Tag: ashes
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Ashes to Ashes
Genesis 18:27 KJV And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes: Do you know the context of this? (Answer in a moment; but first another quote and some additional background.) Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God of his great mercy to take…
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Ashes of Ash Wednesday + a Preparation of Repentance
Ash Wednesday We pause momentarily today [AD 2022] from consideration of God’s love to prepare for the season of Christ’s Blood of Sacrifice. Consider your own unrighteousness to receive any grace. Bow down in the dust of your crumbling bones; cover with ashes your sin-consumed flesh. Will the LORD not have mercy on me, a sinner?…
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A Picture of Heaven – Chapter 13
“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust…” echoed the near-silent words of the graveside. I thought of the stark contrast of the graveside scene to the love and glory of the depiction of Heaven in the little girl’s picture. I smiled with joy. “Amen,” the words of the graveside service confirmed in my heart. They now seemed…
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