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Jesus is all we need. By Jason Sautel March 9th, 2023 10:57:00
Don’t let your past hold you back! Those chains were broken the day you became new in Christ. Even when you fall, Christ has given you the ability to repent and move forward, so keep on keeping on! Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. (2 Corinthians 5:17) I love you guys, Jason Sautel Ps- I am now on Instagram, so lets connect there too! Here’s the link to my profile- https://lnk.to/jasonsautel #Jesusisallweneed #christiancommunity #Christians #christianliving #christianinspiration
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Jesus is all we need. By Jason Sautel March 9th, 2023 10:57:00
Don’t let your past hold you back! Those chains were broken the day you became new in Christ. Even when you fall, Christ has given you the ability to repent and move forward, so keep on keeping on! Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. (2 Corinthians 5:17) I love you guys, Jason Sautel Ps- I am now on Instagram, so lets connect there too! Here’s the link to my profile- https://lnk.to/jasonsautel #Jesusisallweneed #christiancommunity #Christians #christianliving #christianinspiration
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Jesus is all we need. By Jason Sautel March 9th, 2023 11:19:53
Don’t let your past hold you back! Those chains were broken the day you became new in Christ. Even when you fall, Christ has given you the ability to repent and move forward, so keep on keeping on! Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. (2 Corinthians 5:17) I love you guys, Jason Sautel Ps- I am now on Instagram, so lets connect there too! Here’s the link to my profile- https://lnk.to/jasonsautel #Jesusisallweneed #christiancommunity #Christians #christianliving #christianinspiration
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Jesus is all we need. By Jason Sautel March 9th, 2023 10:57:00
Don’t let your past hold you back! Those chains were broken the day you became new in Christ. Even when you fall, Christ has given you the ability to repent and move forward, so keep on keeping on! Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. (2 Corinthians 5:17) I love you guys, Jason Sautel Ps- I am now on Instagram, so lets connect there too! Here’s the link to my profile- https://lnk.to/jasonsautel #Jesusisallweneed #christiancommunity #Christians #christianliving #christianinspiration
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Jesus is all we need. By Jason Sautel March 9th, 2023 09:22:47
Don’t let your past hold you back! Those chains were broken the day you became new in Christ. Even when you fall, Christ has given you the ability to repent and move forward, so keep on keeping on! Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. (2 Corinthians 5:17) I love you guys, Jason Sautel Ps- I am now on Instagram, so lets connect there too! Here’s the link to my profile- https://lnk.to/jasonsautel #Jesusisallweneed #christiancommunity #Christians #christianliving #christianinspiration
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Jesus is all we need. By Jason Sautel March 9th, 2023 10:57:00
Don’t let your past hold you back! Those chains were broken the day you became new in Christ. Even when you fall, Christ has given you the ability to repent and move forward, so keep on keeping on! Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. (2 Corinthians 5:17) I love you guys, Jason Sautel Ps- I am now on Instagram, so lets connect there too! Here’s the link to my profile- https://lnk.to/jasonsautel #Jesusisallweneed #christiancommunity #Christians #christianliving #christianinspiration
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Franklin Graham December 15th, 2022 03:02:11
The violent crime in many cities across our country continues to take a heavy toll. Aundre Cross, a 44-year-old U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in Milwaukee was shot dead while delivering the mail. He had worked on the job for 18 years and was a father of three. A woman who lives on his route said that he befriended many customers, “He touched so many lives, so many, and we as a community we are hurting really, really bad.” Pray for Aundre’s family—and that the guilty party will be caught and brought to justice. The only answer to the violence across our country is Jesus Christ—He is the only one that can bring the heart-change that is so badly needed. He changes people from the inside out. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come” (2 Corinthians 5:17).
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Jesus is all we need. By Jason Sautel March 9th, 2023 11:10:50
Don’t let your past hold you back! Those chains were broken the day you became new in Christ. Even when you fall, Christ has given you the ability to repent and move forward, so keep on keeping on! Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. (2 Corinthians 5:17) I love you guys, Jason Sautel Ps- I am now on Instagram, so lets connect there too! Here’s the link to my profile- https://lnk.to/jasonsautel #Jesusisallweneed #christiancommunity #Christians #christianliving #christianinspiration
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Jesus is all we need. By Jason Sautel March 9th, 2023 09:16:36
Don’t let your past hold you back! Those chains were broken the day you became new in Christ. Even when you fall, Christ has given you the ability to repent and move forward, so keep on keeping on! Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. (2 Corinthians 5:17) I love you guys, Jason Sautel Ps- I am now on Instagram, so lets connect there too! Here’s the link to my profile- https://lnk.to/jasonsautel #Jesusisallweneed #christiancommunity #Christians #christianliving #christianinspiration
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Kingdom Walk January 10th, 2023 12:00:00
"When it rains, it pours" can readily become our byword when troubles relentlessly come our way. We get drowned in the rising surge of anxious thoughts, panic, and feeling left alone and hopeless. We gasp for a breath of breakthrough that seems blind to our cries for help. We desperately reach out, with no one taking our hands to pull us out. The more we struggle, the more the tough times seem to persist. King David once said, "...Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest." (Psalm 55:6 NIV). He wished that, amidst his difficulties, he could escape somewhere to find rest from all the hurt, pain, and fear. Great men in the Bible also suffered. "But we are not like them!" we may say. "They are different. They are heroes, and we are not." Come to consider these: Peter was an ordinary fisherman when Jesus called Him. He denied Jesus three times despite witnessing firsthand the signs and wonders that Jesus did, including bringing Lazarus who died back to life. Thomas doubted Jesus's resurrection despite being one of the first disciples to join Jesus and be with Him in His entire ministry. Paul, who used to be called Saul, was a murderer and persecutor of the early believers of Jesus. Moses, while schooled in the best school in Egypt as a prince, stuttered and hesitated when God told him to speak to the king of Egypt and the Israelites. So, God appointed Aaron, his older brother, to come with Him and speak for him. Rahab, an ancestor of Jesus, was a prostitute. Jonah, whom God called His prophet to Nineveh, ran away from his responsibility. Elijah, a prophet of the Lord, feared Jezebel's death threat, fled to the desert for his life and became depressed and suicidal even