Waiting in hope ∙ But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance, we wait eagerly for it. – Romans 8:25 Romans 8:23-25 23 And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to beContinue reading “Waiting in hope ∙”
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I want to be alone ∙
I want to be alone ∙ He felt compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and He began to teach them many things. – Mark 6:34 Matthew 14:13-14 13 Now when Jesus heard it, He withdrew from there in a boat, to a lonely place by Himself; and when the multitudesContinue reading “I want to be alone ∙”
God shakes His children ∙
God shakes His children ∙ This phrase, “Yet once more,” means that all of creation will be shaken and removed so that only unshakable things will remain. – Hebrews 12:27 Hebrews 12:25-29 25 Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. For if the people of Israel didContinue reading “God shakes His children ∙”
What do you have that you did not receive? ∙
What do you have that you did not receive? ∙ What do you have that God hasn’t given you? – 1 Corinthians 4:7 1 Corinthians 4:1-7 1 So look at Apollos and me as mere servants of Christ who have been put in charge of explaining God’s mysteries. 2 Now, a person who is putContinue reading “What do you have that you did not receive? ∙”
The course of temptation ∙
The course of temptation ∙ Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. – James 1:14 James 1:13-16 13 Let no one say when he is tempted: “My temptation comes from God.” For God himself is untemptable by evil and tempts no one. 14 But temptation comes to each one,Continue reading “The course of temptation ∙”