And it shall be said, “Build up, build up, prepare the way, remove every obstruction from my people’s way.” For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to […]
The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Psalms 9:9 Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. The troubles of my heart are enlarged; bring me out of my distresses. Consider my affliction and my trouble, and forgive all my sins. Psalms 25:16-18 For He
And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Acts 2:42 What does ‘fellowship’ in this verse mean? What does it really look like? The Greek word translated here as ‘fellowship’ is koinonia meaning fellowship, association, community, communion, joint participation, and contact. This is not just
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalms 46:1 So you, son of man, I have made a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. Ezekiel 33:7 God’s watchmen are those who HEAR His Voice and ‘word(s)’ that are a
Cast me not away from your Presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. Psalms 51:11-12 What is real joy? The fruit of the Spirit of joy is not like the feeling of happiness, it is much more than a fleeting feeling. The Greek
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Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule in justice. Each will be like a hiding place from the wind, a shelter from the storm, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land. Then the eyes of those who see will not
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And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
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The keeper of the prison paid no attention to anything that was in Joseph’s charge, because the Lord was with him. And whatever he did, the Lord made it succeed. Genesis 39:23 What really is success on an eternal scale? Is it promotion and having the accolades of the industry and public? Is it financial riches? Or is it faithfulness
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The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Genesis 1:2 The Holy Spirit IS God. But most of American Christianity gives the Holy Spirit a minor role, and subsequently does not teach or even mention
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12 Who is the man who fears the Lord? Him will He instruct in the way that he should choose. 13 His soul shall abide in well-being, and his offspring shall inherit the land. 14 The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear Him, and He makes known to them His covenant. Psalms 25:12-14 Verse 14 is widely translated differently. It
