and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity. 3 

empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. 3  They will be yours for food. 30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all And it was so. 31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. culminating at the end, we read: “And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good” (v. 31

Once Jesus had rescued Peter with the grip of His hand (Matt. 14:28–31), now He did it with the glance dredged up ‘But I have prayed for you,’ and ‘when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers’ (v. 32

Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 32 Q. But why are you called a Christian? A.

Belgic Confession Article 35: The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper ...Christ has instituted an earthly

Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 31 Q. Why is Jesus called “Christ,” meaning “anointed”? A. Q&A 32 Q. But why are you called a Christian? A.

this world's stuff and instead, as Jesus will go on to say, seek first the kingdom of God (Matthew 6:33

with a little of this and a bit of that - a God that's rich in compassion and graciousness (Exodus 34

Belgic Confession Article 36: The Civil Government ...And being called in this manner to contribute to

-- 36  Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand as you have promised— 37  look, I will fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you said.” 38 Gideon rose early the next day; he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew—a bowlful of water. 39  Gideon goes on to rout the mighty Midianites with an army that God had reduced down to 300 men.