Know Him. Treasure Him. Trust Him.

"For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope." Romans 15:4

"...And his name will be the hope of all the world." Matthew 12:21 (from Isaiah 42:1-4)

Throughout all history + current times, God has been working miraculously with all power to save sinful people, so that the world may know that He is God. The purpose for which God does EVERYTHING is so that the world may know about his glory (weight, substance, gravity) and to treasure it...and not just to know about God + His glory, but to treasure it!

Look to God for your ___________ (joy, refuge, provision, purpose, identity)...EVERYTHING. "You need not to be afraid...for the Lord is your security." Proverbs 3:25-26

I AM : no one in the universe is like me. The One who defines existence is Himself.

Help me understand sin in relation to You & not what's going to happen to me.

God is a Paradox...just + merciful, tabernacle (a reminder of God's presence + our sin), etc.

The big picture of the Bible + all of history (& future) is one unified story of Redemption.

"[God] deliberately maneuvered [the Israelites] into a situation[s] where they could be saved only by His mighty power, and through that experience, come to trust Him."

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"As we become convinced of [God's] greatness, we will fear Him - stand in awe of God - and trust Him." I exalt You, O God - Jerry Bridges

I'm overwhelmed by God's greatness.