Psalms 68:1-3 ESV
“God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered;
and those who hate him shall flee before him!
As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away;
as wax melts before fire,
so the wicked shall perish before God!
But the righteous shall be glad;
they shall...
"I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete."
A great talk...strewn with quality humor (as any talk on joy should be), but truly profound. Fr. Mike has a gift for drawing us in with humor, and surprising us with sudden, profound sentences to really make...
Bitterness will eat you up,
Make you now its slave.
Bitterness will fill your cup,
Drink from it always.
Bitterness affects your life,
Happiness not found.
Bitterness will grind you up,
Churning round and round.
Must forgive if you be free
From what holds you down.
Must depart from bitter...
I’m sharing this here with you from my time of personal devotions with my Lord Jesus Christ, for your encouragement. Sue Love
Psalms 34:1-3 ESV
“I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul makes its boast in the Lord;
let the humble hear and...
Psalms 97:10-12 ESV
“O you who love the Lord, hate evil!
He preserves the lives of his saints;
he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
Light is sown for the righteous,
and joy for the upright in heart.
Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,
and give thanks to his holy...
Tension/release. It’s a pattern we see in every song, every story, every area of life. Think of your favorite song; notice the part where energy is building, building, building, then RELEASE, often into the chorus, the most memorable part of the song, the heart of the message of the whole song...
Hi there,
I was in despair, saying to myself "how can I be saved, once and for all?" because it seemed that there was no end to my sin - only more repentance, without end... and I saw this Heavenly Word on the images page of a search for immutable mercy:
...and I realised, it is actually an...
James 1:2-4 ESV
“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”
I am going through a trial right...
Hi there,
So this is like a fragment, of something the Holy Spirit inspired me with and I wonder what you make of it:
It is a little similar to "my strength is made perfect through weakness" found in the letters, but the emphasis is on "building" (rather than "making"). It is about building...
Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness
and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
If you met someone who is a picture of healthy living by diet and exercise,
you would not by outward appearance think “now this a child of God”.
If you met someone who is...
In the Time of Christ, there was no electricity.
There were no hardware stores where you could go and purchase lumber.
So, when it was time to perform a crucifixion upon an adjudicated "criminal", you needed wood.
So, they took small trees, stripped them of limbs, bound them together carefully...
Hebrews 12:2-3 ESV
“Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you...
Feast Of Tabernacles - Sukkot for Hebrew Year 5784 begins at sundown on Friday, 29 September 2023 and ends at nightfall on Friday, 6 October 2023.
The Feast of Tabernacles takes place 5 days after the Day of Atonement, on the 15th day of the Hebrew month Tishri/Ethanim
Tabernacles/Sukkot is 1...
Panting for The Lord
Psalm 42:1-4 ESV
“As a deer pants for flowing streams,
so pants my soul for you, O God.
My soul thirsts for God,
for the living God.
When shall I come and appear before God?
My tears have been my food
day and night,
while they say to me all the day long...
In That Day
Isaiah 12:1-2 ESV
You will say in that day:
“I will give thanks to you, O Lord,
for though you were angry with me,
your anger turned away,
that you might comfort me.
“Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for the Lord God is my strength and...
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John 3:16 says that God so loved the world, that He GAVE.
"GOD gave".
God is a giver. Hes an amazing mixture of Holiness, Love, and Giving. He's always giving. Giving health, giving help, giving answers, giving restoration, giving hope, giving favor, giving Love. Even creation is the...
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The blood of Jesus keeps paying for sin.......Its an eternal Blood Atonement.
It paid for thousands of people's sin today, (newly born again) just like it paid for the "sin of the World", 2000+ yrs ago.
John 3:16
Eternal life, that is "in Christ" is not temporary.
So, Jesus who Himself IS...
Lets look at the FAITH of Jesus.
First, there is a general misconception many Believers have about Faith, as THE savior. Which of course is not the case. Many who are not really time invested in rightly dividing the word will never be deeply connected to an understanding of God's Amazing...