This post first appeared on the blog in October of 2022. Still applicable and needed today! Every time I open my internet app I am bombarded with news of impending doom. The oil market is not good, food prices are soaring, a recession is coming, powerful countries are aggressive, natural disasters are coming in waves. … Continue reading Do Not Be Anxious About Tomorrow
Yesterday, I posted some reflections on 2 Corinthians 1:3-7. Below is a prayer from that same text. Father of mercies and God of All Comfort, Blessed be your name because you comfort us in all our afflictions through Christ. Whatever the affliction, no matter the pressure, you comfort us in all kinds of trouble. This … Continue reading A Prayer from 2 Corinthians 1:3-7
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 God. For as we … Continue reading God Comforts Us In All Our Affliction
This is a slightly edited edition of a post which first appeared on Bible Living Blog on November 9, 2020. I am reposting this article, because this thought has kept coming to mind for the past week. I hope it is an encouragement to you! There have been times that I have prayed about a … Continue reading You Can’t Out-Imagine God
The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble. And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: For thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.Psalm 9:9-10 Who has not had times of oppression? The LORD is a refuge for His children who … Continue reading Those That Know His Name
I had a long trip in the car, yesterday. As I was traveling, the Lord Jesus continually brought Hebrews 13:5 to mind, which is the verse I mentioned in my post yesterday morning. It says,Let your conversation (1) be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for He hath said, I … Continue reading He Was Forsaken
I don't know about you, but I have a tendency toward melancholy and anxiety. This is especially true when world events are as dark as they are now. May these words of Jesus be our meditation as we enter another day of uncertainty. May we be reminded by the Lord that the days are not … Continue reading Take No Thought
We are celebrating the Lord’s Supper as a church family today. With this being the first Sunday of the month, I would assume others are as well. Our meditation for the Lord’s Supper is coming from Isaiah 61:1-3. The title of the sermon: “Comfort in the Messiah’s Proclamation and Work.” Our church family is going … Continue reading Comfort in the Messiah’s Proclamation and Work
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