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๐งFeel like you could use a refreshing, creative way to meet God?
Good news! The Bible is packed with beautiful images, metaphors, and awe-inspiring visions. Today, weโre gonna dive into them, and trust God will meet us as we do.๐๐ฝ
๐ญ. ๐๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐น๐ฒ (๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ:๐ญ๐ญ-๐ญ๐ฎ)
๐๐ฝGod, when I think of an Eagle, I think of its strong power and majestic presence. I think about this powerful creature taking on the role of nurturing its young. Thank you for being the God who carries us, who leads us, and cares for us.
๐ฎ. ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ (๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฏ:๐ฎ๐ญ)
๐๐ฝYou, O God, are the broad river that protected your city, Jerusalem from attacks. Just as you protected your people then, I know you are still a God who defends and protects your people today. Praise your name!
๐ฏ. ๐๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ โ๐ฆ๐๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑโ (๐ฃ๐๐ฎ๐น๐บ ๐ด๐ฐ:๐ญ๐ญ-๐ญ๐ฎ)
๐๐ฝGiver of life, thank you for being the source of light and all things good. Just as the psalmist has concluded, so do I: itโs really good to be with you. You give good things, the best of which is your very presence. Thank you for not withholding good, but pouring it out generously.
๐ฐ. ๐๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐ด๐ฒ (๐ฃ๐๐ฎ๐น๐บ ๐ญ๐ด:๐ฎ)
๐๐ฝGod, you are firm. You are stable, and trustworthy. As our foundation, anything else would falter. But you are a safe place for us to seek refugeโto hide, to recover, to heal. Thank you, Lord, for being so strong and for inviting us to take shelter in your strength.
๐ฑ. ๐๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ (๐ฃ๐๐ฎ๐น๐บ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฐ:๐ฎ-๐ฏ)
๐๐ฝGod, you are beautiful, glorious, and radiant. Youโre wrapped in light. Your Son Jesus is the light of the world. I know that I am made to live with you in the light. When darkness threatens to take over, I will take heart knowing that you made this world, you continue to rule it, and in the end, light wins!
How has God shown up in your own life recently? Can you come up with a metaphor of your own that would help describe what it felt like for him to show up?