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Tag Archives: suffering
Sigh
Psalm 5:1-3 “Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my sighing. Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning … Continue reading
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Tagged devotional, gospel, hymn, intercession, longing, miracle, prayer, scripture, sigh, suffering
Doves
Genesis 8:10b-11 “…[Noah] sent out the dove from the ark. When the dove returned to him in the evening, there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf! Then Noah knew that the water had receded from the earth.” … Continue reading
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Tagged ark, baptism, bible, devotional, dove, flood, Holy Spirit, hope, hymn, noah, prayer, suffering, trials
Gold
Job 23:10 “But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.” Isaiah 60:17a, 19b “Instead of bronze I will bring you gold, and silver in place of iron…for the Lord will … Continue reading
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Tagged devotional, faith, gold, image, inspirational, prayer, refine, scripture, song, suffering, test, trials
Valleys
1 Kings 20:23, 27-28 “Meanwhile, the officials of the king of Aram advised him, ‘Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they were too strong for us. But if we fight them on the plains, surely we … Continue reading
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Tagged devotional, image, mountain, praise and worship, prayer, scripture, sorrow, suffering, transfiguration, valley
Choice from the Cross
Job 2:9-10 “[Job’s] wife said to him, ‘Are you still holding on to your integrity? Curse God and die!’ He replied, ‘You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?’ In all this, … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, cross, crucifixion, devotional, hope, hymn, image, pain, prayer, scripture, sorrow, suffering
Clay Jars
Judges 7:19-21 “Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after they had changed the guard. They blew their trumpets and broke the jars that were in … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, clay, devotional, faith, gideon, image, jars of clay, music, prayer, scripture, strength, suffering, trust, weakness
Inheritance
1 Peter 1:3b-4a, 6 “In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade…In this you … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, devotional, hope, hymn, inheritance, inspirational, justice, perseverance, prayer, scripture, suffering
