Psalm 116:1-4 ESV I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live. The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish. … Continue reading Love for The Lord
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Who Rises Up for Me?
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 crush your people, … Continue reading Who Rises Up for Me?
In This Hope
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. God’s plan of salvation for us is that we should die with Christ to … Continue reading In This Hope
Keep Hoping and Praying
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, “Where is … Continue reading Keep Hoping and Praying
Resting Secure
Psalm 16:1-4 ESV Keep me safe, my God, For in you I take refuge. I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; Apart from you I have no good thing.” I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.” Those who … Continue reading Resting Secure
According to His Will
1 John 5:1-5 ESV Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. For this is the love of … Continue reading According to His Will
So, I Trust Him
What lies behind, I must forget. What lies ahead, I don't know yet. So, I trust Him. I'm going to What is unknown. When I get there, I will be shown. So, I trust Him. The path ahead, It seems so dim. I only know To follow Him. So, I trust Him. I'm sure of … Continue reading So, I Trust Him
Widening Our Hearts
2 Corinthians 6:1-2 ESV Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. For he says, “In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of … Continue reading Widening Our Hearts
Shepherds Who Scatter
“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” declares the Lord. Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my people: “You have scattered my flock and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to … Continue reading Shepherds Who Scatter
Dragging Their Feet
Revelation 3:14-16 ESV “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's creation. “‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor … Continue reading Dragging Their Feet
