Pray continually (1 Thessalonians 5:17; NIV).
In prayer,
We peel away our masks,
Revealing all the dread
We try to hide.
In prayer,
We loosen up our minds,
Disclosing all the thoughts
We keep inside.
In prayer,
We open up our hearts,
Releasing the emotions
We conceal.
In prayer,
We set our spirits free,
Exposing all our wounds
For you to heal.
He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds (Psalm 147:3; NLT).
I am nothing but dust and ashes (Genesis 18:27; NIV).
He loves us with unfailing love; the LORD’s faithfulness endures forever (Psalm 117:2; NLT).
I’m nothing at all
Without your love, Creator.
I’m nothing at all
Without you, Jesus Christ.
I’m nothing at all
Without you, Holy Spirit.
I’m nothing at all
Without your sacrifice.
God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin (Romans 3:25; NLT).
God’s will was for us to be made holy by the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all time (Hebrews 10:10; NLT).
God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16; NLT).
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This is real love – not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins (1 John 4:10; NLT).
This is my blood, which confirms the covenant between God and his people. It is poured out as a sacrifice to forgive the sins of many (Matthew 26:28; NLT).
Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God (Ephesians 5:2; NLT).
Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed for us (1 Corinthians 5:7; NLT).
Is not all human life a struggle? (Job 7:1; NLT).
How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with sorrow in my heart every day? (Psalm 13:2; NLT).
When you struggle:
I am near.
When you suffer:
I am here –
Sharing all your
Grief and pain –
Come, be one with me
Again!
The person who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him (1 Corinthians 6:17; NLT).
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Though the Lord gave you adversity for food and suffering for drink, he will still be with you to teach you (Isaiah 30:20; NLT).
I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb (Jeremiah 1:5; NLT).
The LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul Genesis 2:7; KJV).
The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it (Ecclesiastes 12:7; NIV).
Reading: Philippians 3:8-11.
Pray for those who hurt you (Luke 6:28; NLT).
To you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! (Luke 6:27; NLT).
Forgive others, and you will be forgiven (Luke 6:37; NLT).
Aways pray
For those who hurt you –
Love them, bless them,
And forgive.
Yahweh will absolve
And heal them,
Mend their life,
And tend their soul.
Aways ask
To be forgiven –
Face your sins
With God each day.
Yahweh will absolve
And heal you,
Mend your life,
And make you whole.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness 1 John 1:9; NIV).
He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds (Psalm 147:3; NLT).
He restoreth my soul (Psalm 23:3; KJV).
Today’s blog is a single, clear statement of one of my deepest beliefs.
♥️ With love from Ruth xxx
You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it (Matthew 7:13-14; NLT).
To forgive
Is to take
The first step
On the long road
To complete physical, mental,
Emotional, and spiritual
Healing.
In this,
As in all things,
Christ Jesus
Is our teacher,
Our guide,
Our helper,
And our shining example.
As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was transformed so that his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light (Matthew 17:2; NLT).
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34; NLT).
For you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture (Malachi 4:2; NLT).
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I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world (John 16:33; NLT).
When you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too (Mark 11:25; NLT).
If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins (Matthew 6:14-15; NLT).
Though we are overwhelmed by our sins, you forgive them all (Psalm 65:3; NLT).
Even if that person wrongs you seven times a day and each time turns again and asks forgiveness, you must forgive (Luke 17:4; NLT).
If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven. If you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven (John 20:23; NLT).
Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others (Colossians 3:13; NLT).
He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds (Psalm 147:3; NLT).
By his wounds you are healed (1 Peter 2:24; NLT).
Those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint (Isaiah 40:31; NLT).
Pray continually (1 Thessalonians 5:17; NIV).
Don’t try to make yourself pray:
Just offer your thinking
To Christ.
Don’t try to make yourself pray:
Just pour out your troubles
To him.
Don’t try to make yourself pray:
Just face all your anguish
With Christ.
Don’t try to make yourself pray:
Just share all your burdens
With him.
Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light” (Matthew 11:28-30; NLT).
