By Rachel Young “The Lord bless you, and keep you [protect you, sustain you, and guard you]; The Lord make His face shine upon you [with favor], and be gracious to you [surrounding you with lovingkindness]; The Lord lift up His countenance (face) upon you [with divine approval], and give you “shalom” [a tranquil heart
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Shayla English Intentional – done deliberately, or by design. This was my word initially, but the Lord soon led me from this word to the word trust. The definition of the word trust is the assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something. A second definition is one in which
Jenny Massey The Greek word koinonia means to “participate as a partner, to partake of, to be a companion with, to have fellowship with the divine nature.” I was led to God’s generous grace in (2Peter 1:3-4) which says, “Everything we could ever need for life and godliness has already been deposited in us by
Tina Von Seutter “There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from his.” (Heb. 4:9-10) When I was asked to pray for a word for 2024, I thought I already knew it, which was a familiar pattern
By Tanya Dubroc “When he realized what had happened, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, who was also called Mark, where many [believers] were gathered together and were praying continually [and had been praying all night].” (Acts 12:12 AMP) The church was suffering great persecution at the hands of Herod
By Felicia Pierce “If you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will come to the Jewish people from another place but you and your father’s family will be destroyed, who knows perhaps you have come to your royal position for such a time as this.” Esther 4:14 The Old Testament was a foreshadow
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by Jen Holloway “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:18-19 In Isaiah, the prophet foresaw a time of great difficulty
“For out of His fullness [the superabundance of His grace and truth] we have all received grace upon grace [spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing, favor upon favor, and gift heaped upon gift].” John 1:16 AMP Oh, the unfathomable riches of the grace and mercy of God! Can we ever truly grasp the breadth, and length,
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Just as (in his love) he chose us in Christ (actually selected us for himself as his own) before the foundation of the world, so that we would be holy (that is consecrated, set apart for him, purpose driven) and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined and lovingly planned for us to be
MERRY MONDAY with Parris Bailey “A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots.” Isa. 11:1 Who knew a shoot can come from a dead looking stump? This weekend our church put on a “Women of the Spirit” conference. What made this conference special was
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