Then I said:
"Lord, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments..."
Nehemiah 1:5 NIV
Ok so Nehe has started an epic prayer here, but he starts in the right place with who God is.
His God is not a small one. Not there just for him, to meet his needs or whims.
He's Big.
He's also Love.
His covenant, his promises are built on, made of, are, Love.
When he's trying to make sense of the world, of his hurt, loss, this is his start point.
Who God is.
#sunday
#worship
#thisisourGod
#big
#love
...four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They couldn't bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus... Mark 2:3-4 NLT Great account of inventiveness and determination to get their friend to see Jesus. Love this. Do you wonder about the back story? Are these the same 4 people who bring this man food? Take him to the toilet every day. Clean him up. Does he live with one of them? Are they family? Are there whole families or groups of people in the background who have supported and cared for this man? A group of children who grew up seeing their parents love in action? Probably. Healing Help Hope These things are found in community. These 4 guys are the heroes here. The upfront people. One day it will be interesting to see who the background heroes are. #loveinaction #community #inthistogether #walkingeachotherhome #gospelofmark
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