Tag: Fear
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Hearers only?
Philippians 4:6-7 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” The promise above is one of the grandest in all the…
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Counting the cost
John 18:15-18 “Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest, but Peter stood outside at the door. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the servant…
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Confidence with humility
Judges 6:36-38 “Then Gideon said to God, ‘If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said,behold, I am laying a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece alone, and it is dry on all the ground, then I shall know that you will save Israel…
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The whole counsel of God
Deuteronomy 31:6 “Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” The verse above is a good one to think about with respect to how one is to interpret what the Bible says. One observation is…
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The source of great peace
Psalm 119:165 “Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble.” What’s better – anxiety, fear, depression, turmoil – or GREAT PEACE? What’s the key to the latter? It’s loving the law of God, i.e., the Word of God, the Bible. That’s what we’re told in the verse above. So, what…
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Are you bold?
John 16:29-32 “His disciples said, ‘Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not using figurative speech! Now we know that you know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that you came from God.’ Jesus answered them, ‘Do you now believe? Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each…
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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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Why this?
Psalm 119:75 “I know, O Lord, . . . that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.” For a believer, every single affliction that touches his or her life must pass through God first. He is our Great Shepherd and he never abandons His sheep. Nothing is greater than Him. And He is a Good Shepherd…
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Emotions
Psalm 119:28 “My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to your word!” When a Christian reads the words above, he or she may question how this could refer to a believer when we are told in other places in scripture things such as “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice…
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Valleys
Psalm 116:1-2 “I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.” Have you ever been at the end of yourself? Have you ever been in a situation in which you had no answers, you didn’t…
To Encourage You 