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John 1:16-17 says, " From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.…"
Grace upon grace reminds me of stacking and layering. In science and art beautiful images are often created from very simple patterns that are repeated over and over.
The simple patterns when repeated over and over become very complex and beautiful.
Stacking is a powerful principle God has built into the world... He builds things in layers.
Our DNA only has 4 basic building blocks but it is the way those building blocks are stacked that makes everyone unique.
Out of the fullness of Jesus, God wants to layer one grace upon another upon another and the way he layers in our life will be unique to each of us.
And it is the stacking and layering that leads us to a beautiful place.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
P.S. Due to some technical difficulties today's video/audio were cut off a little early be...
Have you ever tried to communicate by email or phone with someone who isn't responding or been working on your phone/computer and it wasn't responding? This can be very frustrating. To respond is to acknowledge that you received their message and take the appropriate action. God wants our hearts to be responsive to him in that we acknowledge and appreciate all he is doing in our lives and make quick adjustments when needed.
In both 2 Chronicles 34 and 2 Kings 22 is the story of King Josiah. He has workmen who are restoring the temple and they find the Book of the Law, which was the Bible they had at that time. When his officials read it to him, he hears about all of the ways they have missed it. Immediately he begins to repent and humble himself before God. After humbling himself God tells him...
Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before God when you heard what he spoke against this place and its people, and because you humbled yourself b...
Today is the 8th Day of the Feast of Tabernacles, which was called the last and greatest day. This was the day when Jesus stood up and said, "whoever believes in me, out of his innermost being will flow rivers of living water."
This day is symbolic of a fresh start or new beginning. The yearly cycle is coming to a close and starting over, which is like a fresh start. It is a reminder to dedicate ourselves to a new standard in our lives, where grace is our interface. We all have buttons that can be pushed in our lives that make us respond in a way that is not so graceful, but God's grace is available to help. This new way of living pays attention to how we are responding in life and makes fast adjustments by relying and trusting in God's grace and power to change us from the inside out. When done this way we can stay refreshed all the time, because we can rest in our soul while God does his work through us.
As we take communion today let it be a reminder that Jes...
Today is day 7 of the 7 days of the Feast of Tabernacles, which is a reminder that God's glory is within us. And tomorrow is the 8th Day, which was the last and greatest day, and the close of the yearly cycle. Tomorrow the yearly cycle starts fresh again. As I was thinking about the close of the yearly cycle I came across Philippians 4 which has a subtitle that reads... Closing Appeal for steadfastness and Unity. As I read through the chapter it was a good review of many things we have discussed this past year.
Here is Philippians 4...
Closing Appeal for Steadfastness and Unity
4 Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, dear friends!
2 I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. 3 Yes, and I ask you, my true companion, help these women since they have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my co-worke...
Today is day 6 of the 7 days of the Feast of Tabernacles, which is a reminder that God's glory is within us.
I once heard someone say that we can be sitting right next to someone but living in two different worlds. Not only that but two people can be in the exact same situation and respond in completely opposite ways. Last night I was reminded of this while reading Luke 17, where Jesus says that two people will be lying in a bed, one taken and the other left, two women grinding grain together, one taken and one left.
Then this morning I read 2 Kings 6 where Elisha is surrounded by a huge army and his servant is terrified. But, Elisha says "Don’t be afraid. Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
In science it has been shown that what we can see with ou...
Today is day 5 of the 7 days of the Feast of Tabernacles, which is a reminder that God's glory is within us.
Lately verses about the all surpassing greatness, power, and grace of God keep coming up.
The definition of surpass means to exceed greatly, go beyond, or transcend reach, capacity, or powers of beauty. God's greatness, power, and grace are unlimited and inexhaustible and only limited by our capacity to receive from him, understand, and put it to work in our lives.
Here are some verses to meditate on to help us magnify his all surpassing greatness...
This Tuesday 9/28 is the the 8th Day of the Feast of Tabernacles. Think of this like the closing ceremony for the Feast of Tabernacles. Once this day was completed the Yearly Cycle started over again. Therefore, this day is symbolic of new beginnings. After Tuesday be prepared because God often starts shifting things around and opening doors to new levels. If this starts happening trust that God is working it for your good. He wants to make you great and the shifts are just part of the process.
This day was called the last great day and in John 7:37-38 it says... On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’" By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been ...
Today is day 4 of the 7 days of the Feast of Tabernacles, which is a reminder that God's glory is within us.
In Galatians 2:19-21 the apostle Paul says...“For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. 20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”
By grace we have been given the opportunity to life a new life by faith in the Son of God, who justifies us freely through his grace. But this means putting off our old ways and stepping into this new way of living that trusts and relies on him rather than ourselves.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
Today is day 3 of the 7 days of the Feast of Tabernacles, which is a reminder that God's glory is within us. His glory is his presence, power, goodness, and essence of who he is. God is light and love and Tabernacles reminds us that his love has been shed abroad in our hearts and his light shines from within us.
2 Corinthians 4:6-9 says... For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ. 7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.
God living within us is the treasure because no matter what is coming at us, we have an all-surpassing power on the inside that is from God.
As we take communion today let it be a time of gratitu...
Today is day two of the seven days of the Feast of Tabernacles, which is a reminder that God is living within us. God living in is the treasure. It is the missing piece, that everyone seems to be searching for. One of the greatest keys to receiving our inheritance is having a deeper revelation of grace.
Acts 20:32 says... Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
In the Old Testament the people had to take a lot of precautions to be close to God, but now because of the sacrifice of Jesus, God can live in us.
In today's communion we are asking God for a deeper revelation of his grace.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
P.S. Down below there is a video from the 7 Dates With Jesus Online Course with more information on the Feast of Tabernacles.
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