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Category Archives: encouragement
covenant household employment rights
Exodus 21:1-11 21:1 “These are the legal rules that you should explain to them. 2 When you contract with a Hebrew servant, he should serve six years, and in the seventh he should go out free, for nothing. 3 If … Continue reading
this is too much
Genesis 45:16-28 16 Then the report was heard in Pharaoh’s house, “Joseph’s brothers have come,” and it delighted Pharaoh and his servants. 17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do this: load your donkeys and go back to … Continue reading
faith in times of despair
Jeremiah 33 In the midst of destruction and despair, the LORD calls on his people to believe in a future of restoration, peace, joy, prosperity, healing, forgiveness, cleansing, and righteousness. That takes faith: to look at loss and apparent rejection … Continue reading
an earthen jar
Jeremiah 32 If Jeremiah ever doubted that God would make good his promise to restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, all he had to do was look at the jar containing the deeds to the land he purchased. It … Continue reading
sick with love
Song of Solomon 5:2-9 Why him, and not someone else? Only a lover’s heart can answer. But the bride knows. The LORD has given couples a gift of each other, and we are happy only when enjoying each other’s company. … Continue reading
lost joy
Psalm 137 Singing the songs of Zion after its loss is where many people are today. Deep inside they have lost their reason for joy, and the world around them keeps asking them to sing. If you feel that loss, … Continue reading
unopposed
Psalm 125 The LORD promises that the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous. This assured Israel that their nation would not remain in bondage to a heathen king. It assures us that our … Continue reading
God’s solution
Isaiah 30:18-32:20 The prophet’s words to his people predict a disaster that will befall the land, destroying the power of Assyria, and showing that Egypt cannot be relied on for help either. After the disaster comes, peace will once again … Continue reading
Posted in dependence upon God, discernment, encouragement, peace, trust
Tagged Isaiah 30, Isaiah 31, Isaiah 32
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safe in the center
Psalm 91 A loving and confident relationship with God is described here as a refuge. It is not a promise that no storms will come to our lives. It is a promise of a place to rest and a place … Continue reading
Posted in confidence, dependence upon God, encouragement, peace, will of God
Tagged Psalm 91
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righteous and faithful
Psalm 85 This psalm comes from a people who have known the joy of the LORD’s forgiveness and restoration, and seek for it again. They are confident that the LORD will restore them again because of two things, both of … Continue reading
Posted in deliverance, discernment, encouragement, faithfulness, fear, judgment
Tagged Psalm 85
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