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Stay Very Close (Page 137)

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Stay Very Close

LUKE 22:54-62 – Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest’s house, and Peter was following at a distance. And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them. Then a servant girl, seeing him as he sat in the light and looking closely…

Worth The Wait

ISAIAH 25:8-9 – He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken. It will be said on that day, “Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This…

The God of I Wills

  ISAIAH 41:10 – Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  THE GOD OF I WILLS.  Here is a word of encouragement and direction.  When life gets difficult, and it will; when…

Cancelling the Self-Pity Party

MATTHEW 27:24–31 – So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves.” And all the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!” Then he released for them Barabbas, and…

No Shared Glory

PSALM 115:1 – Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!”   THEME OF THE DAY:  NO SHARED GLORY.  Do we feel the tension in the heart of the Psalmist writing today’s scripture?  He is in a war, and not a physical one.  And not against…