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Tag Archives: forgiveness
Cheek
Lamentations 3:30-33 “Let him offer his cheek to one who would strike him, and let him be filled with disgrace. For men are not cast off by the Lord forever. Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great … Continue reading
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Washed
Jeremiah 2:22-23a (NLV) “‘Even when you wash yourself with much strong soap, the mark of your sin is still before Me,’ says the Lord God. ‘How can you say, ‘I am clean.’?’” Matthew 27:24 “When Pilate saw that he was … Continue reading
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Shepherd’s Song
1 Samuel 16:23 “Whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would take his harp and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.” Mark 14:26-27 “When they had … Continue reading
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Carried
Isaiah 46:4b “…I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.” Luke 5:18-20, 24-25 “Some men came carrying a paralytic on a mat and … Continue reading
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River of Repentance
1 Samuel 7:3, 6a “And Samuel said to the whole house of Israel, ‘If you are returning to the Lord with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths and commit yourselves to the Lord … Continue reading
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Cup
Genesis 44:1-2, 7a, 12b, 17-18a, 33 “Now Joseph gave these instructions to the steward of his house; ‘Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry…Then put my cup, the silver one, in the mouth of the … Continue reading
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Jubilee
Leviticus 25:8a, 13a, 39-41 “Count off seven Sabbaths of years—seven times seven years…The fiftieth year shall be a jubilee for you; do not sow and do not reap…If one of your countrymen becomes poor among you and sells himself to … Continue reading
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Finger of God
Exodus 31:18 “When the Lord finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, the tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.” John 8:4b-6 “‘Teacher, this woman was caught in the act … Continue reading
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Scarlet Ropes
Joshua 2:8-9a, 12, 13b-14, 17 “Before the spies lay down for the night, [Rahab] went up on the roof and said to them, ‘…please swear to me by the Lord that you will show kindness to my family because I … Continue reading
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Fountain
Psalm 36:9 “For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.” Zechariah 13:1 “On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin … Continue reading
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