1 – April 1, 2024
Admirable, John 1:14 – Gwen
Awesome, Deuteronomy 10:17 – Jack
All-things, Genesis 1:1 – Caleb
Anticipation, Micah 7:7 – Betsy
Affectionate, Zephaniah 3 – Brian
2 – April 2, 2024
Attune, Hebrews 2:17-18 – Gwen
Able, Matthew 19:26 – Jack
All-Saver, John 3:16 – Caleb
Abolisher, John 19:30 – Betsy
Attention, Mark 4:24-25 – Brian
3 – April 3, 2024
Abundance, Titus 2:11-14 – Gwen
Action, John 5:17 – Jack
Almighty, Matthew 19:26 – Caleb
Azure-Praised, Psalm 148:4 – Betsy
Acoustic, 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 – Brian
4 – April 4, 2024
All, Philippians 2:8 – Gwen
Always, Psalm 90:2 – Jack
Awesome, Matthew 29:52 – Caleb
All, Psalm 16:5 – Betsy
Aegis, Acts 3:19 – Brian
5 – April 5, 2024
Able, 2 Corinthians 9:8, James 4:6 – Gwen
Abundant, John 3:16 – Jack
All-Knowing, 1 John 3:20 – Caleb
Always, Psalm 23:4 – Betsy
Abjuration, Psalm 22 – Brian
6 – April 6, 2024
Appealing, 2 Samuel 7:22 – Gwen
Anytime, 1 John 5:14 – Jack
Adoring, Acts 2:21 – Caleb
Absorbing, Romans 15:13 – Betsy
Autocorrelator, Hebrews 11:1 – Brian
7 – April 7, 2024
Accepting, Hebrews 4:16, Romans 8:1 – Gwen
Anywhere, Jeremiah 23:23 – Jack
Acclaimed, Psalm 150:1 – Caleb
Able, Psalm 23:4 – Betsy
Armamentarium, Philppipians 4:17 – Brian
I’ve asked Gwen to join me with her thoughts on the 182 4th Edition. These are her thoughts on God with the words she’s chosen and the verses she’s selected. May they be a blessing to you as I know they’ve been to me. I want to incorporate her and Jack’s thoughts with the 182 to make it more of what it is, “The Family Edition”. They are both avid authors of many stories and I want to give their voices a chance to be heard.
Gwen’s thoughts will be selected from her writings on the words chosen for letter A. which I will post in the comments. Hopefully this will help to give you an example of how the 182 has blessed my family and has provided us with time together to reflect on God and His Word.
Gwen’s Notes
Admirable
One definition of admirable is: “Admirable people have good qualities that make them stand out from others”.
Jesus definitely stood out from other people. He was humble and kind, and nearly always calm. When He and the disciples were sailing and a great storm came upon them, Jesus was calm and in turn calmed the storm. He was calm when the Pharisees interrogated Him, and answered in a way that they couldn’t comprehend. Jesus acted differently from other people because He Himself was different.
“The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth”. John 1:14
Gwen’s Notes
Attune
The definition of attune is: “When you attune to something, you adjust to it and become aware of the way it works”.
Jesus grew up like a human, and He learned to do things like walking and went through adolescence; Jesus got used to living in a human’s body. He went through every common phase of growing from an infant to an adult. Jesus once was a kid, a teenager, a young adult. Jesus lived through growing, something that we humans always do on this earth. It’s fascinating to know how Jesus lived through human life stages, yet lived so uniquely.
“Therefore He had to be made like His brothers in every respect, so that He might become a merciful and faithful High Priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For because He Himself has suffered when tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted”.
Hebrews 2:17-18
Gwen’s Notes
Abundance
God gives us an abundance of certain things that are far more valuable than mere material objects. Love, humility, compassion, patience and devotion are much more valuable than the latest cell phone. God gives us things that last, that are useful. Things that mean something.
“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed Hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession who are zealous for good works.”
Titus 2:11-14
Gwen’s Notes
All
Jesus did every last thing that needed to be done for our redemption to be even possible. He did everything that the Father had sent Him to get done, even dying nailed to a tree after gruesome torment. Jesus did everything that God told Him to do.
“And being found in human form, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross”.
Philippians 2:8
Gwen’s Notes
Able
God is able to do anything that He wishes. He could decide every single little part of our lives. God gives us all free will and makes us many promises also. God doesn’t owe us anything, and yet He reassures us and helps to preserve our faith with His wonderful promises. Such a Creator as God has no obligation to do a thing, but He still chooses to do many deeds in our lives. God can do anything He wants, and still decides to do what He does; that’s remarkable.
“And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work”, 2 Corinthians 9:8
“But He gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: ‘God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.'” James 4:6
Gwen’s Notes
Appealing
The definition of appealing is: “Something that attracts peoples’ attention, and they want to have it more than anything else.”
God is fascinating in just about everything He does. God is Someone we can never absolutely understand, but we can always count on Him. He creates living human beings and other creatures, and He raises His human children as the Perfect Parent everyone needs. He made us in a way that we actually need Him; what does that mean, really? God, in everything that He is and that He does, is fascinating.
“How great You are, Sovereign LORD! There is no one like You, and there is no God but You, as we have heard with our own ears…” 2 Samuel 7:22
Gwen’s Notes
Accepting
Jesus accepts us just as we are; He doesn’t care for polished-up, painted, perfect-manners people who hide themselves away inside. He wants us as we truly are: The nerds, athletes, musicians, whatever we are when we are in our comfortable zones when we can be our real selves and not pretend to be anything besides; Jesus wants us to give Him that. Our real selves, no matter if we’re different from our peers. He accepts us just how we are.
“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus…” Romans 8:1
“Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” Hebrews 4:16