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Close to the Brokenhearted

Close to the Brokenhearted
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 The nearness of God, like much of our spiritual life, is difficult to explain or describe but is more clearly learned through experience. And even then, our understandings will differ because we each experience it in our own way. God is relational…
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God, my Rock – Jehovah Tsur

God, my Rock – Jehovah Tsur
The Lord is my Rock and my Fortress and my Deliverer, my God, my Rock, in whom I take refuge, my Shield, and the Horn of my salvation, my Stronghold. Psalm 18:2 The Lord is my Rock. We use similar terminology even today speaking of a trusted friend as a “rock” who got us through a tough time. We mean someone reliable, stable, and…
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His Resurrected Body and Ours

His Resurrected Body and Ours
And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by His power. 1 Corinthians 6:14 The resurrection of Jesus is the hope to which we believers all cling. It is the expression of His love, the means of salvation, the offer of reconciliation, the forgiveness of sins, the proof of victory and the…
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The Promise and the Promiser

The Promise and the Promiser
And this is the promise that He made to us—eternal life. 1 John 2:25 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep His promise. Hebrews 10:23 When someone makes a promise we evaluate the value of the promise based on the person that is making…
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