A Word of Encouragement

January 26, 2026

Glacier National Park - Oct 2021

Grace, Hope & Peace, Friend;

Psalm 99 begins, "The Lord reigns, the peoples tremble! He sits enthroned above the cherubim, the earth quakes! The Lord is great in Zion, and He is exalted above all the peoples. May they praise Your great and awesome name; Holy is He." (Psalm 99:1-3) And it ends, "Exalt the Lord our God and worship at His holy hill, for the Lord our God is holy." (Vs. 9)

Our God is holy, sovereign and worthy of all praise.

The blessing God told the priest to pronounce on the Children of Israel was, "The Lord bless you, and keep you; The Lord cause His face to shine on you, and be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His face to you, and give you peace." (Numbers 6:24-26)

Each one of those statements was fulfilled when Jesus sacrificed Himself to reconcile us to God and gave us His Spirit as a seal of that reconciliation. So, closing out his letter to the believers in Corinth, Paul wrote,

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all
	2 Corinthians 13:14

That is God - the Father, Son, and Spirit - shining His face upon us!

Elohim Kedoshim - Holy God - Thank You for Your grace, love and fellowship.

Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, <and have been given> the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge.
	Romans 5:1-2 & 2 Corinthians 1:22

Peace,