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- Death is God’s appointed way in this fallen world for Christ to get his last praise from us on earth before we enter into endless praise. Paul says we do this by counting death as gain: “It is my eager expectation and hope that... Christ will be honored in my body... by death. For to me to... die is gain.”
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4 days ago · Praying for the dead reflects our belief in the resurrection and eternal life promised by Christ. John 11:25-26 says, “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die.'”.
Nov 3, 2004 · The purpose of this deathless dying is to glorify Christ. Death is God’s appointed way in this fallen world for Christ to get his last praise from us on earth before we enter into endless praise. Paul says we do this by counting death as gain: “It is my eager expectation and hope that . . . Christ will be honored in my body . . . by death.
Mar 13, 2022 · Do you pray for death because you fear those living? Jesus tells us, “I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do” (Luke 12:4).
- “Just as Jesus was identified by his wounds, so are we. This mystery is hard to grasp , but it is of the greatest importance in helping to deal with our own brokenness.
- “What was the life of Christ but a perpetual humiliation?”
- When we have hit bottom and are emptied of all we thought important to us, then we truly pray, truly become humble and detached, and live in the bright darkness of faith.
- “…for it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.”
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Lord, help me to hear you saying, "I am your hope" over all the other voices. Lord, your word says you are the hope for the hopeless, so I'm running to you with both hands stretched out and grabbing onto you. Fill me with hope and give me a tangible reminder today that hope is an unbreakable spiritual lifeline (Hebrews 6:19-20). God, you know those...
May the Lord show you the greatness of his goodness that you overflow with daily thanks. May the Lord bless you abundantly with rest for the heart, power for virtue, wisdom for life, and patience in suffering. May the Lord bless you with joyful hope and one day with the inexpressible joys of eternal life.
Almighty Lord God, give us true faith and make that faith grow in us daily. Also, give us hope and love so we may serve our neighbors according to your will through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Heavenly Father, I am your humble servant. I come before you today in need of hope. There are times when I feel helpless. There are times when I feel weak. I pray for hope. I need hope for a better future. I need hope for a better life. I need hope for love and kindness. Some say the sky is at its darkest, just before the light. I pray that this is...
Ah, Lord God, Holy Lover of my soul, when you come into my soul, all that is within me will rejoice. You are my glory and the exultation of my heart. You are my hope and refuge in the day of my trouble. Set me free from all evil passions, heal my heart of all inordinate affections, cure and cleanse me within, that I may be made fit to love, courage...
O Father in heaven, look upon all your people who struggle with anger, anxiety, doubt, frustration, guilt, hopelessness, loss, memories, lack of patience, pain, regret, sadness, selfishness, temptation and weakness. Your Holy Word tells us, “All things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.” And t...
Sep 26, 2018 · Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’. The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. ‘There is no commandment greater than these.’”. ― Mark 12:29-31. “Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
Jan 3, 2017 · “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints” (Psalm 116:15), and it can be for us too when we cling to the hope that death will never win (1 Corinthians 15:54–55). Jesus grieved himself so that we will never have to endure hopeless grief in the face of death.
Read Wednesday's Word, A Weekly Devotional Written By Pastor And Author Paul Tripp! The Bible Never Calls You To Deny, Minimize, Repress, Or Resist The Realities Of Life.
