Grace Johnson
Great and Glorious
“And on that very day the LORD brought the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their hosts” (Exodus 12:51). When God sent Moses...
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the official blog of M.C. Kennedy
Grace Johnson
Jan 30, 20232 min read
Just and Right
“‘Must he then make repayment to suit you, because you reject it?’” (Job 34:33). One of the main themes in the book of Job is that of...
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Grace Johnson
Jan 23, 20232 min read
Far From Perfect
“So Israel took his journey with all that he had and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac” (Genesis...
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Grace Johnson
Jan 16, 20232 min read
God’s Perfect Timing
“Joseph, being seventeen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers. […] Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the...
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Grace Johnson
Jan 9, 20232 min read
Faith in the Impossible
“Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. And Sarah said, ‘God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears...
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Grace Johnson
Jan 2, 20232 min read
Magnify
“And Mary said, ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his...
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Grace Johnson
Dec 26, 20222 min read
Man of Sorrows
“He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was...
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Grace Johnson
Dec 19, 20222 min read
New Covenant
“‘For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my law within them,...
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Grace Johnson
Dec 12, 20222 min read
Passed Over
“‘The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will...
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Grace Johnson
Dec 5, 20222 min read
Light
“And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light” (Genesis 1:3). “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not...
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Grace Johnson
Nov 28, 20222 min read
An Earnest Prayer
“‘For we do not present our pleas before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercy. O Lord, hear; O Lord,...
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Grace Johnson
Nov 21, 20222 min read
Respectful Request
“But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king’s food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief...
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Grace Johnson
Nov 14, 20222 min read
Unsearchable God
“‘And he said to man, “Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding”’” (Job 28:28). Job’s...
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Grace Johnson
Nov 7, 20222 min read
I Will Hope
“‘Though he slay me, I will hope in him; yet I will argue my ways to his face’” (Job 13:15). The book of Job is not pretty. It offers a...
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Grace Johnson
Oct 31, 20222 min read
A Soul Cast Down
“Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my...
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Grace Johnson
Oct 24, 20222 min read
Blessed Be God
“Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me!” (Psalm 66:20). Psalm 66 is a song of...
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Grace Johnson
Oct 17, 20222 min read
We Will Not Fear
“The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress” (Psalm 46:7). Psalm 46 paints a picture of the earth in turmoil. The...
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Grace Johnson
Oct 10, 20222 min read
Stay Faithful
“‘And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: […] Do not fear what you are about to suffer’” (Revelation 2:8, 10). The church in...
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Grace Johnson
Oct 3, 20222 min read
Lost Love
“‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil […]. But I have this against...
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Grace Johnson
Sep 26, 20222 min read
Character Qualities
“For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord...
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