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  Words That Describe God – K/ק – Family Edition 

Day 71 December 10, 2022

King, Psalm 45:6 – Gwen
Kind, Psalm 145:8 – Jack
Knowledgable, Psalm 139:4 – Caleb
King, Psalm 47:6-7 – Betsy
King, Psalm 24:10 – Brian
 
Day 72 December 11, 2022
 
Knowing, Psalm 139:1-4 – Gwen
Knowing, Jonah 1:1-17 – Jack
Kind, Psalm 145:8 – Caleb
Kinetic, Isaiah 40:28-31 – Betsy
Key, Romans 15:4 – Brian
King of kings is Jesus Christ – Student B – “Release from sins, best gift of Christmas season.”
Kind King – Student I
 
Day 73 December 12, 2022
 
Key, John 15:5 – Gwen
King, Revelation 17:14 – Jack
Kind-hearted, Psalm 145:8 – Caleb
Key, John 14:6 – Betsy
Ken, Romans 12:2 – Brian
Korea – Student G, “Thankful for a successful trip.”
 
Day 74 December 13, 2022
 
Kindhearted, Romans 2:4 – Gwen
Keen, Romans 12:2 – Jack
King, Revelation 17:14 – Caleb
Keeper, Psalm 121:5-8 – Betsy
Keyboard, Jeremiah 33:3 – Brian
Knock – Student B, “Knocking on heaven’s door.”
Kindness – Student I, “Jesus teaches us to love others.”
 
Day 75 December 14, 2022
 
Keen, Isaiah 12:2, Psalm 37:4, 1 Peter 5:7 – Gwen
Key, John 3:16 – Jack
Keen, Psalm 18:2 – Caleb
Knitter, Psalm 139:13-14 – Betsy
Knock, Matthew 7:7-8 – Brian
 
Day 76 December 15, 2022
 
Keeper, Psalm 121:5-8 – Gwen
Kinetic, Psalm 121:4 – Jack
Knowing, Psalm 139:4 – Caleb
King-pin, Psalm 73:25-26 – Betsy
Kayak, Psalm 104:27-30 – Brian
Key – Student I
 
Day 77 December 16, 2022
 
Knitter, Psalm 139:14 – Gwen
Knack, Jeremiah 32:17 -Jack
Kin, Ephesians 4:4-6 – Caleb
Kalon-Maker, Ecclesiastes 3:11 – Betsy
Kaph, Psalm 119:81-88 – Brian

Words That Describe God – J – Family Edition

Day 64 December 3, 2022
 
Judicious, Isaiah 61:8 – Gwen
Jesus, John 1:1 – Jack
Jesus, John 3:16 – Caleb
Jaw-dropping, Habakkuk 1:5 – Betsy
Jesus, Acts 4:8-12 – Brian
 
Day 65 December 4, 2022
 
Justice, Deuteronomy 10:18 – Gwen
Joy, John 6:24 – Jack
Joyful, Jeremiah 32:41 – Caleb
Just, Isaiah 30:18 – Betsy
Jubilant, Psalm 96:12-13 – Brian
 
Day 66 December 5, 2022
 
Jade, Genesis 2:7 – Gwen
Judicious, John 5:22 – Jack
Justifier, Genesis 1:1 – Caleb
Joined, 1 Corinthians 6:17 – Betsy
Jewel, Psalm 34:4-7 – Brian
 
Day 67 December 6, 2022
 
Jovial, Galatians 5:22-23 – Gwen
June, Philippians 3:20, John 14:2-3 – Jack
Jubilant, Jeremiah 32:41 – Caleb
Jimdandy, Psalm 8:1 – Betsy
Journey, Proverbs 3:5-6 – Brian
 
Day 68 December 7, 2022
 
Jusqu’au Boutiste, Job 42:10 – Gwen
Jacket,  Ephesians 6:11 – Jack
Jovial, Jeremiah 32:41 – Caleb
Joy-filler, Nehemiah 8:10 – Betsy
Jocular, Philippians 4:4-7 – Brian
 
Day 69 December 8, 2022
 
Joy, 1 Chronicles 16:27 – Gwen
Juggernaut, Proverbs 19:21 – Jack
Judicious, Matthew 5:48 – Caleb
Jamboreer, Zephaniah 3:17 – Betsy
Jamboree, Exodus 15:2 – Brian
Joy – Student B, “In life and with God.”
Joy – Student I, “God is powerful and gives me joy.”
 