when the Lord had earlier shown His great power at Mt. Carmel before more than 800 priests of the false gods in his time. David, who killed the giant Goliath feared by many, was but a young boy and lowly, unknown shepherd before He became king. And there were many more. It was not about them that enabled them to rise above their difficulties, for it was about Who was inside them and with them. When they looked at the circumstances surrounding them, they acted and performed like any of us. But when they started looking from the inside out, their perspective changed, and so did how they thought and worked. The God who was with the patriarchs and Israelites in the Old Testament time is the same One who was with the early believers in the New Testament days. And He is the same God with us and in us today, for He never changes (Malachi 3:6, Hebrews 13:8). His promises always stand true: "The Lord always keeps his promises; he is gracious in all he does. (Psalm 145:13) The power that raised Jesus from the dead is the same in us today. "And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you." (Romans 8:11 NIV) In Christ Jesus, we are no longer ourselves. We are no longer who we used to be. "This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!" (2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT) The grace of God through His Holy Spirit enables and sustains us for victorious living and doing His will for us. When we repent of our sins and receive Jesus as Lord and Savior, we cease to become "ordinary people" because we have become the children of God through faith in Jesus. (Galatians 3:26-27) "But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God's very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light." (1 Peter 2:9) In Jesus, we, God's children, have become extraordinary, for our Father in heaven is great. (Psalm 77:13) Even in our suffering, we are still God's children. And His promises are still with us, and they never leave us, for the Lord does not lie. He is King of Kings, and He does not and will not take back His Word. Even if we forget God, He never forgets about us. ““Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.” (Isaiah‬ 49‬:‭15‬-‭16‬ ‭NIV‬‬) As Jesus triumphed over sin and death, we are victorious. "No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. (Romans 8:37) While the world, our human experiences, and the "giants" around us tell us how difficult life can be, what we go through today is not new. What is new is us, a new creation in Christ with the power of the Holy Spirit to overcome. “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” (Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭2‬ ‭NIV‬‬) The Lord encourages us to "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” (Isaiah 43:18-19) God is working and making a way even in our desperate situations. Let us stop staring at the "Goliaths" towering before us today and look higher up to the One who has already placed them under His feet! Let us, then, pray and direct our focus back to Jesus, the creator and perfector of our faith. "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart." (Hebrews 12:1-3) If you feel like sinking in the sea of trials and hardships, remember this: Jesus didn't remain dead. He rose again for you and me, and “The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever." (Psalm 29:10 NIV) #life #new #newborn #daybyday #trials #giants #triumph #triumphant #victory #conqueror #storm #flood #grace #mercy #loved #saved #redeemed #creator #joyful #Jesus #jesussaves #JesusIsLord #God #GodsPlan #Godisgood #HolySpirit Connie Sabay 8letters #31letters #8letters
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Kingdom Walk January 10th, 2023 12:00:00
"When it rains, it pours" can readily become our byword when troubles relentlessly come our way. We get drowned in the rising surge of anxious thoughts, panic, and feeling left alone and hopeless. We gasp for a breath of breakthrough that seems blind to our cries for help. We desperately reach out, with no one taking our hands to pull us out. The more we struggle, the more the tough times seem to persist. King David once said, "...Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest." (Psalm 55:6 NIV). He wished that, amidst his difficulties, he could escape somewhere to find rest from all the hurt, pain, and fear. Great men in the Bible also suffered. "But we are not like them!" we may say. "They are different. They are heroes, and we are not." Come to consider these: Peter was an ordinary fisherman when Jesus called Him. He denied Jesus three times despite witnessing firsthand the signs and wonders that Jesus did, including bringing Lazarus who died back to life. Thomas doubted Jesus's resurrection despite being one of the first disciples to join Jesus and be with Him in His entire ministry. Paul, who used to be called Saul, was a murderer and persecutor of the early believers of Jesus. Moses, while schooled in the best school in Egypt as a prince, stuttered and hesitated when God told him to speak to the king of Egypt and the Israelites. So, God appointed Aaron, his older brother, to come with Him and speak for him. Rahab, an ancestor of Jesus, was a prostitute. Jonah, whom God called His prophet to Nineveh, ran away from his responsibility. Elijah, a prophet of the Lord, feared Jezebel's death threat, fled to the desert for his life and became depressed and suicidal even when the Lord had earlier shown His great power at Mt. Carmel before more than 800 priests of the false gods in his time. David, who killed the giant Goliath feared by many, was but a young boy and lowly, unknown shepherd before He became king. And there were many more. It was not about them that enabled them to rise above their difficulties, for it was about Who was inside them and with them. When they looked at the circumstances surrounding them, they acted and performed like any of us. But when they started looking from the inside out, their perspective changed, and so did how they thought and worked. The God who was with the patriarchs and Israelites in the Old Testament time is the same One who was with the early believers in the New Testament days. And He is the same God with us and in us today, for He never changes (Malachi 3:6, Hebrews 13:8). His promises always stand true: "The Lord always keeps his promises; he is gracious in all he does. (Psalm 145:13) The power that raised Jesus from the dead is the same in us today. "And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you." (Romans 8:11 NIV) In Christ Jesus, we are no longer ourselves. We are no longer who we used to be. "This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!" (2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT) The grace of God through His Holy Spirit enables and sustains us for victorious living and doing His will for us. When we repent of our sins and receive Jesus as Lord and Savior, we cease to become "ordinary people" because we have become the children of God through faith in Jesus. (Galatians 3:26-27) "But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God's very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light." (1 Peter 2:9) In Jesus, we, God's children, have become extraordinary, for our Father in heaven is great. (Psalm 77:13) Even in our suffering, we are still God's children. And His promises are still with us, and they never leave us, for the Lord does not lie. He is King of Kings, and He does not and will not take back His Word. Even if we forget God, He never forgets about us. ““Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.” (Isaiah‬ 