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Welcome to Graceful Reflections
the official blog of M.C. Kennedy


The Armor of God
“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.” (Ephesians 6:11) The passage on the...

Grace Johnson
Oct 5, 20203 min read


God’s Grace
“For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” (Galatians 5:5) The church in...

Grace Johnson
Sep 28, 20202 min read


Searching
“It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.” (Proverbs 25:2) The silence of God can be...

Grace Johnson
Sep 21, 20202 min read


Acknowledge Him
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make...

Grace Johnson
Sep 14, 20202 min read


Gifts of the Spirit
“Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of...

Grace Johnson
Sep 7, 20202 min read


Unless the LORD Builds
“Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.” (Psalm 127:1a) We all have plans for our lives. We enjoy thinking...

Grace Johnson
Aug 31, 20202 min read


God of Provision
“He provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant forever.” (Psalm 111:5) Psalm 111 is a psalm of praise, thanking God...

Grace Johnson
Aug 24, 20202 min read


The Finest Gifts
“‘But He would feed you with the finest of the wheat, and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.’” (Psalm 81:16) Psalm 81 is a...

Grace Johnson
Aug 17, 20203 min read


Saving Righteousness
“For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.”...

Grace Johnson
Aug 10, 20202 min read


True Sacrifice
“For You will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; You will not be pleased with a burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a...

Grace Johnson
Aug 3, 20203 min read


Frustrated Plans
“The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He frustrates the plans of the peoples.” (Psalm 33:10) A common theme in the...

Grace Johnson
Jul 27, 20203 min read


God in Affliction
“For He has not despised or abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, and He has not hidden His face from him, but has heard, when he...

Grace Johnson
Jul 20, 20203 min read


Majesty
“‘God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things that we cannot comprehend.’” (Job 37:5) Job and his friends wrestled with...

Grace Johnson
Jul 13, 20202 min read


Arguing with God
“‘And I heard a voice saying to me, “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.” But I said, “By no means, Lord; for nothing common or unclean as ever...

Grace Johnson
Jul 6, 20203 min read


Those Who Mourn
“‘Though He slay me, I will hope in Him; yet I will argue my ways to His face.’” (Job 13:15) The story of Job is one that many people are...

Grace Johnson
Jun 29, 20203 min read


Doing God’s Work
“Next to them Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, goldsmiths, repaired. Next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, repaired. […] Next to them...

Grace Johnson
Jun 22, 20202 min read


Counting the Cost
“And after saying this He said to him, ‘Follow Me.’” (John 21:19b) After Jesus’ resurrection, He appeared to His disciples multiple...

Grace Johnson
Jun 15, 20202 min read


Branches of the Vine
“‘I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in Me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do...

Grace Johnson
Jun 8, 20203 min read


Working Together
“And David the king said to all the assembly, ‘Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is young and inexperienced, and the work is...

Grace Johnson
Jun 1, 20203 min read


The Perfect Word
“The Pharisees answered them, ‘Have you also been deceived? Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in Him? But this crowd...

Grace Johnson
May 25, 20203 min read
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