Blessed be the LORD! Day after day he bears our burdens (Psalm 68:19; CSB).
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I am the one who answers your prayers and cares for you (Hosea 14:8; NLT).
Surely he took up our pain, and bore our suffering (Isaiah 53:4; NIV).
In all their suffering he also suffered, and he personally rescued them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them. He lifted them up and carried them through all the years (Isaiah 63:9; NLT).
There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and Father, who is over all and in all and living through all (Ephesians 4:5-6; NLT).
✠ Don’t reach up;
Don’t reach out;
Just reach in:
God is here –
In our pain
And our sin.
✠ God is love;
God is truth;
God is light;
God is strength;
God is fire;
God is life:
✠ In each mind,
And each heart,
And each soul –
God, our source,
And our breath,
And our goal.
My goal is to know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death, assuming that I will somehow reach the resurrection from among the dead (Philippians 3:10-11; CSB).
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Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead, with this goal in mind, I strive toward the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:13-14; NET).
The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it (Ecclesiastes 12:7; NIV).
If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it (Luke 9:23-4; NLT).
The heart of the gospel:
Just follow Christ Jesus.
The heart of the gospel:
Just give up all sin.
The heart of the gospel:
Just take up your cross,
And the heart of the gospel:
Each day, serve like him.
The heart of the gospel:
Just ask for his Spirit.
The heart of the gospel:
Just constantly pray.
The heart of the gospel:
Rejoice in God’s presence.
The heart of the gospel:
Give thanks, come what may!
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18; NIV).
An early-morning cry for Christ’s healing, freedom and consolation.
Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? (Psalm 22:1; NIV).
Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us (Colossians 3:11; NLT).
So far away, Lord,
Yet within!
You love me still,
Despite my sin.
I cry to you:
Please let me in –
For then my healing
Will begin.
So far away,
Yet all around!
You speak, but you
Don’t make a sound.
I weep before you:
Lord, I’m bound –
In you, alone,
Is freedom found.
Please fill my mind
And heart and soul,
For you, alone,
Can make me whole.
My Lord, my God:
My only goal –
Come to me, Jesus,
And console.
Just as Christ’s sufferings are ours in abundance [as they overflow to His followers], so also our comfort [our reassurance, our encouragement, our consolation] is abundant through Christ [it is truly more than enough to endure what we must]. (2 Corinthians 1:5; AMP).
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He loves us with unfailing love; the LORD’s faithfulness endures forever (Psalm 117:2; NLT).
They speak without a sound or word; their voice is never heard. Yet their message has gone throughout the earth, and their words to all the world (Psalm 19:3-4; NLT).
After the fire there was a voice, a soft whisper (1 Kings 19:12; CSB).
”My Lord and my God!” Thomas exclaimed (John 20:28; NLT).
He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies. He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle’s! (Psalm 103:3-5; NLT).
If the Son sets you free, you are truly free (John 8:36; NLT).
A reading: Isaiah 61:1-3; NLT.
The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is upon me, for the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed. He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of the LORD’s favor has come, and with it, the day of God’s anger against their enemies. To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair.
Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends (Revelation 3:20; NLT).
Lord, you’re knocking at my door!
Come in, Jesus! Here I am!
Saviour, you’re so very welcome –
Make your home here, Son of Man.
Now I’m knocking at your door!
Here I am! Please let me in!
You, alone, my God, can help me –
Heal me, and forgive my sin.
Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you (Luke 11:9; NLT).
He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies (Psalm 103; 3-4; NLT).
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Jesus said to them … “I am the door” (John 10:7;9; NKJV).
Here I am! (Genesis 22:1; NLT).
Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them” (John 14:23; NLT).
Beat evermore on this cloud of unknowing that is between you and your God with a sharp dart of longing love, and do not give up, whatever happens (The Cloud of Unknowing; Wikipedia).
“My Lord and my God!” Thomas exclaimed (John 20:28; NLT).
Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us (Colossians 3:11; NLT).
We are the temple of the living God (2 Corinthians 6:16; NLT).
Don’t you realise that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? (1 Corinthians 6:19; NLT).