Monthly Archives: January 2015

He Shares Our Sorrows and Heals Our Wounds

Isaiah 53:3 (NLT) He was despised and rejected— a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. Matthew 5:4 (NLT)  God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 (NLT) 13  And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the … Continue reading

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Patience My Child

James 5:8 (TLB) 8  Yes, be patient. And take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near. James 5:10-11 (TLB) 10  For examples of patience in suffering, look at the Lord’s prophets. 11  We know how happy they are now because they stayed true to him then, even though … Continue reading

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Helpless, helpless, helpless

  Psalm 10:12 (NIV) Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless. Psalm 34:17 (MSG)  Is anyone crying for help? GOD is listening, ready to rescue you. Zephaniah 3:19 (NLT) I will save the weak and helpless ones. Matthew 9:36 (ESV) When he saw the crowds, he … Continue reading

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He Overcomes our Difficulties

2 Corinthians 6:4 (HCSB) 4  But as God’s ministers, we commend ourselves in everything: by great endurance, by afflictions, by hardship, by difficulties, 2 Corinthians 12:10 (NASB) 10  Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then … Continue reading

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The Abundance of Life

John 10:10 (NKJV) I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. John 6:27 (NKJV) 27  Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God … Continue reading

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The Penalty for His Wrath

Colossians 3:5-6 (NIV) 5  Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. 6  Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. Romans 6:23 (NIV)  For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is … Continue reading

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Looking toward Heaven

Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV) 31  But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. Still upward be thine onward course: For this I pray today; Still upward as … Continue reading

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Not too Great for the King

Luke 11:9 (KJV) And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. It is said that on one occasion when Caesar gave a very valuable present, the receiver replied that it was too costly … Continue reading

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Hope for the New Year

Psalm 9:18 (NIV)  But the needy will not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the afflicted ever perish. Galatians 5:5 (NIV)   But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the righteousness for which we hope. Romans 15:13 (NIV)   May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as … Continue reading

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