1. “The Lord gives wisdom. Knowledge and understanding come from his mouth.” —Proverbs 2:6 (NIRV)
2. “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.” —Isaiah 40:29 (NIV)
3. “This is God, our God forever and ever. He will guide us forever.”
—Psalm 48:14 (ESV)
4. “Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.”
—Psalm 25:5 (NIV)
5. “I will make you into a great nation. And I will bless you. I will make your name great. You will be a blessing to others.”—Genesis 12:2 (NIRV)
“Dear God, I thank you for the week that is ahead. I know you will be with me every step of the way. Please give me strength, wisdom and guidance. Help me to be a blessing to others as you are to me. Amen!” 🙏
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Fireside: Playing with Fire
“And he[Josiah, king of Judah] took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire.”
2 Kings 23:11
“I don’t have to use a Bible, I’m a muslim.”
“I love Satan.”
“Guess I’m going to Hell, then.”
“I can be angry if I…
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GO TO THE ANT
Go to the Ant! A timely APJ and how the Bible uses Proverbs 6 to show us how we can view the grand book of creation to point to the beauty of God's Holy Word.
An Ask Pastor John Highlighting the Beauty of the Two Books of God’s Revelation to Mankind
Pastor John Piper’s long-running APJ (Ask Pastor John) podcast recently touched on something near and dear to the heart and ethos of this blog, and I thought it fitting to share. In APJ 1999, Pastor John shines a light on Proverbs 6:6f and how this example illustrates how the principles that make for sound…
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“When God Gave Me More Than I Could Handle” By Dr Michelle Bengtson:
“People, Christians included, often say that God won’t give you any more than you can handle, but that’s just not true. We’ve gotten it all wrong. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that God won’t give us more than we can handle. It says he won’t let us be tempted beyond what we can bear, and that he will provide a way out of temptation so that we can handle it.
“No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it” (1 Corinthians 10:13).
But that’s talking about temptation, not enduring the trials and hardships of life. I would go so far as to say that God absolutely does give us more than we can handle! But He does so for a purpose. To those who so often say to me, “I don’t know how you handle everything you’ve been given,” I don’t. Repeatedly God has brought me to the place where I can’t handle it on my own. I can’t do it without Him.
Life is hard. Life is weighty. Life is overwhelming. We can’t do it alone, without Him. That’s why Jesus comforted us with the promise that,
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).
Jesus doesn’t ask us to carry the load by ourselves. Jesus beckons us to find our refuge, our strength, our peace in Him when life is just more than we can handle on our own.
When you feel like giving up, giving in, and letting go, God is holding on to you. When we experience difficulties that are too great for us to handle, they remind us that we must depend on God.
“For I am the LORD your God, who upholds your right hand, Who says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you’” (Isaiah 41:13).
“The LORD also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, A stronghold in times of trouble” (Psalm 9:9).
When you’re weak, God wants to be strong for you. He wants to be the rock that you lean on, the strong tower that you run to. The times that overwhelm us show us that God is our source of strength.
“The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him” (Psalm 28:7).
“But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their strength in time of trouble” (Psalm 37:39-40).
The times that overwhelm us show us that God is our source of strength. When you feel weak, lost, and scared, not even sure where your next breath will come from, take God’s hand and know that He’s going to help you through it, one moment at a time. The times that are too difficult to handle on our own teach us to trust God even when we cannot see.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5-6).
“Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock” (Isaiah 26:4).
When all you can do is cry, God is a safe place to do that because He promises to dry your eyes. When we are faced with difficulties that are more than we can handle on our own, we have an opportunity to experience God as our refuge.
“God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble” (Psalm 46:1).
“As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him” (Psalm 18:30).
We will go through the hard times but never alone or without His helpful, guiding hand. So, does God give us more than we can handle on our own? Yes. But He makes us a promise that is worth holding onto:
“When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you” (Isaiah 43:2).
We will go through the hard times, the fiery times, the overwhelming times, but never alone, and never without His helpful, guiding hand.
The question is, will you trust Him with those heavy, overwhelming burdens that are more than you can handle?
Because of Him, #HopePrevails!”
(Slightly abridged. Full Web article here.)
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7 I 2023. MÂNA LIMBII [2 Samuel 6.16, 20 și 23 I Proverbe 18.21]
7 I 2023. MÂNA LIMBII [2 Samuel 6.16, 20 și 23 I Proverbe 18.21]
7 I 2023. MÂNA LIMBII
I Podcast I Pasaje Biblice : 2 Samuel 6 : 16, 20 și 23 I Proverbe 18 : 21 I Meditaţii din Cuvânt I Cezareea I Reşiţa I 7 Ianuarie 2023 I
Astăzi vom nota, cu ajutorul Lui Dumnezeu câteva gânduri despre cât de importantă este viața trăită în ascultarea de Dumnezeu.
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