Tag: suffering
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The Gardener
John 15:2 “Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.” Jesus spoke often in figures of speech. In the well-known metaphors of John 15 He calls himself the vine, the Father the gardener, and the believers branches. He…
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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,…
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Eternal perspective
Psalm 34:19 “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” If one verse should sound a death knell to the “health and wealth” prosperity gospel, it is the one above from Psalm 34. To hear some TV preachers tell it, if you are a Christian, God wants nothing for…
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Plagues
Exodus 11:1 “The Lord said to Moses, “Yet one plague more I will bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here.”” Plagues. They are a sign like no other that things aren’t right in the world. We have heard about the great plagues that God brought upon Egypt when he delivered Israel…
