Tag: difficulties
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That Knock at the Door
Revelation 3:19-20 “Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.” Have you ever noticed how interrupting a knock on the door is? You…
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Of Fires and Floods
Isaiah 43:2 “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.” One of the things to keep in mind as we read God’s Word is that it is…
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The “squeeze”
Numbers 20:2-3 “Now there was no water for the congregation. And they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. And the people quarreled with Moses and said, ‘Would that we had perished when our brothers perished before the Lord!’” When things aren’t going well for you, how do you respond? How many of us lash out in some way,…
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The waves
Psalm 42:5-7 “Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? . . . Deep calls to deep at the roar of your waterfalls; all your breakers and your waves have gone over me.” Job 42:8-11 “Or who shut in the sea with doors when it burst out from the womb,…