Controlling anger Don’t sin by letting anger control you. Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry. – Ephesians 4:26 Psalms 4:1-4 1 Answer me when I call to you, O God who declares me innocent. Free me from my troubles. Have mercy on me and hear my prayer. 2 How longContinue reading “Controlling anger”
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Hidden life ∙∙
Hidden life ∙∙ When the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law – Galatians 4:4 Isaiah 35:3-10 3 With this news, strengthen those who have tired hands, and encourage those who have weak knees. 4 Say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, andContinue reading “Hidden life ∙∙”
When the going gets tough ∙∙
When the going gets tough ∙∙ So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be clearheaded. – 1 Thessalonians 5:6 Luke 22:39-40, 45-46 39 Then, accompanied by the disciples, Jesus left the upstairs room and went as usual to the Mount of Olives. 40 There he told them, “Pray thatContinue reading “When the going gets tough ∙∙”
The paradox of pain ∙∙
The paradox of pain ∙∙ For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! – 2 Corinthians 4:17 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 17 For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond allContinue reading “The paradox of pain ∙∙”
Rising hope or looming catastrophe ∙
Rising hope or looming catastrophe ∙ We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under the control of the evil one. – 1 John 5:19 Habakkuk 3:3-5 3 I see God moving across the deserts from Edom, the Holy One coming from Mount Paran. His brilliant splendor fillsContinue reading “Rising hope or looming catastrophe ∙”
Dr H Reflections 