This hurts me more than . . . ∙

This hurts me more than . . . ∙ For the LORD corrects those he loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights. – Proverbs 3:12 Lamentations 3:31-33  31 For no one is abandoned by the Lord forever.  32 Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion because of the greatnessContinue reading “This hurts me more than . . . ∙”

Solid rock or shifting sand ∙

Solid rock or shifting sand ∙ Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. – Matthew 7:24 Matthew 7:24-27  24 Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house onContinue reading “Solid rock or shifting sand ∙”

We were once dead ∙∙

We were once dead ∙∙ Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins. – Ephesians 2:1 Ephesians 2:1-10  1 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins.  4 But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much,  5 that even though we were dead because ofContinue reading “We were once dead ∙∙”

The God of all comfort ∙

The God of all comfort ∙ God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. – 2 Corinthians 1:3 Romans 15:1-7  2 We should help others do what is right and build them up in the Lord.  4 Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the ScripturesContinue reading “The God of all comfort ∙”

We can only receive what God gives ∙

We can only receive what God gives ∙ God sent a man, John the Baptist, to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. – John 1:6-7 John 3:22-30  22 Then Jesus and his disciples left Jerusalem and went into the Judean countryside. Jesus spent some time with them there,Continue reading “We can only receive what God gives ∙”