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Tag Archives: devotional
Breakfast
1 Kings 19:3a, 4a, 5a-6 “Elijah was afraid and ran for his life…‘I have had enough, Lord,’ he said…Then he lay down under the tree and fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, ‘Get up and eat.’ … Continue reading
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Tagged breakfast, depression, devotional, discouraged, elijah, encouragement, hope, image, jesus, music, prayer, renewal, scripture, weariness
Prince
1 Samuel 18:3, 20:32-33, 42a “And Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself…‘Why should he be put to death? What has he done?’ Jonathan asked his father. But Saul hurled his spear at him to kill … Continue reading
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Tagged david and jonathan, devotional, intercession, kingdom of God, prayer, prince of peace, scripture, song
Lifted
Jeremiah 38:6-7a, 11-13a “So they took Jeremiah and put him into the cistern…They lowered Jeremiah by ropes into the cistern; it had no water in it, only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud. But Ebed-Melech, a Cushite, an … Continue reading
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Tagged cistern, despair, devotional, good samaritan, jeremiah, parable, prayer, rescue, salvation, scripture, worship, wounds
Prisoners of Hope
Genesis 39:20b-23 “But while Joseph was there in the prison, the Lord was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favour in the eyes of the prison warden. So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those … Continue reading
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Tagged despair, devotional, hope, hymn, joseph, prayer, prisoner, prisoners of hope, scripture, suffering
Cords
Hosea 11:1-2a, 4a “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. But the more I called Israel, the further they went from me…I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love…” John 2:14-15 “In … Continue reading
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Tagged cords, devotional, discipline, hymn, Jesus clears the temple, love, prayer, scripture
Carrying
Genesis 22:6-8 “Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, Isaac spoke up and said to … Continue reading
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Tagged abraham and isaac, burden, carry the cross, devotional, help, hymn, scripture, trouble
