considered, and loved. In a way that doesn’t equal me crying on my side of the bed while his snores mocked my misery. I wanted to be wanted for more than what my body could offer to him at his desire and not mine. I wanted to be ...
12 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? 13 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine. 14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Je...
Aramaic Bible in Plain English “Amen, amen, I tell you, that when you were young, you were girding your loins and you were walking where you wanted, but when you are old, you shall reach out your hands and others shall gird your loins for you and shall escort you to where you do...
Douay-Rheims BibleWhen thou shalt pass through the waters, I will be with thee, and the rivers shall not cover thee: when thou shalt walk in the fire, thou shalt not be burnt, and the flames shall not burn in thee: Catholic Public Domain VersionWhen you pass through the waters, I ...
Memorization.I recently listened to aninterview with Corrie Ten Boom, who recalled a time in a Nazi concentration camp when she asked God to give her a Bible verse for each woman that she passed. And God did it! Just as Jesus had promised in the upper room, the Holy Spirit recalled to...
The term is a rather general one, but Jacob was no doubt thinking of his loss of Joseph. Genesis 42:4 tn Heb“encounters.” Genesis 42:5 tn Heb“in the midst of the coming ones.” Genesis 42:6 tn The disjunctive clause either introduces a new episode in the unfolding drama or ...
Throughout the Bible “apocalyptic language” is used to describe the devastation of God’s wrath and judgment against his enemies. In Second Samuel 22, after God spared David’s life from the hand of King Saul, David penned a song about how “the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations ...
They’re full of worry and doubt and frustration. Happiness is dependent on circumstances. We can never control that. Joy is unmovable. It’s so much deeper than happiness. Your whole world can fall apart, and you can still have joy. So what is this joy? Let’s look at Webster’s ...
How could I doubt a God who has fresh mercies for me every morning? How could I question a God who is unfailingly, unflaggingly faithful every day? But here’s the thing. If I’m going to succeed in trusting God, I must actively, constantly call thesetruths about Godto mind. It’s...
That’s why the next step in what to do when you fear you aren’t enough for your spouse is to fight fire with fire—meaning, attack the lies of the enemy with Scripture. I love this verse when I’m feeling frayed."But for you, O Lord, do I wait;it is you, O Lord my God...