Trinitarians

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

November 24, 2025

Trinitarians

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God,

and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

2 Corinthians 13:14

1700 years ago, theological debates centered on the question of how Jesus was related to the God the Father. This debate led to the Nicene creed which affirmed that God is Triune—three persons, one essence. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are co-eternal and equal in power and majesty. In 2 Corinthians 13:14, using just twenty-three words, Paul proclaims this very complex core of the Christian faith; we are Trinitarians.

The Trinity is so much more than our church doctrine. The Trinity distinguishes Christianity from all other faiths because our Triune God does not exist in solitude but in the community of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit exist together in perfect unity.

God created humanity in his own image and gave humankind a purpose: to steward his good creation. Although the first humans chose sin over their Creator, God did not turn his back on them. Rather, God planned for our redemption, which led to the Messiah, God’s own Son—the second person of the Trinity—who was willing to suffer and die to pay the penalty for the sins of humanity and reconcile believers to God. Comes then the third person of the Trinity—the Holy Spirit— given to all who trust in Jesus so we can now be transformed into a holy people and live with God eternally. Can you see? All three persons of the Trinity are involved in our salvation, and our sanctification.

My Takeaway: Our Triune God is in a loving relationship, eternally, as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Can you see? God did not create humanity because God was lonely or bored. It wasn’t necessary for God to create the world. Or us. God’s desire to be in relationship with us is a choice rather than an obligation. Can you see? God chose to love and redeem us. My life, anchored in the Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, holds me in Their grace for today.

(I am thankful for Suzanne Nicholson’s insights into the Trinity in her article, Why the Trinity Matters, in Firebrand, November 4, 2025)

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

 

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

Copyright © 2025 by Alex M. Knight

 

Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

How Much of Jesus is Enough?

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

November 21, 2025

How Much of Jesus is Enough?

Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life.

Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again.

Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

John 6:35 

Wouldn’t you like to take the verse above literally? Wouldn’t it be great if your faith in Jesus resulted in an abundant life and never being hungry or thirsty again? As we read the New Testament, it is very clear the followers of Jesus had no such experience. However, as we saw yesterday, those who diligently seek Jesus are rewarded by God. They find Jesus! And Jesus promises when we find him, he takes hold of us and never, ever, lets us go. (see John 10)

The experiences of the followers of Jesus throughout the New Testament bear witness that seeking and finding Jesus is enough. Material blessings are nice, but knowing Jesus is better. As an example, read the Apostle Paul’s testimony in Philippians 3.

The "Dayenu,” is a traditional Jewish song sung during the Passover Seder. The word "Dayenu" translates to, "it would have been enough.” The song is a list of things God did for the Israelites during the Exodus, with each item followed by "Dayenu," emphasizing that even if God had only done that one thing, it would have been enough. It is a good spiritual practice to ponder the question of how much of seeking Jesus is enough?

My Takeaway: My answer to this question is I don’t know yet. Like Paul, “I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me.” (Philippians 3:12b)

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

 

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

Copyright © 2025 by Alex M. Knight

 

Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

 

Diligently Seek

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

November 20, 2025

Diligently Seek

But without faith it is impossible to please him: 

for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, 

and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Hebrews 11:6 (KJV) 

I looked at several translations of the verse quoted above. The NRSV did not include an adverb for ‘seek.’ The NLT says, “sincerely seek” and the NIV says, “earnestly seek.” I like the KJV translation best because I believe diligently seek is what the author of Hebrews wanted to convey. We can find several examples of diligent seekers in the Bible.

The shepherds were diligently seeking Jesus when they left their flocks in the field and journeyed into Bethlehem. The wise men were incredibly diligent as they traveled long and far as they followed the star to Israel. Simeon was diligent in his waiting for the appearance of the Messiah in Jerusalem. John and Andrew asked Jesus for his address, Matthew invited Jesus to his home for dinner. In Jericho, Zacchaeus climbed a sycamore-fig tree so he could see Jesus. And God rewarded all these diligent seekers.

I’ve paused for a few minutes and remembered the times when I can say I was diligently seeking the Lord. I was deligent five years ago when churches closed, and I sought a place where I could receive Holy Communion. God led me to an Anglican Church, and God has rewarded me abundantly. Two years ago, I was most diligent in my preparation to travel to Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre in Paris to partake of Holy Communion. That experience is never far from my thoughts. I’ve been writing these meditations for almost fifteen years. The process of writing is my most diligent arena, and I’ve been blessed by receiving affirmations of how my thoughts have helped draw people closer to the love of God.

My Takeaway: As I strive to make the life in Christ my way of life, I want my diligence in seeking Jesus to be my way of life, not just an occasional experience.

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

 

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

Copyright © 2025 by Alex M. Knight

 

Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

Wisdom God Wants for Me

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

November 19, 2025

Wisdom God Wants for Me

If you need wisdom, ask our generous God,

and he will give it to you.

He will not rebuke you for asking.

James 1:5 

I find it very helpful, as I seek to make the life in Christ my way of life, that the Bible is very transparent about the lives of the people God called to fulfill his purpose for humankind.  Thomas had his doubts, and Jesus met him at his point of need. Moses also doubted he could fulfill God’s calling, and God proved him wrong. Job was beset with all manner of trouble, and God did not abandon him or ignore him. Peter abandoned Jesus, and Jesus restored him. Paul faced so many dilemmas and hardships, but God never stopped pouring His grace into Paul’s life.