Day 70 December 9, 2022
 
July, Psalm 103:6 – Gwen
Jumbo, Psalm 139:7 – Jack
Jolly, Jeremiah 32:41 – Caleb
Jacket, Psalm 125:2 – Betsy
Juvenescence, Psalm 103 – Brian

Words That Describe God – I – Family Edition

Day 57 November 26, 20022
 
Immortal, 1 Timothy 1:17 – Gwen
Initial, Genesis 1:1 – Jack
Infinite, Deuteronomy 33:21 – Caleb
In, John 4:20 – Betsy
Intense, Deuteronomy 13:17 – Brian
 
Day 58 November 27, 2022
 
Impartial, Galatians 3:28 – Gwen
Inarguable, Hebrews 11:1 – Jack
Invincible, Psalm 59:5 – Caleb
Image, Genesis 1:27 – Betsy
Immense, 1 Timothy 1:16 – Brian
 
Day 59 November 28
 
Impactful, Exodus 15:6 – Gwen
Illuminating, Genesis 2:9 – Caleb
Inviting, John 3:16 – Jack
Indivisible, Deuteronomy 6:4 – Betsy
Inspiration, Isaiah 41:10 – Brian
Instagram – Student A, “Because of technology we can tell people about Jesus easier.”
Iteration – Student G, “Iteration of praise”
 
Day 60 November 29
 
Inventor, John 1:3, Revelation 4:11 – Gwen
Immense, Jeremiah 23:23-33 – Jack
Impeccable, Matthew 5:48 – Caleb
Illuminator, 1 Corinthians 2:9-11 – Betsy
Invisible, Colossians 1:16 – Brian
Immanuel, Matthew 2:23 – Student C “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” -which means’ “God with us.”  How amazing it is that Jesus Christ came for us and will come for us.
 
Day 61 November 30, 2022
 
Internal, 1 Samuel 16:7 – Gwen
Independent, Jeremiah 23:23 – Jack
Immortal, Isaiah 40:28 – Caleb
Inimitable, Psalm 104:1-2 – Betsy
Intimate, James 4:8 – Brian
 
Day 62 December 1, 2022
 
Influential, Proverbs 13:20 – Gwen
Inventive, Genesis 1:1 – Jack
Inconceivable, Psalm 145:3 – Caleb
Indwelling, John 14:23 – Betsy
Incomparable, Ephesians 1:19 – Brian
 
Day 63 December 2, 2022
 
Insightful, Jeremiah 1:5 – Gwen
Incomparable, Isaiah 40:25 – Jack
Incomprehensible, Psalm 145:3 – Caleb
Idyllic, Romans 16:20 – Betsy
Instant, Acts 8:39 – Brian
Inheritance – Student C – But to the tribe of Levi, Moses had given no inheritance; the LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as he promised them, Joshua 13:33.  “Our inheritance is only the name of Jesus in our life.  Anything in the earth like money or fame is not the inheritance for whom are being called by his purpose.”

Words That Describe God – H – Family Edition

Day 50 November 19, 2022
 
Holy, 1 Samuel 2:2 – Gwen
Helper, John 5:14 – Jack
Highest, Psalm 47:2 – Caleb
Hearer, Psalm 66:17-20 – Betsy
Happy, Psalm 144:15 – Brian
 
Day 51 November 20, 2022
 
Hope, Romans 15:13 – Gwen
Healer, Exodus 15:26 – Jack
Holy, Leviticus 11:44 – Caleb
Here, Zephaniah 3:17 – Betsy
Haven, John 14:17, Romans 10:13, Colossians 2:8  – Brian
 
Day 52 November 21, 2022
 
Help, Isaiah 41:10 – Gwen
Hope, Jeremiah 29:11 – Jack
Honest, Numbers 23:19 – Caleb
Hero, Psalm 18:1-3 – Betsy
History, Daniel 2:21 – Brian
Heaven – Student B
Honest – Student E
Holy – Student F
Holy – Student I
 
Day 53 November 22, 2022
 
Happening, Romans 8:28 – Gwen
How, Genesis 1:1 – Jack
Happy, Jeremiah 32:41 – Caleb
Hallowed, Leviticus 22:32-33 – Betsy
Halo, Ezekiel 1:28 – Brian
Heart – Student B
 
Day 54 November 23, 2022
 
Hospitable, Genesis 24:31 – Gwen
Hortative, Isaiah 41:10 – Jack
Hardworking, Genesis 1:1 – Caleb
Heart, Numbers 14:18 – Betsy
Helicopter, John 20:19, 2 Samuel 6:6-8 – Brian
Hospitality, God made us into a community together. – Student J
 