49‬:‭15‬-‭16‬ ‭NIV‬‬) As Jesus triumphed over sin and death, we are victorious. "No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. (Romans 8:37) While the world, our human experiences, and the "giants" around us tell us how difficult life can be, what we go through today is not new. What is new is us, a new creation in Christ with the power of the Holy Spirit to overcome. “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” (Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭2‬ ‭NIV‬‬) The Lord encourages us to "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” (Isaiah 43:18-19) God is working and making a way even in our desperate situations. Let us stop staring at the "Goliaths" towering before us today and look higher up to the One who has already placed them under His feet! Let us, then, pray and direct our focus back to Jesus, the creator and perfector of our faith. "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart." (Hebrews 12:1-3) If you feel like sinking in the sea of trials and hardships, remember this: Jesus didn't remain dead. He rose again for you and me, and “The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever." (Psalm 29:10 NIV) #life #new #newborn #daybyday #trials #giants #triumph #triumphant #victory #conqueror #storm #flood #grace #mercy #loved #saved #redeemed #creator #joyful #Jesus #jesussaves #JesusIsLord #God #GodsPlan #Godisgood #HolySpirit Connie Sabay 8letters #31letters #8letters
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Kingdom Walk January 10th, 2023 12:00:00
"When it rains, it pours" can readily become our byword when troubles relentlessly come our way. We get drowned in the rising surge of anxious thoughts, panic, and feeling left alone and hopeless. We gasp for a breath of breakthrough that seems blind to our cries for help. We desperately reach out, with no one taking our hands to pull us out. The more we struggle, the more the tough times seem to persist. King David once said, "...Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest." (Psalm 55:6 NIV). He wished that, amidst his difficulties, he could escape somewhere to find rest from all the hurt, pain, and fear. Great men in the Bible also suffered. "But we are not like them!" we may say. "They are different. They are heroes, and we are not." Come to consider these: Peter was an ordinary fisherman when Jesus called Him. He denied Jesus three times despite witnessing firsthand the signs and wonders that Jesus did, including bringing Lazarus who died back to life. Thomas doubted Jesus's resurrection despite being one of the first disciples to join Jesus and be with Him in His entire ministry. Paul, who used to be called Saul, was a murderer and persecutor of the early believers of Jesus. Moses, while schooled in the best school in Egypt as a prince, stuttered and hesitated when God told him to speak to the king of Egypt and the Israelites. So, God appointed Aaron, his older brother, to come with Him and speak for him. Rahab, an ancestor of Jesus, was a prostitute. Jonah, whom God called His prophet to Nineveh, ran away from his responsibility. Elijah, a prophet of the Lord, feared Jezebel's death threat, fled to the desert for his life and became depressed and suicidal even when the Lord had earlier shown His great power at Mt. Carmel before more than 800 priests of the false gods in his time. David, who killed the giant Goliath feared by many, was but a young boy and lowly, unknown shepherd before He became king. And there were many more. It was not about them that enabled them to rise above their difficulties, for it was about Who was inside them and with them. When they looked at the circumstances surrounding them, they acted and performed like any of us. But when they started looking from the inside out, their perspective changed, and so did how they thought and worked. The God who was with the patriarchs and Israelites in the Old Testament time is the same One who was with the early believers in the New Testament days. And He is the same God with us and in us today, for He never changes (Malachi 3:6, Hebrews 13:8). His promises always stand true: "The Lord always keeps his promises; he is gracious in all he does. (Psalm 145:13) The power that raised Jesus from the dead is the same in us today. "And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you." (Romans 8:11 NIV) In Christ Jesus, we are no longer ourselves. We are no longer who we used to be. "This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!" (2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT) The grace of God through His Holy Spirit enables and sustains us for victorious living and doing His will for us. When we repent of our sins and receive Jesus as Lord and Savior, we cease to become "ordinary people" because we have become the children of God through faith in Jesus. (Galatians 3:26-27) "But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God's very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light." (1 Peter 2:9) In Jesus, we, God's children, have become extraordinary, for our Father in heaven is great. (Psalm 77:13) Even in our suffering, we are still God's children. And His promises are still with us, and they never leave us, for the Lord does not lie. He is King of Kings, and He does not and will not take back His Word. Even if we forget God, He never forgets about us. ““Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.” (Isaiah‬ 49‬:‭15‬-‭16‬ ‭NIV‬‬) As Jesus triumphed over sin and death, we are victorious. "No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. (Romans 8:37) While the world, our human experiences, and the "giants" around us tell us how difficult life can be, what we go through today is not new. What is new is us, a new creation in Christ with the power of the Holy Spirit to overcome. “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” (Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭2‬ ‭NIV‬‬) The Lord encourages us to "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” (Isaiah 43:18-19) God is working and making a way even in our desperate situations. Let us stop staring at the "Goliaths" towering before us today and look higher up to the One who has already placed them under His feet! Let us, then, pray and direct our focus back to Jesus, the creator and perfector of our faith. "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart." (Hebrews 12:1-3) If you feel like sinking in the sea of trials and hardships, remember this: Jesus didn't remain dead. He rose again for you and me, and “The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever." (Psalm 29:10 NIV) #life #new #newborn #daybyday #trials #giants #triumph #triumphant #victory #conqueror #storm #flood #grace #mercy #loved #saved #redeemed #creator #joyful #Jesus #jesussaves #JesusIsLord #God #GodsPlan #Godisgood #HolySpirit Connie Sabay 8letters #31letters #8letters
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Kingdom Walk January 10th, 2023 12:00:00
