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“Stop fighting, and know that I am God, exalted among the nations, exalted on the earth.”
Psalm 46:10, CSB
God fights for us, so we can rest knowing He is sovereign and will change this world through us.
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me.
2 Corinthians 12:9, CSB
God fights for us, and He calls us to join in the fight against sin, empowering us by His strength, even in and using our weaknesses.
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a difficult time.
Proverbs 17:17, CSB
Because Christ has come, we are made new, able and willing to love and help others. Because Christ is coming again, we help make the world new by helping others find His love and carrying each other through difficult times by His power and grace.
For the person who has entered his rest has rested from his own works, just as God did from his.
Hebrews 4:10, CSB
Because Christ has come, we are made new and find rest for our souls. Because Christ is coming again, we help make the world new by drawing others to His rest by His power and grace.
“Truly I tell you, anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not come under judgment but has passed from death to life.”
John 5:24, CSB
Because Christ has come, we are made new through faith in His work. Because Christ is coming again, we help make the world new by warning of His coming judgment and hope of eternal life in His power and grace.
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age
Titus 2:11-12, CSB
Because Christ has come, we are made new. Because Christ is coming again, we help make the world new by His power and grace.
“You have heard that it was said, Love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you”
Matthew 5:43-44, CSB
God calls us to rest, and that includes in our relationships. We are ambassadors for the peace of Christ, introducing rest from conflict and hatred through the love of the One who gives us rest, love, and peace with God.
Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:2, CSB
We are called to be priests under our High Priest, and by the power of the Holy Spirit He transforms our thinking and actions to be more like Christ.
And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
Mark 4:39, ESV
Jesus is God, controlling all of creation, and He has put His Spirit in His Church. We can encourage and strengthen each other in His power, knowing the same power that created and calms nature can affect our lives through the Church.
Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Selah
Psalm 68:19, ESV
God moves in and with us, guiding us and strengthening us, and the primary way He does this is by the Holy Spirit through His Church. Trust Him and be with His people.
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