Tag: compassion
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind?
Psalm 68:5 “Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.” You know the saying, “out of sight, out of mind.” It’s the idea that it’s so easy to forget people who are not visible to us or present with us. For some reason, that saying came to mind as I…
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The Blessed Poor in Spirit
1 Samuel 22:1-2 “David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him. And everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was bitter in soul, gathered to him. And he became commander over them.”…
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A Glorious Example
Colossians 3:12-14 “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.” One of the most amazing statements of the…
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Lost sheep
Deuteronomy 22:1-4 “You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep going astray and ignore them. . . You shall not see your brother’s donkey or his ox fallen down by the way and ignore them. You shall help him to lift them up again.” Throughout the book of Deuteronomy, God gave Israel various rules…
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The greatest friend
John 15:15-16 “I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide.” As Christians, it is good to remind ourselves often of the things Jesus…
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How Great Thou Art!
Psalm 104:1 “Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great! You are clothed in splendor and majesty.” How GREAT is our God! Any words we use, no matter how many we use, can only understate his majesty. He is a being that never had a beginning and never will…
To Encourage You 