Going deeper with Jesus
Is your soul vexed? Sometimes it feels that wayThis world is difficult to walk inWe must carry our crosses along the narrow roadUp hills and down valleysWith the Lord at the end, keeping our eye on the prizeIt seems there are so many obstacles and trials and tribulationsBe of good cheer, Jesus said, I have […]
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I was just minding my own business,doing what I do and his name, Methuselah, came to me.I wondered who he was and what I might learn about Godand how God allowed him to be known in the bible.We can always learn something about God by his interaction with any character in the bible.The way God
Part of the purification of the church, making His bride ready:That He might present it to Himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. Ephesians 5:27 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as
Those that sow in tears shall reap in joy. Psalm 126:5 Job knew the Lord regarded his tears:My friends scorn me; but mine eye poureth out tears unto God. Job 16:20 Tears of frustration:When you want to obey but you don’t know which decision to make.The answer is not yet quite clear. Tears of prayer:Turn
So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses. Matthew 18:35 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.But if ye do not forgive,
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Tumultuous times are comingTumultuous times are already herePerilous TimesThere is no safety apart from the LordThose who are not would do well to call upon Him in Spirit and in TruthGod is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. John 4:24There is only one name by which man can be saved,
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For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. Isaiah 41:13 Sometimes God lets His people know when He has a hard situation for them to walk throughJesus knew in advanceHe went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if
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Suffering is such a big subjectThere is no way to write it all down or figure it all outPeople come and goThey are in our lives for a timeIt could be a long time or a short timeSome are important, some are notSome mean more than othersSome we have a deep deep love forEven so
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I heard someone say yesterday that Job was a difficult book to read It is full of suffering and humility and scornThe Lord allowed Satan to strip Job of all that he hadHis wife told him to stop being a fool and curse Godand Job responded with a rebuke to her: Then said his wife
I’m dried up,emptyNot a drop leftOut of energyI have nothing to offer You,nothing to giveI have no prayersI can’t singI’m depletedMaybe my tears are speaking as they fallI really have nothing to say Hold on, dear one, the answer is on the wayI have not forgotten youI will not leave you hangingI’m workingTrust Me For
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