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affliction

  1. Christsfreeservant

    Plead My Cause and Redeem Me

    “Look on my affliction and deliver me, for I do not forget your law. Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise! Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek your statutes. Great is your mercy, O Lord; give me life according to your rules. Many...
  2. Ben Leevey

    Encouragement - Richard Baxter on Affliction

    Hello brethren, there is a Richard Baxter quote that has recently really encouraged me to fix my eyes on eternity. I decided to turn it into a video. I hope it encourages you too!
  3. Christsfreeservant

    You Loved Me

    When I was lonely and afflicted, You were there to pick me up. You took me in Your arms, And You tenderly held me. Your love embraced me. Your grace sustained me. When my heart cried out to You In my despair, You did not shun me, But You let me know that You loved me. Your grace forgave me...
  4. Christsfreeservant

    Comfort Others Who are Afflicted

    “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God that is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus...
  5. Christsfreeservant

    Setting the Right Example

    “You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit, so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. For not only has the...
  6. Christsfreeservant

    Greatly Have They Afflicted Me

    “’Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth’— let Israel now say— ‘Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me. The plowers plowed upon my back; they made long their furrows.’ The Lord is righteous; he has cut the cords of the wicked...
  7. Christsfreeservant

    I Take Comfort, O Lord

    I’m sharing this here with you from my time of personal devotions with my Lord Jesus Christ, for your encouragement. Sue Love Psalm 119:49-50 ESV “Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope. This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.”...
  8. Christsfreeservant

    Are You Lonely and Afflicted?

    Psalms 25:8-10 ESV “Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way. All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.”...
  9. Christsfreeservant

    Then We Will Know Peace

    What we read here in Lamentations 3 is a picture of someone who is suffering extreme misery due to the sins of others, and due to no fault of his own. It was their sins which was causing him such misery. Because of their sins all this calamity was coming upon him. And even though he was not...
  10. Christsfreeservant

    My Comfort in Affliction

    Your Promise Gives me Life Psalm 119:49-50 ESV “Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope. This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.” When we are going through trials, things which test our faith, things which cause pain and...
  11. Christsfreeservant

    I Have Seen Affliction

    Lamentations 3:1-3 ESV “I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of his wrath; he has driven and brought me into darkness without any light; surely against me he turns his hand again and again the whole day long.” [Read vv. 1-18, for the next section will begin with verse...
  12. Christsfreeservant

    That Should Bring Us Joy!

    Psalm 119:105-106 “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to keep your righteous rules.” God’s word, the Bible (Genesis to Revelation) is not just a history book. It is not just a record of people’s lives and the things that they...
  13. Christsfreeservant

    We're Making a Difference

    Make Room for Us 2 Corinthians 7:2-4 ESV “Make room in your hearts for us. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have taken advantage of no one. I do not say this to condemn you, for I said before that you are in our hearts, to die together and to live together. I am acting with...
  14. Christsfreeservant

    The Wicked Lie in Wait

    Psalm 119:92-93 “If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have given me life.” In this life we will have trouble. We will face difficult challenges which try our faith. We will have wicked people who...
  15. Christsfreeservant

    Wantonly Treacherous

    Psalm 25:1-2 ESV “To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me. Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame; they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.” What does it mean to be “wantonly...
  16. Christsfreeservant

    Friend or Foe?

    Psalm 25:1-3 NASB To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, in You I trust, Do not let me be ashamed; Do not let my enemies exult over me. Indeed, none of those who wait for You will be ashamed; Those who deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed. We all have enemies. Even those who...
  17. Christsfreeservant

    The Lord, My Stronghold

    Psalm 94:1-7 ESV O Lord, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth! Rise up, O judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve! O Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult? They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast. They...
  18. insurchoftruth

    God's thoughts, care and protection for us-Psalm 40

    God's thoughts, care and protection for us-Psalm 40 Verse 1, 2, 3 If you are in the pit of suffering, and feel helpless and worried, know that God's desire is to take you out of your suffering, and to make all your paths and things in your life, stable and secure in him! He hears your cry for...
  19. Christsfreeservant

    Through the Fire

    Monday, July 17, 2017, 10:02 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “I Am Willing, Lord.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read various scriptures (in the NASB) on the subject of refining with fire. Comfort in Affliction (2 Co. 1:3-9) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus...
  20. Christsfreeservant

    Submitting to the Cross

    Saturday, January 14, 2017, 6:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Oh, To Be Like Thee.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 2 Corinthians 12 (Select vv. NASB). A Thorn in the Flesh (vv. 7-10) Because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me...
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