Glory for #mercy
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Blessed be the #God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for every saint, who by God’s power is protected through...
Glory for #pairs
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Glory to #God for time and eternity, for rain and sun, for silence and words, for space and heaven, for body and spirit, for mind and will, for peace and war, for love and hate, for process and state, for growth and stasis, for change and sameness — for giving to each its proper place.
Glory for #giving
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God gives courage to the fearful, peace to the troubled, love to the lonely. He shares and sends us to share his joyful message. He protects from harm what is essential to our being. He is a shield around his people. He answers those who cry to him. He gives sleep to those who otherwise...
Glory for delight
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The wisdom of #God rejoiced in the habitable part of his earth and delighted in its people. He seeks to make the godly flourish, to cause peace to prevail. He blesses those who live in his presence. God is great and does amazing things. He alone is God. He is kind to his servants. Exalt...
Glory for #intolerance
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God is too just to tolerate evil; he is unable to condone wrongdoing. So why does he put up with treacherous people? Why does he apparently say nothing when the wicked devour those more righteous than they are? Because he is following his plan and in his own time will punish evil and recompense those who do good....
Glory for sameness
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God is always the same. He is eternal. He does not change. He does not move like the shifting shadows. He is faithful. His holiness does not waver, nor does his justice give way. He is no respecter of persons. He treats everyone the same. This is his glory and his greatness.
Glory for qualifying
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Glory to #God who does great things in Christ and in his people, who sanctifies and purifies us, who prepares us for good works, who qualifies us for the kingdom of righteousness, who transfer us from the powers of darkness into his light, who is God over all and in all and through all. Praise...
Glory deserved
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Glory to God, who deserves the best of life and words that we may offer. Glory to God, whose “greatness is immense and incomprehensible; and all others are little, are nothing, in comparison of him.” Glory to God, to whom power belongs, and from whom all the power of all the creatures is derived; they...
Glory for forgetting
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The God who knows all, since before time began, who is omniscient, forgives and forgets sins. The God who is holy and righteous wipes away every blot and stain upon our souls. The God who never acts against his own nature makes our rebellion disappear. The God who loves eternally and rejoiced in the creation...
Glory for wonderful things
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Praise the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does such wonderful things. Praise his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen! —Psalm 72.18-19 NLT
Glory for garden
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What majesty, exquisite design, perfect timing, atomic precision, ordered movements, obvious purpose! Only God could dream and make a world, a universe like this! In it he placed humanity. Our point of contact, verdant garden, optimum space to seek the Lord! #praise and honor belong to him!
Glory for boggling
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Glory to God, the Eternal #Trinity, who boggles the mind and comforts the heart; He, the Sovereign Lord of the armies who far exceeds the horizon of thought, inhabits the close confines of man. Praise him in the highest!
Glory for #creation
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Glory in the creation of God, for it speaks of him, sings his praise, points to his power, proclaims his goodness! Not for its own sake, but for man’s did the Lord create the universe, as our meeting point with God and our proving ground for eternity. Praise his wonderful wisdom!
Glory for guarding
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Give glory to God who protects us from ourselves! Praise him who helps the humble! Bless the name of the Lord, for he is willing to save and guard his little ones! Let his goodness penetrate your heart and fill your mouth!
Glory for temple
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Glory be to God for creating a new temple by the Spirit’s indwelling in his saints. He enlivens and makes it grow, gives it holiness and protects its sanctity. He has given it foundation and Cornerstone and adds daily to its expansion. God dwells among us. Praise him for abiding with us and in us!
Glory by proclaiming
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Give glory to God by proclaiming to everyone who he is and what great things he has done. Confessing sin is also a way to recognize the perfection of God. Praise to God speaks his name reverently, and never in vain. Bless his name, speak highly of the Lord, and know that every one of...
Glory for uncreated
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God is eternal. He has no beginning and no end. He is the only being that was not created. All other things and beings that exist were created by him. God decided to create the universe. He created it for his special creature. That special creature is the human being. God loves all creation. He...
Glory for fruition
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God deserves all glory because he answers prayer, makes our plans come to fruition when we consecrate them to his purpose, and blesses us in every way, far above any good result we can imagine. Let us therefore praise him because he is near and ever willing to raise up the fallen and exalt the...
Glory for continual cleansing
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Glory to God for the gift of #forgiveness, which begins at baptism and continues throughout the life of the Christian, for we all stumble in many things! Glory to him who is willing and able to forgive, not only time and again, but continually cleansing us from all sin. To him belongs all praise and...
Glory in purity
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Glory to God among those who keep themselves from idols, who maintain purity in a world of unrighteousness, who respect holiness and observe the commandments, who make themselves living sacrifices to the Lord. His glory is seen and broadcast from lives such as these. May it shine brightly in them!
Glory by #confession
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Give glory to God, confess the sin that tangles and trips the feet from following Christ, confess before the world the name of Jesus, confess though knowing the truth will bring reproach. Give glory to God, confess that he is Lord of Lords, and King of kings, confess that we are dust and walk in...
Glory will rise
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We glorify the Lord, the Son, And Spirit of God, we glorify The seven spirits, all are one, The perfect, only God on high. Our praise four walls cannot contain, Four corners of this world are small; The songs of saints will rise unchained, As Satan is felled and fetters fall.
Glory for burden
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Glory to God for the burden of the Lord, that must be spoken faithfully, that sweeps aside all frivolity and levity, a burden that is Christ’s true and easy yoke, the word of #judgment, the pronouncement of holiness, the housetop shout that the Sovereign God has condemned sin to save mankind. Exalt the name of...
Glory for vocabulary
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Glory to God for #words that can express our thoughts and feelings, especially when it involves our relationship with him. He not only shows us himself and reveals his plans, but gives us the vocabulary to be able to praise him and to speak of him to others. He is worthy!
Glory for seeing
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Glory to God, for nothing is hidden from his sight, not the world of the dead, not the depth of the seas, nor the secrets of outer (to us) space. He sees all, he knows all, even the thoughts and intents of our hearts, the struggles of the will, the convoluted reasonings of the human...