None of us are perfect, so there is no need or benefit to fake it. I think maybe God holds a special place for those of us with many questions and even doubts. God never turns away from those who seek, knock and ask Him. Remember, God wants to give us His good gifts, which includes His wisdom. In today’s world, many of us are very troubled by the political and economic culture. In a recent political poll, only ten to fifteen percent of the electorate valued honesty and integrity as an important quality in the candidates for political office. How sad. In these difficult and troubling times, God has promised us His wisdom so we can understand our world from God’s perspective.

My Takeaway: The wisdom God wants for me, and you, is His wisdom on how we can be a witness for Christ Jesus. I don’t have to look far for an answer as the number of prayer requests I receive is growing weekly. The more I seek God’s wisdom, the more I find I am staying in His grace for each day.

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

 

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

Copyright © 2025 by Alex M. Knight

 

Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

 

Hope to Be Like Jesus

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

November 18, 2025

Hope to Be Like Jesus

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened

in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you.

Ephesians 1:18a (NIV) 

What is the hope to which God has called us? In Romans 8:28, the Apostle Paul tells us that God is working all things together for good in our lives. Then at verse 29, Paul tells us about the good, or as he put it in the scripture quoted above, the hope to which He has called us:

For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.

God’s good for us, His hope for us, is that we will become like Christ Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Really? YES! How? Paul also answers this question at Philippians 2:13,

For God is working in you, giving you the desire

and the power to do what pleases him.

God, through the Holy Spirit, is always at work in our lives forming Jesus within us. However, we are not meant to be passive as God is working all things together in our lives as He is forming Christ in us. We have a role in this great work. The first part of our role is to grasp, and to affirm God’s plan, the hope to which God has called us. The second part of our role is to keep our eyes on Jesus. (Hebrews 12:2) Jesus’ heart is pure. He never misses an opportunity to comfort or forgive. He never missed hearing his Heavenly Father speak to him. He always remained focused on the priorities God had given him and never allowed the seemly urgent overshadow those priorities. (Think about the story of Lazarus in John 11.)

My Takeaway: Hebrews 12:2 tells us to fix our eyes on Jesus. It also tells us that Jesus is the one who initiated our faith, and He is the one who will perfect our faith. I am confident that God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit can, and will, complete the work of forming Christ within me.

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

 

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

Copyright © 2025 by Alex M. Knight

 

Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

 

A Home for the Weary

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

November 17, 2025

A Home for the Weary

He will not crush the weakest reed

    or put out a flickering candle.

Matthew 12:20a 

Matthew’s commentary on the beginning of Jesus ministry affirms Jesus is the fulfillment of Isaiah’s Messianic prophecy in Isaiah 9:1-2. In the scripture quoted above, Matthew again affirms Isaiah’s Messianic prophecy by quoting Isaiah 42:1-4. Please, take a moment to grasp the enormity of Matthew’s affirmation. God’s Messiah, Christ Jesus, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, is gentle and kind to his followers. Compassion for those who love him is a defining characteristic of our Lord. This characteristic is hugely important to me.

There have been times in my life when I was the weakest reed, the flickering candle. The command to “run with endurance the race God has set before us” fell on deaf ears. (Hebrews 12:1b) Matthew’s gospel is affirming that Jesus didn’t kick me to the curb in my weakest, flickering times. Hallelujah! In those times, we can hear the voice of our Master saying, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28) In the rest Jesus provides, we are renewed with confident trust in the Lord that enables us to continue in our mission to fulfill God’s will in our lives.

My Takeaway: In my times of weakness and weariness, I am learning to echo the words of the Apostle Paul as I proclaim, all praise to God, the Father of my Lord Jesus Christ. My merciful Father is the source of all comfort, and He comforts me in all my troubles. (See 2 Corinthians 1:3-4)

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

 

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

Copyright © 2025 by Alex M. Knight

 

Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

 

Give Thanks To the Lord

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

November 14, 2025

Give Thanks To the Lord

Praise the Lord!

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!

    His faithful love endures forever.

Psalm 106:1 

I truly want to make the life in Christ my way of life. As I am being trained in this way of righteousness, learning to stay in God’s grace for each day has become a guiding light, a way of keeping my eyes of Jesus. One way this is being worked out in my life is by becoming more intentional about giving thanks to the Lord. And by this, I don’t mean just generic thanks to the Lord, for he is good! I mean learning to specify to my Heavenly Father that for which I am thankful.

This is not difficult. It is a matter of pausing to reflect on how I am experiencing the Doxology, “Praise God from who all blessings flow.” Tuesdays we go grocery shopping. At lunch, my prayer before our meal always thanks God that our cup overflows with His blessings and our pantry is full. I pay my tithe weekly, and as I place my check in the offering plate, I am mindful that, everything we have has come from God, and we give God only what He first gave us! (1 Chronicles 29:14)

Saturdays are our time of preparation for our public worship on Sunday. I am learning to use this time to be mindful of the many blessings God has brought into our lives as we journey in the FOG, the Favor of God. I bring these blessings, with a thankful heart, before His throne of Grace in worship on Sunday.

My Takeaway: For several years, Cheryl and I have placed a Blessing Jar on our kitchen table. We use this quart size jar as a receptacle for our weekly blessings. On Sunday morning I list on a slip of paper the specific blessings God has poured into our lives in the preceding week, and I place the paper in the jar. On New Year’s Eve, we review each slip of paper again because we want to give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

 

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

Copyright © 2025 by Alex M. Knight

 

Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.