I tend to find what is probably unnecessary amounts of joy in commonplace things. This would be an extension of that.
ii. "To be given every other blessing is of no value if God is not with you. What is the value of Canaan? What is the value of milk and honey? What is the value of having possessions, if God was not with them? They saw that the realization of the presence of God, having this fellowship and company, was infinitely more important than everything else." (Lloyd-Jones)
From a commentary on Exodus 33:1-3
i. Spurgeon told the story of an old saint who lay on her deathbed and declared that Jesus would never forsake her, because He had promised so. Someone asked her, "But suppose that He did not keep His promise, and you were to be lost?" She answered, "Then He would be the greater loser than I. It is true I would lose my soul, but God would lose all His honor and glory if He were not true." God's motive for delivering us is not only His love for us, but also a desire to guard His own glory and honor.
ii. "Brethren, if we have trusted in God, and have come out of the Egypt of the world through his grace, and have left all its sins behind us, if we were left to die in the wilderness, the Lord Jesus Christ would lose his glory as a Saviour, the divine Father would lose his name for immutable faithfulness, and the Holy Ghost would lose his honour for perseverance in completing every work which he undertakes." (Spurgeon).
I am SUCH a Spurgeon fan.
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God brings you to places, among people, and into certain conditions to accomplish a definite purpose through the intercession of the Spirit in you...All your circumstances are in the hand of God, and therefore you don’t ever have to think they are unnatural or unique.
Such timely wisdom for me to hear. From the Ut4HH from 11/07/2009
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The glory of God is not the psychological projection of human longing onto reality. On the contrary, inconsolable human longing is the evidence that we were made for God’s glory.
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This is from the Wednesday/Thursday Colorado snowstorm. View is of my mom's front yard.
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Nutrition Facts are as follows, verbatim (sorry the picture didn't turn out):
Serving Size 1 Can
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I was filling out an online form and came across this little PC-tastic gem. Definitely lol-worthy.
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