{"id":8896,"date":"2021-12-28T08:06:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T13:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=8896"},"modified":"2021-12-21T09:20:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T14:20:00","slug":"our-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=8896","title":{"rendered":"Our God"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20201227_160746-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20201227_160746-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8347\" width=\"461\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20201227_160746-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20201227_160746-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20201227_160746-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20201227_160746-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20201227_160746-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me:  I got it put all together!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prodigal:  Yes, it looks great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me:  I hope that it will be appreciated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is from the book The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In our desire after God, let us keep always in mind that God also hath desire, and His desire is toward the sons of men, and more particularly toward those sons of men who will make the once-for-all decision to exalt Him over all. Such as these are precious to God above all treasures of earth or sea.  In them God finds a theater where He can display His exceeding kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.  With them God can walk unhindered, toward them He can act like the God He is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 Peter 1:3-5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!  According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God&#8217;s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">www.theprodigalpig.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">www.faithincounseling.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Me: I got it put all together! Prodigal: Yes, it looks great. Me: I hope that it will be appreciated. This is from the book The Pursuit of God by A.W. 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