Rotten hearts
Jeremiah 17:9-10,13-14 GNT "Who can understand the human heart? There is nothing else so deceitful; it is too sick to be healed. [10] I, the LORD, search the minds and test the hearts of people. I treat each of them according to the way they live, according to what they do." [13] LORD, You are Israel's hope; all who abandon You will be put to shame. They will disappear like names written in the dust, because they have abandoned You, the LORD, the spring of fresh water. [14] L
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It's ALL in Him
Colossians 1:27 NKJV To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Colossians 2:3 NKJV in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I could see my dear friend look, with incredulity, deep into my eyes to see if I really meant what I had just said. I held her gaze, having experienced what I had said. What was it that made her examine my words? Well, I told her th
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Who is blind like My servant
Who is blind like my servant Isaiah 42:19-20 AMPC Who is blind but My servant [Israel]? Or deaf like My messenger whom I send? Who is blind like the one who is at peace with Me [who has been admitted to covenant relationship with Me]? Yes, who is blind like the Lord's servant? [20] You have seen many things, but you do not observe or apprehend their true meaning. His ears are open, but he hears not! There's none so blind as those who will not see - this is a saying based on t
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Israel, just trust!
Psalm 115:1-5,8-13 NLT Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your Name goes all the glory for Your unfailing love and faithfulness. [2] Why let the nations say, "Where is their God?" [3] Our God is in the Heavens, and He does as He wishes. [4] Their idols are merely things of silver and gold, shaped by human hands. [5] They have mouths but cannot speak, and eyes but cannot see. [8] And those who make idols are just like them, as are all who trust in them. [9] O Israel, trust t
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Keep this in mind
Psalm 113:4-6 NKJV The LORD is high above all nations, His glory above the heavens. [5] Who is like the LORD our God, Who dwells on high, [6] Who humbles Himself to behold The things that are in the heavens and in the earth? It's so easy to get things out of perspective when there's so much chaos in our world. When we see marauding mobs causing mayhem on the streets of cities or hear bold pronouncements from the "United Nations" - we can feel overwhelmed and at the mercy of u
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For Zion's sake
Isaiah 62:1-7 NKJV For Zion's sake I will not hold My peace, And for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, And her salvation as a lamp that burns. [2] The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, And all kings your glory. You shall be called by a new name, Which the mouth of the LORD will name. [3] You shall also be a crown of glory In the hand of the LORD, And a royal diadem In the hand of your God. [4] You shall no longer be terme
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What does Zion say?
Isaiah 49:14 CSB Zion says, "The LORD has abandoned me; the Lord has forgotten me!" How many of us have echoed this cry in our hearts when we've experienced some tragedy, illness or grief. The Jewish people, in particular, have been through many dark periods where it seemed they were abandoned by God. Those who lost everything during the Holocaust, or even survived, lost their faith in the Lord. Most recently the October 7 massacre seemingly demonstrated that God had forsaken
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