Attributes of God
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From Clay Pot to Mosaic Masterpiece
Have you heard the story of God as the potter and us as the clay? Each time I’ve heard, it weaves a picture in my mind of God leaning over the potter’s wheel, and lovingly creating us as a clay vessel to be filled up and used. He gently molds and sculpts the clay into a beautiful piece of pottery. It’s such a calm, tranquil, easy picture. Like watching the breeze gently blow the tops of wheat across a vast field as the sun sets on the horizon. It brings a peaceful feeling thinking we were made by the potter so distinctively and deliberately. If I only thought this far…
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Nothing is bigger than God
Lately I have come across information that is both troubling and enlightening to me. Last week I read an article about women wearing makeup in prison and the reason why it is so important to them. The article tells how through the ages women in prison have gone to great lengths to wear makeup. In 1908 women were making rouge from the red dye of strings they had pulled out of their prison uniforms and making powder from the limestone walls in their cells. Although it was a very interesting read and I came away more enlightened, I also came away feeling troubled. The article was asking the question, why? …
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The Perfection of God
God is perfect in every way. By definition, perfect would mean to be complete in all respects and without defect or omission. To be perfect is to be sound and flawless. Such a description encapsulates God. He is flawless. Psalm 50:2 gives a wonderful picture. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God will shine forth. AW Tozer in his book The Attributes of God (Volume 1) says “In this verse we have three words in special relation to each other – “perfection,” “beauty” and “God.” And while it is Zion that is called the perfection of beauty, it is the perfection of beauty because God shined out of her.” She was the perfection…