Pain always has a purpose. The life of Joseph in the Old Testament stands to us as a testimony of God’s incredible ways of working in the lives of people. Anyone can receive great insight from his life, especially those that sense a special calling of God upon their lives. In the beginning of the…
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Bible Study (day 2)
For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering. Hebrews 2:10 (ESV) Jesus, for whom and by whom all things exist, was made perfect through suffering the cross. God found it fitting to find…
A moment of stillness (77).
Man of suffering. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering who knew what sickness was. He was like someone people turned away from; he was despised, and we didn’t value him. Isaiah 53:3 This verse is so rich with meaning! Isn’t it that when we are despised and rejected, we tend…
A moment of stillness (62).
Suffering can produce wisdom. The heart of the wise is in a house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in a house of pleasure. Ecclesiastes 7:4 There are lessons in life that we can only learn through suffering. God is never the author of pain but He masterfully weaves the bad in our…
Longing for justice.
Why does God allow evil people to prosper? I think we all struggle at one point or another to trust that God is good in the midst of the evil that so often surrounds us on a daily basis. Lately, I’ve come face to face with the wickedness of sinful people and I can’t help…
The Lord Is My Shepherd (6).
All the days of my life. Psalm 23 ends with the beautiful words, Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever (verse 6). So often we look at life and all we see is pain and confusion. Our hearts get broken by insensitivity and betrayal…
The Eyes of My Heart 