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Tag Archives: comfort
Growth; February 11, 2021
Isaiah 49:20 “The children born during your bereavement will yet say in your hearing, ‘This place is too small for us; give us more space to live in.’” For once I prefer the NIV here to the Japanese. The Japanese … Continue reading
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Tagged active faith, bereavement, children, circumstances, comfort, comfortable, fruit, God's plans, hope
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Comfort; November 14, 2020
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any … Continue reading
Trusting God; October 9, 2020
Jeremiah 31:9 They will come with weeping; they will pray as I bring them back. I will lead them beside streams of water on a level path where they will not stumble, because I am Israel’s father, and Ephraim is … Continue reading
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Tagged charles blondin, comfort, faith, forgiveness, prayer, repentance, sin, the Holy Spirit, trusting God
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Beauty; June 16, 2020
Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. This is a very famous snippet of Scripture, made into a well-loved song, but the Japanese translation puts a different slant on it. It says, “Everything God does is beautiful … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, comfort, faith, faithfulness, obedience to God, trusting God, trusting obedience, turning to God, ugliness
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Being Productive; October 5, 2018
1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. What an enormously comforting … Continue reading
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Tagged assurance of salvation, bucket list, comfort, eternal life, faith, fear of death, goals, life span, results
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Looking Forward; January 26, 2018
Isaiah 43:18-19 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the … Continue reading
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Tagged comfort, despair, expectations, God's best, learning from experience, new things, ruts, the way forward
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Encouragement; July 18, 2017
1 Kings 19:18 “Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and all whose mouths have not kissed him.” This is an enormously encouraging passage for many pastors, especially those who are distressed … Continue reading
July 25, 2016
Psalm 119:67, 71, 75 Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word. It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees. I know, O Lord, that your laws are … Continue reading
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Tagged character, comfort, eternal perspective, Jesus' suffering, masochism, spiritual growth, suffering
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April 30, 2016
Job 16:19-21 Even now my witness is in heaven; my advocate is on high. My intercessor is my friend as my eyes pour out tears to God; on behalf of a man he pleads with God as a man pleads … Continue reading
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Tagged comfort, intercession, It Is Well With My Soul, Jesus Christ, pity parties, suffering, the Book of Job, trials
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October 2, 2015
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word. This … Continue reading
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Tagged being God's instruments, blessings, comfort, encouragement, spiritual growth
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