"When it rains, it pours" can readily become our byword when troubles relentlessly come our way. We get drowned in the rising surge of anxious thoughts, panic, and feeling left alone and hopeless. We gasp for a breath of breakthrough that seems blind to our cries for help. We desperately reach out, with no one taking our hands to pull us out. The more we struggle, the more the tough times seem to persist. King David once said, "...Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest." (Psalm 55:6 NIV). He wished that, amidst his difficulties, he could escape somewhere to find rest from all the hurt, pain, and fear. Great men in the Bible also suffered. "But we are not like them!" we may say. "They are different. They are heroes, and we are not." Come to consider these: Peter was an ordinary fisherman when Jesus called Him. He denied Jesus three times despite witnessing firsthand the signs and wonders that Jesus did, including bringing Lazarus who died back to life. Thomas doubted Jesus's resurrection despite being one of the first disciples to join Jesus and be with Him in His entire ministry. Paul, who used to be called Saul, was a murderer and persecutor of the early believers of Jesus. Moses, while schooled in the best school in Egypt as a prince, stuttered and hesitated when God told him to speak to the king of Egypt and the Israelites. So, God appointed Aaron, his older brother, to come with Him and speak for him. Rahab, an ancestor of Jesus, was a prostitute. Jonah, whom God called His prophet to Nineveh, ran away from his responsibility. Elijah, a prophet of the Lord, feared Jezebel's death threat, fled to the desert for his life and became depressed and suicidal even when the Lord had earlier shown His great power at Mt. Carmel before more than 800 priests of the false gods in his time. David, who killed the giant Goliath feared by many, was but a young boy and lowly, unknown shepherd before He became king. And there were many more. It was not about them that enabled them to rise above their difficulties, for it was about Who was inside them and with them. When they looked at the circumstances surrounding them, they acted and performed like any of us. But when they started looking from the inside out, their perspective changed, and so did how they thought and worked. The God who was with the patriarchs and Israelites in the Old Testament time is the same One who was with the early believers in the New Testament days. And He is the same God with us and in us today, for He never changes (Malachi 3:6, Hebrews 13:8). His promises always stand true: "The Lord always keeps his promises; he is gracious in all he does. (Psalm 145:13) The power that raised Jesus from the dead is the same in us today. "And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you." (Romans 8:11 NIV) In Christ Jesus, we are no longer ourselves. We are no longer who we used to be. "This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!" (2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT) The grace of God through His Holy Spirit enables and sustains us for victorious living and doing His will for us. When we repent of our sins and receive Jesus as Lord and Savior, we cease to become "ordinary people" because we have become the children of God through faith in Jesus. (Galatians 3:26-27) "But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God's very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light." (1 Peter 2:9) In Jesus, we, God's children, have become extraordinary, for our Father in heaven is great. (Psalm 77:13) Even in our suffering, we are still God's children. And His promises are still with us, and they never leave us, for the Lord does not lie. He is King of Kings, and He does not and will not take back His Word. Even if we forget God, He never forgets about us. ““Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.” (Isaiah‬ 49‬:‭15‬-‭16‬ ‭NIV‬‬) As Jesus triumphed over sin and death, we are victorious. "No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. (Romans 8:37) While the world, our human experiences, and the "giants" around us tell us how difficult life can be, what we go through today is not new. What is new is us, a new creation in Christ with the power of the Holy Spirit to overcome. “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” (Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭2‬ ‭NIV‬‬) The Lord encourages us to "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” (Isaiah 43:18-19) God is working and making a way even in our desperate situations. Let us stop staring at the "Goliaths" towering before us today and look higher up to the One who has already placed them under His feet! Let us, then, pray and direct our focus back to Jesus, the creator and perfector of our faith. "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart." (Hebrews 12:1-3) If you feel like sinking in the sea of trials and hardships, remember this: Jesus didn't remain dead. He rose again for you and me, and “The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever." (Psalm 29:10 NIV) #life #new #newborn #daybyday #trials #giants #triumph #triumphant #victory #conqueror #storm #flood #grace #mercy #loved #saved #redeemed #creator #joyful #Jesus #jesussaves #JesusIsLord #God #GodsPlan #Godisgood #HolySpirit Connie Sabay 8letters #31letters #8letters
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Kingdom Walk January 10th, 2023 12:00:00
"When it rains, it pours" can readily become our byword when troubles relentlessly come our way. We get drowned in the rising surge of anxious thoughts, panic, and feeling left alone and hopeless. We gasp for a breath of breakthrough that seems blind to our cries for help. We desperately reach out, with no one taking our hands to pull us out. The more we struggle, the more the tough times seem to persist. King David once said, "...Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest." (Psalm 55:6 NIV). He wished that, amidst his difficulties, he could escape somewhere to find rest from all the hurt, pain, and fear. Great men in the Bible also suffered. "But we are not like them!" we may say. "They are different. They are heroes, and we are not." Come to consider these: Peter was an ordinary fisherman when Jesus called Him. He denied Jesus three times despite witnessing firsthand the signs and wonders that Jesus did, including bringing Lazarus who died back to life. Thomas doubted Jesus's resurrection despite being one of the first disciples to join Jesus and be with Him in His entire ministry. Paul, who used to be called Saul, was a murderer and persecutor of the early believers of Jesus. Moses, while schooled in the best school in Egypt as a prince, stuttered and hesitated when God told him to speak to the king of Egypt and the Israelites. So, God appointed Aaron, his older brother, to come with Him and speak for him. Rahab, an ancestor of Jesus, was a prostitute. Jonah, whom God called His prophet to Nineveh, ran away from his responsibility. Elijah, a prophet of the Lord, feared Jezebel's death threat, fled to the desert for his life and became depressed and suicidal even when the Lord had earlier shown His great power at Mt. Carmel before more than 800 priests of the false gods in his time. David, who killed the giant Goliath feared by many, was but a young boy and lowly, unknown shepherd before He became king. And there were many more. It was not about them that enabled them to rise above their difficulties, for it was about Who was inside them and with them. When they looked at the circumstances surrounding them, they acted and performed like any of us. But when they started looking from the inside out, their perspective changed, and so did how they thought and worked. The God who was with the patriarchs and Israelites in the Old Testament time is the same One who was with the early believers in the New Testament days. And He is the same God with us and in us today, for He never changes (Malachi 3:6, Hebrews 13:8). His promises always stand true: "The Lord always keeps his promises; he is gracious in all he does. (Psalm 145:13) The power that raised Jesus from the dead is the same in us today. "And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you." (Romans 