<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171184665088399329</id><updated>2011-08-13T03:17:44.216-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Coram Deo</title><subtitle type='html'>latin - "before the face of God"</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://captivatedbygrace.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2171184665088399329/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://captivatedbygrace.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Jon Davies</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09690350747539309550</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171184665088399329.post-351852212960632051</id><published>2010-11-15T18:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-15T18:34:19.097-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Why Coram Deo?</title><content type='html'>We live our lives "coram deo," before the very face of God, whether we realize it or not.&amp;nbsp; More important is whether we choose to live our lives as a reflection of that reality; knowing with the fullness of our being that the fullness of our God exists in every thought, every action, and every word that transpires on this earth.&amp;nbsp; This blog is a reflection of a life attempted to be led "coram deo" in a God-pleasing, God-glorifying, humble, Cross-centered manner.&amp;nbsp; I know to a level deeper than my heart, to my very soul, that our God, who created the universe, who spoke everything into existence by a single word, who designed and executed a plan for the redemption of those whom He would choose to save, lives inside me and knows me better than I know myself.&amp;nbsp; He knows my sinfulness.&amp;nbsp; He knows my pride.&amp;nbsp; He knows my hate, my lust, my callousness, my selfishness, and He knows how desperately I needed salvation.&amp;nbsp; That God fashioned the perfect story of human history, perfectly fashioned to give all the glory to Himself and demonstrate His perfect love, perfect justice, perfect mercy, and perfect grace.&amp;nbsp; That story culminates for each of those He foreknew and predestined in the Cross of Jesus Christ, His Son, our Lord and Savior.&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2171184665088399329-351852212960632051?l=captivatedbygrace.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://captivatedbygrace.blogspot.com/feeds/351852212960632051/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://captivatedbygrace.blogspot.com/2010/11/why-coram-deo.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2171184665088399329/posts/default/351852212960632051'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2171184665088399329/posts/default/351852212960632051'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://captivatedbygrace.blogspot.com/2010/11/why-coram-deo.html' title='Why Coram Deo?'/><author><name>Jon Davies</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09690350747539309550</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
