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For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11, ESV
God will allow and even send trials our way to strengthen us, make us more Christ-like, and to be a light to others who suffer through trials.
Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.
Proverbs 11:25, ESV
We are blessed to bless. God gives to us so that we can give to others.
There is also a joy that comes from giving to others, especially when the gospel is shared and they find the joy of salvation.
Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
Proverbs 13:20, ESV
We can choose to follow this world and its rejection of and rebellion to God, or we can follow God and His People – the Church – pursuing Christ, the Wosdom of God.
Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.
1 Corinthians 9:25, ESV
The Holy Spirit helps give us self-control, for we know that to be like Christ is the greatest prize. Wouldn’t we want to be as much like our Creator and Savior as possible?
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”
Matthew 5:4, ESV
We mourn our sin, and we are comforted by Christ’s grace and love. We then mourn the sin of the world and carry that grace and love to others.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4, ESV
Our God understands our hurts and fears, and He offers us His comfort that we might turn and comfort those around us.
My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 121:2, ESV
Our Maker – who made everything – wants to give us all His love, wisdom, and grace to help us through this life and into the next.
Trust in God.
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
James 1:5, ESV
When we seek godly wisdom (not merely our own desires), God wants to give it abundantly, especially to share His glory.
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.”
Matthew 5:6, ESV
Christ is our righteousness. If the Lord is truly all we desire, we will find complete satisfaction and freedom from sin.
For this Sunday here’s what you can do: Praise God for those healed that had Omicron. A few weeks ago I wrote “Pray for those with Omicron.” Yet at the same time I think we can praise God for those who have been healed from having the virus. I know there have been some who read […]
This Sunday at Church: Praise God for those healed that had Omicron
a simple man of God 