Vintage Heart

And coupled with the crippling realization of who Jesus was was the very knowledge that he knew and saw the darkest of sins she’d committed. He hadn’t forgotten her, even when she’d forgotten him. And he bore the name of El Roi, the God who sees.  Ayala’s father had always marveled at that name for Yahweh. That the Lord of Heaven and Earth stepped close to His people and saw them for who they were. 

Ayala, our God is constantly finding his way back to his people. He doesn’t abandon us at the slightest hardship. And neither will his son.” 

The eternal, omnipotent God of Isreal was being held by a poor carpenter. 

"My heart is filled with thankfulness to Him who bore my pain. Who plumbed the depths of my disgrace and gave me life again. Who crushed my curse of sinfulness and clothed me in His light, and wrote His law of righteousness with power upon my heart!" ~Keith and Kristyn Getty, My Heart is Filled with Thankfulness Wow. November has just flown by, and I don't know whether to laugh or cry about that.... As we approach Thanksgiving, the topic of thankfulness and grace has been

What if we treated July 4th like Thanksgiving?