An Original Work / October 29, 2018 Pain and sorrow Know no bounds. Joy and laughter Oft not found. Life depressing, Oft distressing, Yields no blessing, So unresting. Trials often Multiply. Friends are often Passersby. Friendships failing, Foes are railing, Hypocrites, they’re Often bailing. Feel abandoned, Left behind, By those who don’t Know they’re blind. … Continue reading Abiding Peace
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Don’t Shrink Back!
Hebrews 10:19-22 NASB Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a … Continue reading Don’t Shrink Back!
His Song is With Me
Sometimes in our lives we have days when we are not as chipper as we normally are. We don’t feel well, or someone has done something to us to hurt us, or things are just generally going bad for us. So, we may begin to focus on the negative rather than on the positive, thus … Continue reading His Song is With Me
The Difference He Makes
Colossians 1:13-14 NASB For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He Rescued Us The whole purpose of our salvation, the reason Jesus went to that cross to die for our sins, is that we … Continue reading The Difference He Makes
We Wait Patiently
Romans 8:24-25 ESV For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. Recap The hope in which we were saved is described for us in Romans … Continue reading We Wait Patiently
Hope Deferred
Psalm 42:1-2 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? I understand this. It is a deep longing of the soul, not just for God, but for alone time with … Continue reading Hope Deferred
In Pleasant Places
Psalm 16:1-2 ESV Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” Oh, how true it is that I have no good apart from God. All that I have comes from him. I am who I am by … Continue reading In Pleasant Places
Many are My Adversaries
Psalm 119:145-148 NASB I cried with all my heart; answer me, O Lord! I will observe Your statutes. I cried to You; save me And I shall keep Your testimonies. I rise before dawn and cry for help; I wait for Your words. My eyes anticipate the night watches, That I may meditate on Your … Continue reading Many are My Adversaries
Things Not Seen
Hebrews 11:1-2 NASB Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of old gained approval. Things Hoped For What do you hope for? Yes, as believers in Jesus Christ, we have the hope (the promise) of eternal life with God, and heaven as … Continue reading Things Not Seen
God Our Helper
False Confidence Summary Isaiah 41:1-7 Our Lord God – Father, Son (Jesus Christ), and Holy Spirit – desires to speak to the people of this world, both to those who believe in Jesus Christ and to those who don’t. So, he is calling a meeting with the people who live on this earth in order … Continue reading God Our Helper
Run With It 