“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 “I am the first and the last, and the living one. I died and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades”. Revelation 1:17-18 When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, […]
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Dear One, I know that you are so aware of your flaws. These sharp flaws that you like to keep secret, quietly hidden, in the hope that others won’t notice; won’t see the failings, the selfishness, the impatience, the ugliness that you wish wasn’t there. Your children see some of it, they’re the closest, stung
Surely Your goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life… Psalm 23:6 Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb, when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness it’s blanket, when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors, and
Answer me, Lord! Answer me! Then these people will know that you, Lord, are God and that you are winning back their hearts. So a fire from the Lord fell down and consumed the burnt offering, wood, stones, and dirt. The fire even dried up the water that was in the trench. 1 Kings 18:37
While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them. Luke 2:6 When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to
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“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand. Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it?” Job 38:4 “All your children will be taught by the Lord and great will be their peace” Isaiah 54:13 Who raises the burning
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“…be made new in the attitude of your minds…” Ephesians 4:23 “…And do not be conformed to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your minds…” Romans 12:2 I’m tired of running from loneliness. From numbing, stuffing, distracting myself from the ache of it that comes crashing like desolation; an
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Luke 15 v31 “Son, you have always been with me and everything that I have is yours”. Ephesians 5 v2 “And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God”. Dear Loved One, I know how you have been hanging on, how unsafe you
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Isaiah 62:4 No longer will they call you Deserted, or name your land Desolate. But you will be called Hephzibah,and your land Beulah; for the Lord will take delight in you, and your land will be married. As a young man marries a young woman, so will your Builder marry you; as a bridegroom rejoices over
My Love, I am cleaning you, wiping the smears off. So when people and conversations revisit those old ways, return to those old names, you feel the smearing happen and you notice it in contrast to My cleaning. But I am saying ‘No more’ to all of that for you and I am drawing a
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