8:11 NIV) In Christ Jesus, we are no longer ourselves. We are no longer who we used to be. "This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!" (2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT) The grace of God through His Holy Spirit enables and sustains us for victorious living and doing His will for us. When we repent of our sins and receive Jesus as Lord and Savior, we cease to become "ordinary people" because we have become the children of God through faith in Jesus. (Galatians 3:26-27) "But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God's very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light." (1 Peter 2:9) In Jesus, we, God's children, have become extraordinary, for our Father in heaven is great. (Psalm 77:13) Even in our suffering, we are still God's children. And His promises are still with us, and they never leave us, for the Lord does not lie. He is King of Kings, and He does not and will not take back His Word. Even if we forget God, He never forgets about us. ““Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.” (Isaiah‬ 49‬:‭15‬-‭16‬ ‭NIV‬‬) As Jesus triumphed over sin and death, we are victorious. "No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. (Romans 8:37) While the world, our human experiences, and the "giants" around us tell us how difficult life can be, what we go through today is not new. What is new is us, a new creation in Christ with the power of the Holy Spirit to overcome. “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” (Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭2‬ ‭NIV‬‬) The Lord encourages us to "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” (Isaiah 43:18-19) God is working and making a way even in our desperate situations. Let us stop staring at the "Goliaths" towering before us today and look higher up to the One who has already placed them under His feet! Let us, then, pray and direct our focus back to Jesus, the creator and perfector of our faith. "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart." (Hebrews 12:1-3) If you feel like sinking in the sea of trials and hardships, remember this: Jesus didn't remain dead. He rose again for you and me, and “The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever." (Psalm 29:10 NIV) #life #new #newborn #daybyday #trials #giants #triumph #triumphant #victory #conqueror #storm #flood #grace #mercy #loved #saved #redeemed #creator #joyful #Jesus #jesussaves #JesusIsLord #God #GodsPlan #Godisgood #HolySpirit Connie Sabay 8letters #31letters #8letters
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Usapang Discipleship December 6th, 2022 02:57:16
"Anak, ibaon mo na sa limot ang bigat na dala ng nakaraan mo. Kung mayroon ka dapat panghawakan ay yung lesson na natutunan mo para mas maging mabuting tao sa kasalukuyan. Hindi na mahalaga ang nakaraan mo, mahalaga na ngayun ay itama mo lahat ng pagkukulang at kamalian mo at patuloy na sumunod sa kalooban ng Diyos sa buhay mo." "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past." - Isaiah 43:18 "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" - 2 Corinthians 5:17 #UsapangDiscipleship Follow us on Instagram https://instagram.com/usapangdiscipleship...
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Kingdom Walk January 10th, 2023 12:00:00
"When it rains, it pours" can readily become our byword when troubles relentlessly come our way. We get drowned in the rising surge of anxious thoughts, panic, and feeling left alone and hopeless. We gasp for a breath of breakthrough that seems blind to our cries for help. We desperately reach out, with no one taking our hands to pull us out. The more we struggle, the more the tough times seem to persist. King David once said, "...Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest." (Psalm 55:6 NIV). He wished that, amidst his difficulties, he could escape somewhere to find rest from all the hurt, pain, and fear. Great men in the Bible also suffered. "But we are not like them!" we may say. "They are different. They are heroes, and we are not." Come to consider these: Peter was an ordinary fisherman when Jesus called Him. He denied Jesus three times despite witnessing firsthand the signs and wonders that Jesus did, including bringing Lazarus who died back to life. Thomas doubted Jesus's resurrection despite being one of the first disciples to join Jesus and be with Him in His entire ministry. Paul, who used to be called Saul, was a murderer and persecutor of the early believers of Jesus. Moses, while schooled in the best school in Egypt as a prince, stuttered and hesitated when God told him to speak to the king of Egypt and the Israelites. So, God appointed Aaron, his older brother, to come with Him and speak for him. Rahab, an ancestor of Jesus, was a prostitute. Jonah, whom God called His prophet to Nineveh, ran away from his responsibility. Elijah, a prophet of the Lord, feared Jezebel's death threat, fled to the desert for his life and became depressed and suicidal even when the Lord had earlier shown His great power at Mt. Carmel before more than 800 priests of the false gods in his time. David, who killed the giant Goliath feared by many, was but a young boy and lowly, unknown shepherd before He became king. And there were many more. It was not about them that enabled them to rise above their difficulties, for it was about Who was inside them and with them. When they looked at the circumstances surrounding them, they acted and performed like any of us. But when they started looking from the inside out, their perspective changed, and so did how they thought and worked. The God who was with the patriarchs and Israelites in the Old Testament time is the same One who was with the early believers in the New Testament days. And He is the same God with us and in us today, for He never changes (Malachi 3:6, Hebrews 13:8). His promises always stand true: "The Lord always keeps his promises; he is gracious in all he does. (Psalm 145:13) The power that raised Jesus from the dead is the same in us today. "And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you." (Romans 8:11 NIV) In Christ Jesus, we are no longer ourselves. We are no longer who we used to be. "This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!" (2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT) The grace of God through His Holy Spirit enables and sustains us for victorious living and doing His will for us. When we repent of our sins and receive Jesus as Lord and Savior, we cease to become "ordinary people" because we have become the children of God through faith in Jesus. (Galatians 3:26-27) "But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God's very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light." (1 Peter 2:9) In Jesus, we, God's children, have become extraordinary, for our Father in heaven is great. (Psalm 77:13) Even in our suffering, we are still God's children. And His promises are still with us, and they never leave us, for the Lord does not lie. He is King of Kings, and He does not and will not take back His Word. Even if we forget God, He never forgets about us. ““Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.” (Isaiah‬ 49‬:‭15‬-‭16‬ ‭NIV‬‬) As Jesus triumphed over sin and death, we are victorious. "No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. (Romans 8:37) While the world, our human experiences, and the "giants" around us tell us how difficult life can be, what we go through today is not new. What is new is us, a new creation in Christ with the power of the Holy Spirit to overcome. “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” (Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭2‬ ‭NIV‬‬) The Lord encourages us to "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” (Isaiah 43:18-19) God is working and making a way even in our desperate situations. Let us stop staring at the "Goliaths" towering before us today and look higher up to the One who has already placed them under His feet! Let us, then, pray and direct our focus back to Jesus, the creator and perfector of our faith. "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart." (Hebrews 12:1-3) If you feel like sinking in the sea of trials and hardships, remember this: Jesus didn't remain dead. He rose again for you and me, and “The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever." (Psalm 29:10 NIV) #life #new #newborn #daybyday #trials #giants #triumph #triumphant #victory #conqueror #storm #flood #grace #mercy #loved #saved #redeemed #creator #joyful #Jesus #jesussaves #JesusIsLord #God #GodsPlan #Godisgood #HolySpirit Connie Sabay 8letters #31letters #8letters