Day 55 November 24, 2022
 
Healing, Psalm 147:3 – Gwen
Honest, Isaiah 65:16 – Jack
Hallowed, Leviticus 22:31-32 – Caleb
Home, Psalm 23:6 – Betsy
Handicraftsman, Genesis 1:1 – Brian
 
Day 56 November 25, 2022
 
Hardworking, 2 Timothy 2:6 – Gwen
Highest, Luke 24:49 – Jack
Healer, Exodus 15:26 – Caleb
Hand, Habakkuk 3:4 – Betsy
How?, Isaiah 55:9 – Brian

Words That Describe God – G – Family Edition

Day 43 November 12, 2022
 
Generous, Philippians 4:19 – Gwen, “He gives us everything from the food on our table to the roof over our heads.”
Gracious, John 3:16 – Jack, “As pastor Tim once said, ‘Mercy is sparing you from the punishment you deserve.  While ‘Grace’ is not just sparing you, but giving good you do not deserve.’”
God, Hebrews 13:8 – Caleb
Glorious, Isaiah 6:3 – Betsy
Good, Mark 10:18 – Brian
 
Day 44 November 13, 2022
 
Gallant, John 3:17, 15:13 – Gwen
Grape, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 – Jack
Godly, Genesis 1:1 – Caleb
Gentle, Matthew 11:28-30 – Betsy
Ghost, John 14:26 – Brian
Grow – Student B
 
Day 45 November 14, 2022
 
Glorious, 1 Chronicles 29:11 – Gwen
Generous, John 3:16 – Jack
Godly, Genesis 1:1 – Caleb
Gingerly, Isaiah 40:11 – Betsy
Gandalf, Philippians 2:6-8 – Brian
 
Day 46 November 15, 2022
 
Genuine, John 3:33, 7:28 – Gwen
Good, Psalm 103:8 – Jack
Great, Jeremiah 10:6 – Caleb
Giver, John 6:33 – Betsy
Gain, Luke 9:24-25 – Brian
Guru, when he needs answers in life, he asks God. God answers him. Student D
Great. God made people and light. Student E
Genius. God knows everything maybe? Student K
Glorious When I think of God, He helps people. When He helps they feel His presence. Student N
 
Day 47 November 16, 2022
 
Genius, Collosians 1:16 – Gwen
Guard, Nahum 1:7 – Jack
Good, Psalm 25:8 – Caleb
Galactic, Ephesians 4:10 – Betsy
Guesswork, Malachi 3:6 – Brian
 
Day 48 November 17, 2022
 
Goodnatured, Numbers 14:18 – Gwen
Genius, Amos 4:13 – Jack
Giant, Psalm 147:5 – Caleb
Gargantuan, Job 26:14 –  Betsy
Giuseppe, Amos 8:11-12 – Brian
Garlic – ever-present and everywhere – Student L
Gigantic – He is over the world – Student N
 
Day 49 November 18, 2022
 
Generative, Psalm 100:3 – Gwen
Guiltless, 1 Peter 2:22 – Jack
Gilded, Jeremiah 10:6 – Caleb
Gilded, Psalm 93:1
Goal, 1 Corinthians 10:31 – Brian
 
Ginormous, Psalm 147:5 – Caleb

Words That Describe God – F – Family Edition

Day 36 November 5, 2022
 
Friendly, Proverbs 18:24 – Gwen
Fun, Psalm 16:11 – Jack
Fluent, Psalm 139 – Caleb
For, Psalm 37 – Betsy
Fulfiller, Luke 21:22 – Brian
 
Day 37 November 6, 2022
 
Firm, Psalm 119:89-91 – Gwen
Forthright, Romans 3:4 – Jack
Fire, Exodus 3:2-3 – Caleb
Fortress, Psalm 18:1-2 – Betsy
Ferromanganese, Isaiah 12:2 – Brian
Family – Jesus makes us family. – Student A
Fruit – Love, joy, peace, patience. – Student B
Freiheit – German for ‘freedom’.  Jesus makes us free from worry. – Student D
Familiar – God’s presence is familiar – Student E
Free – God sets us free of this life. – Student I
 
Day 38 November 7, 2022
 
First, Matthew 6:33 – Gwen
Frequent, Lamentations 3:22 – Jack
Fulfilling, Proverbs 1 – 31 – Caleb
Fun, Deuteronomy 12:7 – Betsy
Floriculturist, Psalm 27:4 – Brian
Forgive, Student G
Father, Student H
Follow, Student J
Fantastic, Student K
Finder, Student L
Foundation – Student M
 
