Closer To Heaven
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His word is perfect . – Let us renew our covenant with God and commit to reading his Holy Bible every day. Our verse of reference in 2 Chronicles 34 is: ” Then Shaphan the secretary informed the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read from it in the presence of the king
“For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.” Habakkuk 2:14 NASB Image © Justinen Creative from GoodSalt.com [Thought Questions for Trusting God's Goodness May 22, 2013] 1. Filled with God’s knowledge
“Though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines; Image © Janet Hyun from GoodSalt.com though the labor of the olive may fail, and the fields yield no food; . . . Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation
I want to know Christ–yes, to know the power of His resurrection and participation in His sufferings, becoming like Him in His death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.
God is always ready to forgive and restore . – At every turn in our lives God is with us and seeks our faithfulness . Our verse of reference in 2 Chronicles 33 is: ” And when he prayed to him, the Lord was moved by his entreaty and listened to his plea; so he brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord is God.
Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.
Photo: Studiomill As a child of a stressful, violent home, I only recalled unhappy memories. Family vacations couldn’t be remembered, but thousands of hateful words and actions flew into my mind in seconds. Sadness and anger dominated my emotions – peace ever alluded me.