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Kingdom Walk January 10th, 2023 12:00:00
"When it rains, it pours" can readily become our byword when troubles relentlessly come our way. We get drowned in the rising surge of anxious thoughts, panic, and feeling left alone and hopeless. We gasp for a breath of breakthrough that seems blind to our cries for help. We desperately reach out, with no one taking our hands to pull us out. The more we struggle, the more the tough times seem to persist. King David once said, "...Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest." (Psalm 55:6 NIV). He wished that, amidst his difficulties, he could escape somewhere to find rest from all the hurt, pain, and fear. Great men in the Bible also suffered. "But we are not like them!" we may say. "They are different. They are heroes, and we are not." Come to consider these: Peter was an ordinary fisherman when Jesus called Him. He denied Jesus three times despite witnessing firsthand the signs and wonders that Jesus did, including bringing Lazarus who died back to life. Thomas doubted Jesus's resurrection despite being one of the first disciples to join Jesus and be with Him in His entire ministry. Paul, who used to be called Saul, was a murderer and persecutor of the early believers of Jesus. Moses, while schooled in the best school in Egypt as a prince, stuttered and hesitated when God told him to speak to the king of Egypt and the Israelites. So, God appointed Aaron, his older brother, to come with Him and speak for him. Rahab, an ancestor of Jesus, was a prostitute. Jonah, whom God called His prophet to Nineveh, ran away from his responsibility. Elijah, a prophet of the Lord, feared Jezebel's death threat, fled to the desert for his life and became depressed and suicidal even when the Lord had earlier shown His great power at Mt. Carmel before more than 800 priests of the false gods in his time. David, who killed the giant Goliath feared by many, was but a young boy and lowly, unknown shepherd before He became king. And there were many more. It was not about them that enabled them to rise above their difficulties, for it was about Who was inside them and with them. When they looked at the circumstances surrounding them, they acted and performed like any of us. But when they started looking from the inside out, their perspective changed, and so did how they thought and worked. The God who was with the patriarchs and Israelites in the Old Testament time is the same One who was with the early believers in the New Testament days. And He is the same God with us and in us today, for He never changes (Malachi 3:6, Hebrews 13:8). His promises always stand true: "The Lord always keeps his promises; he is gracious in all he does. (Psalm 145:13) The power that raised Jesus from the dead is the same in us today. "And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you." (Romans 8:11 NIV) In Christ Jesus, we are no longer ourselves. We are no longer who we used to be. "This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!" (2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT) The grace of God through His Holy Spirit enables and sustains us for victorious living and doing His will for us. When we repent of our sins and receive Jesus as Lord and Savior, we cease to become "ordinary people" because we have become the children of God through faith in Jesus. (Galatians 3:26-27) "But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God's very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light." (1 Peter 2:9) In Jesus, we, God's children, have become extraordinary, for our Father in heaven is great. (Psalm 77:13) Even in our suffering, we are still God's children. And His promises are still with us, and they never leave us, for the Lord does not lie. He is King of Kings, and He does not and will not take back His Word. Even if we forget God, He never forgets about us. ““Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.” (Isaiah‬ 49‬:‭15‬-‭16‬ ‭NIV‬‬) As Jesus triumphed over sin and death, we are victorious. "No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. (Romans 8:37) While the world, our human experiences, and the "giants" around us tell us how difficult life can be, what we go through today is not new. What is new is us, a new creation in Christ with the power of the Holy Spirit to overcome. “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” (Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭2‬ ‭NIV‬‬) The Lord encourages us to "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” (Isaiah 43:18-19) God is working and making a way even in our desperate situations. Let us stop staring at the "Goliaths" towering before us today and look higher up to the One who has already placed them under His feet! Let us, then, pray and direct our focus back to Jesus, the creator and perfector of our faith. "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart." (Hebrews 12:1-3) If you feel like sinking in the sea of trials and hardships, remember this: Jesus didn't remain dead. He rose again for you and me, and “The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever." (Psalm 29:10 NIV) #life #new #newborn #daybyday #trials #giants #triumph #triumphant #victory #conqueror #storm #flood #grace #mercy #loved #saved #redeemed #creator #joyful #Jesus #jesussaves #JesusIsLord #God #GodsPlan #Godisgood #HolySpirit Connie Sabay 8letters #31letters #8letters
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Kingdom Walk January 10th, 2023 12:00:00
