Tag: pain
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Naomi, Part 1: Pain
19So the two of them went on until they came to Bethlehem. And when they came to Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them. And the women said, “Is this Naomi?” 20She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. 21I went away full, and…
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Don’t Hide God’s Faithfulness! [1-minute read]
10I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart; I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation; I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness from the great congregation.–Psalm 40 I oversee Celebrate Recovery at my church and regularly teach on the recovery principles. And as part of my journey, I do…
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A Sufficient Answer
…a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. 8Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. 9But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”–2 Corinthians 12 The situation:…
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Pain and Sovereignty
46How long, O LORD? Will you hide yourself forever?How long will your wrath burn like fire?47Remember how short my time is!For what vanity you have created all the children of man!48What man can live and never see death?Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah 49Lord, where is your steadfast love of old,which by…
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A Book and a Bottle
8You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle.Are they not in your book?–Psalm 56 This psalm came with a notation of when it was written. It was during this humorous episode of David’s life as a fugitive. 1 Samuel 21… 10That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish…
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Be Still
10“Be still, and know that I am God.I will be exalted among the nations,I will be exalted in the earth!”–Psalm 46 When I go to a hospital visit I have two verses handy. I recently blogged about one of them. https://joelmbradshaw.wordpress.com/2022/04/27/have-theses-two-verses-at-the-ready/ Today’s verse is the other. In this short psalm, the nation is in trouble…
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Looking Back
18they divide my garments among them,and for my clothing they cast lots.–Psalm 22 Today’s reading is hard to digest. David was going through something tremendously difficult. And the psalm doesn’t tell us what it was. We know that for the first half of his adult life, David was chased like a vigilante around the country…
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