Though troubles assail And dangers affright, Though friends should all fail And foes all unite; Yet one thing secures us, Whatever betide, The scripture assures us, The Lord will provide. —John Newton 0 The goodness of God to mankind is no less evinced in the chastisement with which He ...
Scripture says the disciples later came to Jesus urging Him to eat and He responded by telling them, “I have a kind of food that you know nothing about… My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing His work” (v. 32-33). True nourishment comes ...
The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”Berean Literal BibleAnd the Scripture, having foreseen that God justifies the Gentiles by faith, foretold the gospel to Abraham: "All the nations...
I don’t know what I was supposed to say, but I pray that when given another opportunity, I would be able to use the competence, use what I know to be true as worked in me by the Holy Spirit, to speak confidently. I pray I will trust God and the competence He has worked in me...
Godwilllead us to triumph and provide victory over fear. Another confidence-building scripture is tucked into the book of Nahum: “The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him” (1:7). If we put our minds to it, every one of us can attest...
Ever since the fall in the garden, humanity has had trouble. Jesus made it clear that trouble was part of living in the world, but God will not give you more trouble than you can handle because God is not the giver of trouble. God is the giver of life.
Many people call itQuiet Time—moments they spend with God in scripture reading/study, prayer, perhaps journaling, and/or listening to peaceful worship music. It’s in the quiet we begin toseeimportant realities of the spiritual realm,hearGod’s voice within our spirits providing wisdom and enc...
19We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.20Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came ...
(2013). “I will be your god and you will be my people”: attachment theory and the grand narrative of scripture. Pastoral Psychology , 62 , 827–841. : 10.1007/s11089-012-0500-x .Knabb, J.J., and M.Y. Emerson. 2013. ``I will be your God and you will be my ...
we can do well to follow Moses’ example of bringing our concerns directly to our God—one after another after another. The calling of God is met with the provisions of God: throughout Scripture, God promises to provide His people with what they need to accomplish His plans. ...