"When it rains, it pours" can readily become our byword when troubles relentlessly come our way. We get drowned in the rising surge of anxious thoughts, panic, and feeling left alone and hopeless. We gasp for a breath of breakthrough that seems blind to our cries for help. We desperately reach out, with no one taking our hands to pull us out. The more we struggle, the more the tough times seem to persist. King David once said, "...Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest." (Psalm 55:6 NIV). He wished that, amidst his difficulties, he could escape somewhere to find rest from all the hurt, pain, and fear. Great men in the Bible also suffered. "But we are not like them!" we may say. "They are different. They are heroes, and we are not." Come to consider these: Peter was an ordinary fisherman when Jesus called Him. He denied Jesus three times despite witnessing firsthand the signs and wonders that Jesus did, including bringing Lazarus who died back to life. Thomas doubted Jesus's resurrection despite being one of the first disciples to join Jesus and be with Him in His entire ministry. Paul, who used to be called Saul, was a murderer and persecutor of the early believers of Jesus. Moses, while schooled in the best school in Egypt as a prince, stuttered and hesitated when God told him to speak to the king of Egypt and the Israelites. So, God appointed Aaron, his older brother, to come with Him and speak for him. Rahab, an ancestor of Jesus, was a prostitute. Jonah, whom God called His prophet to Nineveh, ran away from his responsibility. Elijah, a prophet of the Lord, feared Jezebel's death threat, fled to the desert for his life and became depressed and suicidal even when the Lord had earlier shown His great power at Mt. Carmel before more than 800 priests of the false gods in his time. David, who killed the giant Goliath feared by many, was but a young boy and lowly, unknown shepherd before He became king. And there were many more. It was not about them that enabled them to rise above their difficulties, for it was about Who was inside them and with them. When they looked at the circumstances surrounding them, they acted and performed like any of us. But when they started looking from the inside out, their perspective changed, and so did how they thought and worked. The God who was with the patriarchs and Israelites in the Old Testament time is the same One who was with the early believers in the New Testament days. And He is the same God with us and in us today, for He never changes (Malachi 3:6, Hebrews 13:8). His promises always stand true: "The Lord always keeps his promises; he is gracious in all he does. (Psalm 145:13) The power that raised Jesus from the dead is the same in us today. "And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you." (Romans 8:11 NIV) In Christ Jesus, we are no longer ourselves. We are no longer who we used to be. "This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!" (2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT) The grace of God through His Holy Spirit enables and sustains us for victorious living and doing His will for us. When we repent of our sins and receive Jesus as Lord and Savior, we cease to become "ordinary people" because we have become the children of God through faith in Jesus. (Galatians 3:26-27) "But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God's very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light." (1 Peter 2:9) In Jesus, we, God's children, have become extraordinary, for our Father in heaven is great. (Psalm 77:13) Even in our suffering, we are still God's children. And His promises are still with us, and they never leave us, for the Lord does not lie. He is King of Kings, and He does not and will not take back His Word. Even if we forget God, He never forgets about us. ““Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.” (Isaiah‬ 49‬:‭15‬-‭16‬ ‭NIV‬‬) As Jesus triumphed over sin and death, we are victorious. "No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. (Romans 8:37) While the world, our human experiences, and the "giants" around us tell us how difficult life can be, what we go through today is not new. What is new is us, a new creation in Christ with the power of the Holy Spirit to overcome. “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” (Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭2‬ ‭NIV‬‬) The Lord encourages us to "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” (Isaiah 43:18-19) God is working and making a way even in our desperate situations. Let us stop staring at the "Goliaths" towering before us today and look higher up to the One who has already placed them under His feet! Let us, then, pray and direct our focus back to Jesus, the creator and perfector of our faith. "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart." (Hebrews 12:1-3) If you feel like sinking in the sea of trials and hardships, remember this: Jesus didn't remain dead. He rose again for you and me, and “The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever." (Psalm 29:10 NIV) #life #new #newborn #daybyday #trials #giants #triumph #triumphant #victory #conqueror #storm #flood #grace #mercy #loved #saved #redeemed #creator #joyful #Jesus #jesussaves #JesusIsLord #God #GodsPlan #Godisgood #HolySpirit Connie Sabay 8letters #31letters #8letters
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Kingdom Walk January 10th, 2023 12:00:00
"When it rains, it pours" can readily become our byword when troubles relentlessly come our way. We get drowned in the rising surge of anxious thoughts, panic, and feeling left alone and hopeless. We gasp for a breath of breakthrough that seems blind to our cries for help. We desperately reach out, with no one taking our hands to pull us out. The more we struggle, the more the tough times seem to persist. King David once said, "...Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest." (Psalm 55:6 NIV). He wished that, amidst his difficulties, he could escape somewhere to find rest from all the hurt, pain, and fear. Great men in the Bible also suffered. "But we are not like them!" we may say. "They are different. They are heroes, and we are not." Come to consider these: Peter was an ordinary fisherman when Jesus called Him. He denied Jesus three times despite witnessing firsthand the signs and wonders that Jesus did, including bringing Lazarus who died back to life. Thomas doubted Jesus's resurrection despite being one of the first disciples to join Jesus and be with Him in His entire ministry. Paul, who used to be called Saul, was a murderer and persecutor of the early believers of Jesus. Moses, while schooled in the best school in Egypt as a prince, stuttered and hesitated when God told him to speak to the king of Egypt and the Israelites. So, God appointed Aaron, his older brother, to come with Him and speak for him. Rahab, an ancestor of Jesus, was a prostitute. Jonah, whom God called His prophet to Nineveh, ran away from his responsibility. Elijah, a prophet of the Lord, feared Jezebel's death threat, fled to the desert for his life and became depressed and suicidal even when the Lord had earlier shown His great power at Mt. Carmel before more than 800 priests of the false gods in his time. David, who killed the giant Goliath feared by many, was but a young boy and lowly, unknown shepherd before He became king. And there were many more. It was not about them that enabled them to rise above their difficulties, for it was about Who was inside them and with them. When they looked at the circumstances surrounding them, they acted and performed like any of us. But when they started looking from the inside out, their perspective changed, and so did how they thought and worked. The God who was with the patriarchs and Israelites in the Old Testament time is the same One who was with the early believers in the New Testament days. And He is the same God with us and in us today, for He never changes (Malachi 3:6, Hebrews 13:8). His promises always stand true: "The Lord always keeps his promises; he is gracious in all he does. (Psalm 145:13) The power that raised Jesus from the dead is the same in us today. "And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you." (Romans 8:11 NIV) In Christ Jesus, we are no longer ourselves. We are no longer who we used to be. "This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!" (2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT) The grace of God through His Holy Spirit enables and sustains us for victorious living and doing His will for us. When we repent of our sins and receive Jesus as Lord and Savior, we cease to become "ordinary