Day 39 November 8, 2022
 
Fastidious, Proverbs 30:5-6 – Gwen
Focus, John 5:15 – Jack
Freer, John 3:16 – Caleb
Favorite, 1 John 4:16 – Betsy
Faultless, Matthew 26:55 – Brian
Fighter – Student B
Final Goal – Student D
Fear – Student I
Free – Student K
 
Day 40 November 9, 2022
 
Fortitude, Exodus15:2 – Gwen
Father, John 3:1 – Jack
Fantastic, Exodus 34:6 – Caleb
Foreteller, 1 Peter 1:3-4 – Betsy
Fruition, 2 Thessalonians 1:11 – Brian
Furnace, Daniel 3:23 – Student C
Focus – Student I
 
Day 41 November 10, 2022
 
Final, 2 Corinthians 20:15 – Gwen “All problems end with God.”
Forgiving, John 3:16 – Jack
Fond, John 3:16 – Caleb
Foundation, 1 Corinthians 3:11 – Betsy
Fingerprints, Psalm 139:13-14 – Brian
 
Day 42 November 11/11/22
 
Fairminded, Romans 2:11 – Gwen
Fearless, 1 Timothy 1:7 – Jack
Fruitful Giver, Genesis 1:28 -Caleb
Father, Luke 11:16 – Betsy
Frankenstein, Isaiah 25:6, John 11, Luke 14:15-24, Revelation 19:9 – Brian
Fly – Student G

Spiritfire Proverbs 24:30-34 “The Sluggard’s Redemption”

I went past the field of a sluggard,
    past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
thorns had come up everywhere,
    the ground was covered with weeds,
    and the stone wall was in ruins.
I applied my heart to what I observed
    and learned a lesson from what I saw:
A little sleep, a little slumber,
    a little folding of the hands to rest—
and poverty will come on you like a thief
    and scarcity like an armed man.

The sluggard once again proves a truth.  One cannot be a sluggard and receive what only the farmer reaps: a harvest.  This is a truth that finds itself in the very order of the universe, fallen though it is.  Genesis 3:17-19 reveals how it became so.  Before the Fall, humankind walked with God in the Garden.  How can there be a Garden without a Gardener?  The “work” then was accomplished by God’s presence and it was through intimacy that the harvest was given.  Because of Adam’s disobedience, the Fall cursed man to instead earn his food by “painful toil” and “the sweat of ‘his’ brow”.  Is the core then of the sluggard’s folly ignoring the plight and punishment, the fate of humankind?  What does one expect when “Cursed is the ground because of you” and “It will produce thorns and thistles for you”?  It should be no surprise then as Proverbs 24:31 reveals the inheritance of the sluggard.
 
After my daughter reminded us of the comedy of folly in 22:13, we looked closer to answer ‘Where is Jesus?  How did He fulfill this proverb to make us into new creations?”  A restoration of intimacy with God was the goal, when His very presence – His holy order arranged and did the ‘work’ of the Garden.  It is of this intimacy that is spoken of in John chapter 3 as believers are ‘born again’ by their faith in Jesus.  Compare both Proverbs 24:30-34 with John 3:1-21.  It is because of Jesus and our faith in Him that gives us a mirror to see our true inheritance: eternal life.  He wore the thorns on His brow, Matthew 27:29.  He turns the weeds into blessings that give strength instead of stealing it from the soil, Hebrews 6. The stone wall that was once in ruins is built anew by Jesus’ blood.  He is the Repairer of the Breach (Isaiah 58:12), and is the Cornerstone (1 Peter 2:4-8) of the spiritual house of the people of God.
 
In the mirror, Jesus stands opposite of the sluggard. His work was in perfect obedience with God, Romans 5:18-19. Even the sluggard is made righteous along with the other inhabitants of Folly’s house should they choose to be made new. As many could see Jesus’ neighbor on the cross to be a sluggard as he chose his last living minute to ask Jesus to remember him when He came into His kingdom, Luke 23:40-43.

