An Original Work / June 11, 2019 Based off Psalm 46 God’s our refuge. He is our strength, A present help to us when in pain. Therefore, we will not be afraid, Although the earth beneath us gives way. Though the mountains be moved to the sea, Roaring waters abound so free, And the mountains … Continue reading God is With Us
suffering
If Only
An Original Work / June 8, 2019 They die so young in wars, In suicides and overdoses. The fatalities are many. So many living without hope: They drown their pain in drugs, In alcohol and other addictions. They play video games hours on end, And engross their minds with porn. They are looking for something, … Continue reading If Only
When Life Kicks Us Hard
Habakkuk 3:17-19 ESV Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy … Continue reading When Life Kicks Us Hard
Persevering
2 Corinthians 6:3-10 ESV We put no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine … Continue reading Persevering
It Only Takes Once!
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 ESV Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by … Continue reading It Only Takes Once!
Provided We Suffer
Romans 8:16-18 ESV The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are … Continue reading Provided We Suffer
What Things?
John 16:1-4 ESV “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. And they will do these things because they have not known the Father, … Continue reading What Things?
For the Gospel’s Progress
This morning, the Lord Jesus reminded me of a writing he gave me in January of this year, so I went back and read it (1). It is called “Resting in Him,” and it is written mostly from personal experience, although it is also written from the knowledge of what others have shared with me … Continue reading For the Gospel’s Progress
In Times of Weakness
Psalm 121:1-2 NASB I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. Under the Weather I am not feeling very well today. The past few days my whole body has been aching, and today it feels as though … Continue reading In Times of Weakness
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