people" because we have become the children of God through faith in Jesus. (Galatians 3:26-27) "But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God's very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light." (1 Peter 2:9) In Jesus, we, God's children, have become extraordinary, for our Father in heaven is great. (Psalm 77:13) Even in our suffering, we are still God's children. And His promises are still with us, and they never leave us, for the Lord does not lie. He is King of Kings, and He does not and will not take back His Word. Even if we forget God, He never forgets about us. ““Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.” (Isaiah‬ 49‬:‭15‬-‭16‬ ‭NIV‬‬) As Jesus triumphed over sin and death, we are victorious. "No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. (Romans 8:37) While the world, our human experiences, and the "giants" around us tell us how difficult life can be, what we go through today is not new. What is new is us, a new creation in Christ with the power of the Holy Spirit to overcome. “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” (Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭2‬ ‭NIV‬‬) The Lord encourages us to "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” (Isaiah 43:18-19) God is working and making a way even in our desperate situations. Let us stop staring at the "Goliaths" towering before us today and look higher up to the One who has already placed them under His feet! Let us, then, pray and direct our focus back to Jesus, the creator and perfector of our faith. "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart." (Hebrews 12:1-3) If you feel like sinking in the sea of trials and hardships, remember this: Jesus didn't remain dead. He rose again for you and me, and “The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever." (Psalm 29:10 NIV) #life #new #newborn #daybyday #trials #giants #triumph #triumphant #victory #conqueror #storm #flood #grace #mercy #loved #saved #redeemed #creator #joyful #Jesus #jesussaves #JesusIsLord #God #GodsPlan #Godisgood #HolySpirit Connie Sabay 8letters #31letters #8letters
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Kingdom Walk January 10th, 2023 12:00:00
"When it rains, it pours" can readily become our byword when troubles relentlessly come our way. We get drowned in the rising surge of anxious thoughts, panic, and feeling left alone and hopeless. We gasp for a breath of breakthrough that seems blind to our cries for help. We desperately reach out, with no one taking our hands to pull us out. The more we struggle, the more the tough times seem to persist. King David once said, "...Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest." (Psalm 55:6 NIV). He wished that, amidst his difficulties, he could escape somewhere to find rest from all the hurt, pain, and fear. Great men in the Bible also suffered. "But we are not like them!" we may say. "They are different. They are heroes, and we are not." Come to consider these: Peter was an ordinary fisherman when Jesus called Him. He denied Jesus three times despite witnessing firsthand the signs and wonders that Jesus did, including bringing Lazarus who died back to life. Thomas doubted Jesus's resurrection despite being one of the first disciples to join Jesus and be with Him in His entire ministry. Paul, who used to be called Saul, was a murderer and persecutor of the early believers of Jesus. Moses, while schooled in the best school in Egypt as a prince, stuttered and hesitated when God told him to speak to the king of Egypt and the Israelites. So, God appointed Aaron, his older brother, to come with Him and speak for him. Rahab, an ancestor of Jesus, was a prostitute. Jonah, whom God called His prophet to Nineveh, ran away from his responsibility. Elijah, a prophet of the Lord, feared Jezebel's death threat, fled to the desert for his life and became depressed and suicidal even when the Lord had earlier shown His great power at Mt. Carmel before more than 800 priests of the false gods in his time. David, who killed the giant Goliath feared by many, was but a young boy and lowly, unknown shepherd before He became king. And there were many more. It was not about them that enabled them to rise above their difficulties, for it was about Who was inside them and with them. When they looked at the circumstances surrounding them, they acted and performed like any of us. But when they started looking from the inside out, their perspective changed, and so did how they thought and worked. The God who was with the patriarchs and Israelites in the Old Testament time is the same One who was with the early believers in the New Testament days. And He is the same God with us and in us today, for He never changes (Malachi 3:6, Hebrews 13:8). His promises always stand true: "The Lord always keeps his promises; he is gracious in all he does. (Psalm 145:13) The power that raised Jesus from the dead is the same in us today. "And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you." (Romans 8:11 NIV) In Christ Jesus, we are no longer ourselves. We are no longer who we used to be. "This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!" (2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT) The grace of God through His Holy Spirit enables and sustains us for victorious living and doing His will for us. When we repent of our sins and receive Jesus as Lord and Savior, we cease to become "ordinary people" because we have become the children of God through faith in Jesus. (Galatians 3:26-27) "But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God's very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light." (1 Peter 2:9) In Jesus, we, God's children, have become extraordinary, for our Father in heaven is great. (Psalm 77:13) Even in our suffering, we are still God's children. And His promises are still with us, and they never leave us, for the Lord does not lie. He is King of Kings, and He does not and will not take back His Word. Even if we forget God, He never forgets about us. ““Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.” (Isaiah‬ 49‬:‭15‬-‭16‬ ‭NIV‬‬) As Jesus triumphed over sin and death, we are victorious. "No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. (Romans 8:37) While the world, our human experiences, and the "giants" around us tell us how difficult life can be, what we go through today is not new. What is new is us, a new creation in Christ with the power of the Holy Spirit to overcome. “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” (Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭2‬ ‭NIV‬‬) The Lord encourages us to "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” (Isaiah 43:18-19) God is working and making a way even in our desperate situations. Let us stop staring at the "Goliaths" towering before us today and look higher up to the One who has already placed them under His feet! Let us, then, pray and direct our focus back to Jesus, the creator and perfector of our faith. "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart." (Hebrews 12:1-3) If you feel like sinking in the sea of trials and hardships, remember this: Jesus didn't remain dead. He rose again for you and me, and “The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever." (Psalm 29:10 NIV) #life #new #newborn #daybyday #trials #giants #triumph #triumphant #victory #conqueror #storm #flood #grace #mercy #loved #saved #redeemed #creator #joyful #Jesus #jesussaves #JesusIsLord #God #GodsPlan #Godisgood #HolySpirit Connie Sabay 8letters #31letters #8letters
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