I am a Pastor at Living Hope Community Church in Youngsville, NC.
My primary purpose in life is to glorify God by enjoying Him forever.
“”You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, “and my servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me.
I, I am the Lord, and besides me there is no savior.”
Isaiah 43:10-11 ESV
http://bible.com/59/isa.43.10-11.esv
“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.”
Isaiah 26:3-4 ESV
“O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure.”
Isaiah 25:1 ESV
“God will swallow up death forever; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken. It will be said on that day, “Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.””
Isaiah 25:8-9 ESV
“For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering.”
Hebrews 2:10 ESV
“For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.”
Hebrews 2:18 ESV
http://bible.com/59/heb.2.18.esv
So often when we are suffering we think we are alone. We think no one understands. But that isn’t true. Jesus knows our suffering.
Because He know our suffering and temptations He is able to help us in these times. When we cry out to Him in faith He hears us. He is there with open arms to fill us with His peace and comfort and strength in those times.
Cry out to Jesus in your suffering. Let His love, joy, and peace fill your heart in your times of suffering.
“Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools.”
Ecclesiastes 7:9 ESV
“And I commend joy, for man has nothing better under the sun but to eat and drink and be joyful, for this will go with him in his toil through the days of his life that God has given him under the sun.”
Ecclesiastes 8:15 ESV
“The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person. For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.”
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 NASB
http://bible.com/100/ecc.12.13-14.nasb
And Jesus said His commandments are to Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. And to love your neighbor as yourself.
So walk in love today.
“Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.”Proverbs 4:24 ESV
“Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.”Proverbs 11:28 ESV
http://bible.com/59/pro.11.28.esv
What are you trusting in?
What are you chasing after?
Trust in the Lord.
Hunger for His word and do what is right.
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