comfort. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Knowing God - Our Father Gives Grace and Peace



Philem 3
Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father ......

God is our Father, if we have received Christ and become children of God.  We are told over and over again that our Father gives peace.  It is from having Him as our Father that we have the peace we need.  Take a moment and read how many times our God wrote this to understand the fact that He really wants us to know this:

1 Tim 1:2  Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father
2 Thess 1:2… Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father…
1 Thess 1:1Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father,…
Col 1:2 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father…
Phil 1:2 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father…
Eph 1:2 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father,…
2 Cor 1:2 Grace be to you and peace from God our Father,…
1 Cor 1:3 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father,…
Rom 1:7Grace to you and peace from God our Father…

It is from the favor, or grace, we have with God as our Father that we have the peace and lack of restlessness we might tend to move towards.  Enjoy God as your Father today knowing that, the favor and peace we so need comes from Him!

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Knowing God - He Knows Our Frame



Ps 103:14

For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.


Here we learn that the Lord knows how we are constructed.  He knows what pressures seem to really put a strain on us and He knows that we are mere men in and of ourselves.  This is a great comfort.  We do not have to explain ourselves to the Lord.  He knows we are but dust.  He created us.  We can be at peace knowing the Lord is more familiar with our structure than we ourselves.  He is a God who deals with us as created beings and He loves us.  He is the one who formed man from the earth and gave man his life.  We are being cared for by someone who understands and knows our weaknesses and will NEVER take advantage of those.  Thank You Lord that You know our frame and we are in the hands of a tender and understanding God!