take them for granted; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Colossians

Genesis 3:7-10 (NIV) CONTEXT: We'll begin this passage today and come back to it later this week. 7 Then But this particular evening recorded in Genesis 3 was anything but relaxing.

Ephesians 1:3-6 (NIV) 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us

Understanding God's simplicity is the key to understanding this complex world. Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 1 We all believe in our hearts and confess with our mouths that there is a single and simple spiritual being, whom we call God— eternal, incomprehensible, invisible, unchangeable, infinite, almighty; completely wise, just, and good, and the overflowing source of all good. Summary One of the first pieces of information we learn about a person we've just met is their name. It's likely that prior to this encounter at the burning bush, Moses had a vague concept of God, but he comes to know Him up close and personal here, and unsurprisingly, the first thing Moses wants to know is the name behind the mysterious voice. You might expect God to have a long and complex name, similar to the official titles European kings sometimes have - names that sometimes take up a whole paragraph! But the LORD God Almighty, who is referred to by a number of names throughout scripture, refers to Himself with a name that is both surprisingly simple, yet massively profound. God instructs Moses to call Him: I AM who I AM. God continues, "This is my name forever, the name you should call me from generation to generation." The simplicity of this name is quite apparent: two single syllable words, repeated twice. It's even simpler in Hebrew: YWHW. This name is often referred to by its simplicity. Theologians call it the Divine Tetragrammaton, meaning the four letter word. But don't let the simplicity of this name fool you! The name God chooses to call Himself sets Him apart from from anything else in creation. Dig Deeper One of the first things our Confession says about God is that He's simple. Often in our culture, that's not a flattering description for a person, but it certainly is in theology, and God is the only one who can be described as such. On the other hand, you are a complex creature. You are both physical and spiritual. You have days when you're pleasant, and other days when you're cranky. Since you're made in God's image, you, like Him, have thoughts, emotions and a will, but most of the time it's hard for us to keep all three of those things aligned. So we feel differently from what we know is right, and do things that don't really match the way we think or feel. In His simplicity, God exists as the fullness of His attributes, all at once. God is merciful all of the time, but at the same time His mercy never restricts His justice. His thoughts, emotions, and will are never in conflict. Another way of expressing God's name of I AM is to say that God Is. He defines Himself. He's not just a good God, He is good; He defines the very concept of goodness itself, as well as all of His other attributes. Dutch theologian Herman Bavinck puts it this way: God is the real, the true being, the fullness of being, the sum total of all reality and perfection, the totality of being, from which all other being owes its existence. Simple, right? AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: The LORD, the God of your fathers and the only one who simply exists in Himself; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that you will be able to give God the reverence and respect that His simple holiness demands; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year! Today: Mark 2

Both you and the Church must be continually reformed to align with God's Word. 1 Timothy 3:14-16 (NIV Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article   32: The Order and Discipline of

1 Timothy 3:1-13 - (NIV) Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer [elder] desires reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3  Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 30: The Government of the Church Bible clearly teaches that we must strive to glorify God in every endeavor of life (1 Corinthians 10:31 ), but it reserves language like aspire and eagerly desire (1 Corinthians 12:31) for those who seek

Genesis 3:20–24 (NIV) CONTEXT: After the fall into sin, God curses everyone involved: the serpent, the

Make every effort to confirm your calling by adding to the faith God gave you. 2 Peter 1:3-10 (NIV) 2   Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. 3  His divine 14-17 - The Mighty Warrior Who Saves Lamentations 3:19-23 - Great Is Thy Faithfulness John 3:16-18 - 2 Timothy 1:7-10 - Passive & Powered Titus 3:3-7 - Transformed Deuteronomy 9:4-6 - You're Not That Awesome Today: Galatians 3

Genesis 3:1–7 (NIV) Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made 2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, ‘

Daniel 3:16–25 (NIV) CONTEXT: King Nebuchadnezzar has ordered his entire kingdom to bow down and worship It fits between Daniel 3:23-24, and includes the prayer these three young men prayed. Then Azari′ah stood and offered this prayer; in the midst of the fire he opened his mouth and said: 3