Words That Describe God – E – Family Edition

Day 29
 
Empathetic, Matthew 9:36 – Gwen
Educator, Psalm 71:17 – Jack
Emmanuel, Isaiah 7:14 – Caleb
Elaborate, Isaiah 46:3 – Betsy
Elucidator, John 1:1-5 – Brian
 
Day 30
 
Excalibur, Ephesians 2:14 – Gwen
Epic, Psalm 68:35 – Jack
Everything, Genesis 1:1 – Caleb
Enveloper, Isaiah 43:2 – Betsy
Extravaganza, Psalm 96 – Brian
Eden – Garden where God walked with Adam and Eve. Student B
 
Day 31
 
Eyes, 2 Peter 1:20-21 – Gwen
Essential, Philippians 4:19 – Jack
Eternal, Hebrews 13:8 – Caleb
Everywhere, Isaiah 6:3 – Betsy
Eminent, Acts 5:14-15 – Brian
 
Day 32 November 1, 2022
 
Enabling, Philippians 4:13 – Gwen
Enigma, 1 Corinthians 13:12 – Jack
Everlasting, Isaiah 40:28 – Caleb
Encourager, Romans 15:5-6 – Betsy
Escape, 1 Corinthians 10:13 – Brian
Energy, emotions in prayer to God.  (Moving forward toward belief in God.)  – Student A
Eternity – from here to eternity! – Student B
Except, John 3:13 – No one has ever gone into heaven Except the one who came from heaven – the son of Man – Student C
Extraordinary, God is special and is everywhere. (Not a believer in Jesus yet.) – Student D
 
Day 33 November 2, 2022
 
Enthralling, Luke 5:26 – Gwen
Epitome, John 10:30 – Jack
Everliving, Hebrews 13:8 – Caleb
Encompass, Psalm 125:2 – Betsy
Eccentric, 1 Kings 18:1-40 – Brian
 
Day 34 November 3, 2022
 
Essential, Psalm 55:22 – Gwen
Example, Corinthians 11:10 – Jack
Everloving, Psalm 109:26 – Caleb
Enthralling, Psalm 27:4 – Betsy
Element, Isaiah 40:28 – Brian
Energy, – God controls all things – Student E
Element – God made all things, Gen. 1:1 – Student F
 
Day 35 November 4, 2022
 
Endless, Deuteronomy 33:27 – Gwen
Edifier, John 3:16 – Jack
Everyone, 1 John 4:12 – Caleb
Enthroned, 2 Kings 19:15 – Betsy
Exciting – 2 Samuel 6:14 – Brian
Endurance – Luke 21:19 “By your Endurance, you will gain your lives.” – Student C
Everything – God knows everything – Student G
Easter – Resurrection of Jesus – Student H (She is currently a Buddhist married to a Christian.)

Words That Describe God – D – Family Edition

Day 22
 
Determined, Romans 8:35-39 – Gwen
Discerning, Job 12:13 – Jack
Divine, Romans 1:20 – Caleb
Dominion, Job 25:2, 1 Peter 5:11 – Betsy
Determination, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 – Brian
 
Day 23
 
Divine, Romans 1:20 – Gwen
Doctor, Exodus 15:26 – Jack
Daring, Deuteronomy 31:6 – Caleb
Divine, 2 Peter 1:3-4 – Betsy
Desire, Jeremiah 29:13 – Brian
 
Day 24
 
Dauntless, Isaiah 45:6-7 – Gwen
Distinct, Isaiah 45:5-7 – Jack
Distinguished, Isaiah 5:16 – Caleb
Delight, Psalm 27:4 – Betsy
Dependable, Psalm 138:2 – Brian
 
Day 25
 
Dominant, Romans 6:14 – Gwen
Deliberate, Proverbs 16:4 – Jack
Doer, John 5:17 – Caleb
Doting, Ephesians 1:3, James 1:17 – Betsy
Description, 1 John 4:16 – Brian
December – Jesus’ birthday – Student A
Desire – God is mine.  He has blessed my family and I.  – Student B
 
 
Day 26
 
Daisy, Philippines 2:5–11 – Gwen
Designer, Genesis 1:14 – Jack
Deliverer, Psalm 18:2 – Caleb
Definition, 1John 4:8, Exodus 3:14
Destination John 6:21, Proverbs 16:9 – Brian
 
Day 27
 
Director, Shakespeare Quote, Proverbs 16:4 – Gwen
Dependable, John 5:15 -Jack
Defense, Psalm 18:2 -Caleb
Delectable, Psalm 34:8 – Betsy
Defense, Psalm 7:10 – Brian
 
Day 28
 
Diligent, Proverbs 12:24 – Gwen
Dominant, Psalm 135:6 – Jack
Deterrent, Psalm 18:2 – Caleb
Devoted, Hosea 2:20 – Betsy
Dedication, Jeremiah 29:11, Luke 6:12-16 – Brian
 
Deliberate, Jeremiah 1:5 – Gwen