Tag Archives: grace

Seeing More

Seeing More
How we describe someone may reveal what our heart sees or it may just indicate a laziness on our part to look further. We often portray or label people for that standout moment of hardship or even shame they have experienced. While those things may be true, it does not encompass who they are –…
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I am Mephibosheth

I am Mephibosheth
The Gilead town of Lo-debar was a place no one really wanted to be. Lo-debar means no pasture, no word or no communication. It symbolizes desolation and lack of hope. It doesn’t seem like you’d be there if you had other options. Mephibosheth was in Lo-debar. He was the son of Jonathan and the grandson…
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Lord be Gracious

Lord be Gracious
The Lord bless you, and keep you: the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.  Numbers 6:24-25 Chanan is the Hebrew word here for gracious. At its root it means to bend or stoop in kindness to an…
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May His Face Shine Upon You

May His Face Shine Upon You
The Lord bless you, and keep you: the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.  Numbers 6:24-25 The Hebrew idiom of shining a face towards someone means to grant grace and favor.  This is a continuation or a…
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