The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. — Psalm 19:1-2
The heavens declare His greatness.
The skies show us His creation.
The work of His hands.
Day after day, the world around us shouts His name.
Night after night, the each reveals His wisdom and knowledge.
The Lord God is amazing!
Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! — Romans 11:33
His knowledge is
His judgments are unsearchable.
We have no way to trace out his paths.
Oh, the depth of his riches!
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. — 2 Peter 1:5-6
For this reason, God asks us to make an effort to not only have faith, but also goodness.
And knowledge. Then add self-control.
Next pile on perseverence.
And add godliness.
Then mutual affection.
And finally love.
If I possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep me from being unproductive and inneffective in getting to know Jesus personally.
Make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. — 2 Peter 1:5-8
But when the Holy Spirit works in me, goodness and knowledge become possible.
I can't do it on my own.
Jesus has opened the door with His death and resurrection.
Only He can keep me from being ineffectual and unproductive.
And only as I get to know Him personally.
And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven. — Luke 1:26-28
He was a prophet of the Most High.
He came baptizing people, calling on them to repent of their sins.
Sharing with them the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins.
Thanks to God's tender mercy and grace.
I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. For in him you have been enriched in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge. — 1 Corinthians 1:4-5
And for our beautiful creation - the world God has created for us.
There are other things I forget to thank Him for.
But He still provides everything I need and then some.
We are blessed beyond measure.
Since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives. — Colossians 1:9 |
And we ask God dto fill us up with His Holy Spirit.
And with the knowledge of His will through all the wisdom of the Holy Spirit.
Giving us the understanding that the Spirit gives.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. — Proverbs 9:19
And I need His guidance in my life each day.
More often than note, I rely on myself instead of turning to God.
But when I get into His Word and talk with God each day in prayer, I begin to walk in His wise ways.
And I start to think before I speak.
I begin to wait for His counsel and advice before I take action.
And I start to understand His will for me on a much deeper level.
Knowledge of the Lord, the Holy One, is the beginning of understanding Him and His ways.
Kirk's golfing buddy gave us tickets to join him for the Aztec game on Saturday.
They didn't play well - at least the football players didn't, but the band was awesome!
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ. — Philippians 1:9-10
That God's love may grow in us.
That our knowledge of Him may deepen and grow.
That God wiill illuminate His Word to us so we can understand and obey it.
So we have insight into God's will for us.
That we can be discerning and do what God wills is best.
So He can use me for His purpose.
And can mold me into someone pure and blameless for the day of Christ.
This is my prayer, too..
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ. — Philippians 1:9-10
So their love may spread and deepen.
That's our prayer for today, too.
That we will grow in knowledge and depth of insight.
And that we can discern what's best.
So we can be pure and blameless.
Ready for the day of Christ's coming.
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. — Psalm 19:1-23
And the skies proclaim His handiwork.
Day after day the heavens pour forth speech.
They resound with the voice of our Creator.
Night after night they reveal the knowledge of the Lord.
And proclaim His glory.
So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. — Ephesians 3:17-19
My coworker is getting ready to move.
So we met for coffee with her baby.
Kya is now 12 pounds at 5 1/2 months.
She was smiling up a storm before and after this photo!
Her mom is raising her to become a woman of God.
Being rooted and established in love, together with all the Lord's holy people.
To know Christ's love that surpasses knowledge.
That she may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! — Romans 11:33
The riches of God's wisdom is especially evident in these passages.
His knowledge is deeper than we can comprehend.
And the fact that He gave Solomon wisdom is amazing.
The Lord's judgments are unsearchable.
His compassion and love are overwhelming.
And His mercy is beyond our understanding.
His is our loving and merciful Father!
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. — 2 Peter 1:5-8
And Friday is St. Patrick's Day.
And our friend Laurie's birthday.
May the luck 'o the Irish be with ye!
And the blessings of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Here's a view of the Del Mar beach in March of 2019.
We're so thankful to God for His amazing creation.
I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. For in him you have been enriched in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge. — 1 Corinthians 1:4-5
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. — Proverbs 9:10
And knowledge of Jesus, the Holy One is understanding.
I'm on the beginning path.
Just continuing to learn about God and His Word.
And getting to know His Son Jesus better each day.
This is the view we had from the walking bridge at the zoo on Saturday.
A beautiful evening with the Old Globe theater in the background.
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, — Philippians 1:9-10
For the first few hours we saw nobody else on the beach.
It was beautiful and relaxing.
We thanked God for a beautiful day,
And that afternoon we went back to our hotel to swim in the pool.
The pool was also very empty.
God our Savior, wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. — 1 Timothy 2:4
