Greetings 🖖
Jesus never promised his followers a bed of roses. If you expect to be loved by the world, you have wandered into the wrong religion. To the contrary, Jesus warned:
“Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved. Matthew 10: 21-23 (NKJV).
“For you will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing a holy service for God. This is because they have never known the Father or me. Yes, I’m telling you these things now, so that when they happen, you will remember my warning. I didn’t tell you earlier because I was going to be with you for a while longer.”
John 16: 2-4 (NLT)
In other words, it’s complicated!
‼️Here’s what the Lord impressed on my mind today. Has God ever ministered to you with these verses? He sees 👁️us!
“Don’t be afraid, for I am with you.
Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
“See, all your angry enemies lie there, confused and humiliated.
Anyone who opposes you will die
and come to nothing.
You will look in vain for those who tried to conquer you. Those who attack you will come to nothing.
For I hold you by your right hand— I, the Lord your God. And I say to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you.’”
Isaiah 41: 10-13 (NLT).
Amen and amen 🙏
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Happy Monday!
These verses always encourages me and lifts my spirits. What about you?
“Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
Matthew 11: 28-29 (NLT).
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Greetings 👋
Have you noticed the truth in Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr’s observation the things the more things change, the more they stay the same?
Let’s consider this Psalm of David. How many of us feel this way today? 🙋🏾♀️
“Help, O Lord, for the godly are fast disappearing! The faithful have vanished from the earth!
Neighbors lie to each other, speaking with flattering lips and deceitful hearts. . .They say, “We will lie to our hearts’ content. Our lips are our own—who can stop us?”
Psalm 12: 1-2, 4 (NLT).
