{"id":138,"date":"2026-09-27T21:11:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T02:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drbobnichols.calvarycathedral.org\/?p=138"},"modified":"2026-09-27T21:11:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T02:11:27","slug":"i-am-on-gods-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/2026\/09\/27\/i-am-on-gods-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"I am on God&#8217;s mind!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><b>\u201cG<\/b>od is mindful of me and my house.<b>\u201d<\/b><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><i><sup>12<\/sup><\/i><i>The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.&nbsp;<sup>13<\/sup>He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.&nbsp;<sup>14<\/sup>The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children. <sup>15<\/sup>Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Psalms 115:12-15<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Charles Spurgeon\u2019s many years at his London church during the 1800s, he loved to preach on the riches of&nbsp;<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/niv\/Isa%2049.16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-reference=\"Isa 49.16\" data-version=\"niv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Isaiah 49:16<\/a>, which says that God engraves us on the palms of His hands. He said, \u201cSuch a text as this is to be preached hundreds of times!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If and when we\u2019re tempted to think that God has forgotten us, we only need to look at our palms and remember God\u2019s promise. He has put indelible marks on His hands for us; He loves us that much. He said He would provide and He will!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>\u00a0<\/b>In Charles Spurgeon\u2019s many years at his London church during the 1800s, he loved to preach on the riches of\u00a0Isaiah 49:16, which says that God engraves us on the palms of His hands. He said, \u201cSuch a text as this is to be preached hundreds of times!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I think about all God gave to bring me into His family, I find it hard to believe He would ever forget me. If I\u2019m tempted to think He has, I remember His promise: He has engraved us on the palms of His hands. That is how deeply He loves us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God has promised to provide, and He is faithful. Through Jesus\u2019 work on the cross, He has forgiven our sins and chosen not to remember them against us. Scripture says He watches over His Word to perform it. If He is watching over His Word, I can trust that He is watching over me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><b>Victory Confession<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God will bless my house.&nbsp; God always has me on His mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cGod is mindful of me and my house.\u201d &nbsp; 12The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.&nbsp;13He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.&nbsp;14The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/2026\/09\/27\/i-am-on-gods-mind\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;I am on God&#8217;s mind!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1522,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-one-liners"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8lc9u-2e","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":475,"url":"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/2026\/06\/25\/we-are-blessed\/","url_meta":{"origin":138,"position":0},"title":"We are Blessed","author":"admin","date":"June 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cGod is mindful of me and my house.\u201d \u00a0 12The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.\u00a013He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.\u00a014The LORD shall increase you more\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;One Liners&quot;","block_context":{"text":"One Liners","link":"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/category\/one-liners\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Protection-4.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Protection-4.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Protection-4.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Protection-4.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":663,"url":"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/2026\/03\/09\/why-pray\/","url_meta":{"origin":138,"position":1},"title":"Why Pray?","author":"admin","date":"March 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"(The following is an excerpt from Bob Nichols' book, \"How to Change Your Destiny.\") So, what do you do when the deck is stacked against you?\u00a0 What do you do when everything says you cannot make it? 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