Thus says the Lord, “A voice is heard in Ramah, Lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; She refuses to be comforted for her children, Because they are no more.” ~ Jeremiah 31:15 Some people think their faith should shield them from problems and loss. But the Bible doesn’t tell us that. … Read more
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Like a shepherd He will tend His flock, In His arm He will gather the lambs And carry them in His bosom; He will gently lead the nursing ewes. ~ Isaiah 40:11 Jesus not only leads His sheep, directing them with His rod and His staff, but He picks us up and carries us when … Read more
Then the eyes of the blind will be opened And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped. Then the lame will leap like a deer, And the tongue of the mute will shout for joy. For waters will break forth in the wilderness And streams in the Arabah. ~ Isaiah 35:5-6 Isaiah prophesied about … Read more
“I will feed My flock and I will lead them to rest,” declares the Lord God. “I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the broken and strengthen the sick; but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them with judgment.” ~ Ezekiel 34:15-16 Jesus went to the … Read more
But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah. ~ Psalm 49:15 In Jesus, we are redeemed from Death and Hades. We will not be rewarded justly for our misdeeds, but we will rewarded with God’s grace through the Blood of Jesus. The Bible tells us the … Read more
And let all kings bow down before him, All nations serve him. For he will deliver the needy when he cries for help, The afflicted also, and him who has no helper. He will have compassion on the poor and needy, And the lives of the needy he will save. ~ Psalm 72:11-13 One day … Read more
“Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when they will no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives, who brought up the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt,’ but, ‘As the Lord lives, who brought up and led back the descendants of the household of Israel from the north land and from … Read more
Now the word of the Lord came to me saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Then I said, “Alas, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, Because I am a … Read more
For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. “The Lord did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more … Read more