Today a close friend is grieving a parent, my daughter is at her shift in the hospital where she works and it feels odd having a verse about a spirit raising Jesus from the dead, when this world is counting the cost of the pandemic in lives.
#Godspromises are true. Nothing can take that away and as both my friend and daughter take comfort in God, they are not alone.
God has left his Holy Spirit, who in essence is God. Do I understand this? No. Do I believe this anyway? Yes. This is faith.
We do not go through any part of life alone. When we accept Jesus this is God’s promise. God never leaves us, he is in the good the bad and the ugly, God loves us and accepts us wherever we are, whatever the situation.
Dear Father,Son and Holy Spirit I thank you that you never leave us. That you are with us in every circumstance, whether this is good or bad. Strengthen and bring peace to all that need you today. May they feel your presence stronger than ever. Please comfort the grieving, Bring strength to all who care and look after us. Bring rest to the exhausted. Let wisdom be in the hearts of everyone, doing what is right from following the rules, to showing love and kindness to each other. Amen
It is difficult in a world that feels cracked and fragile before it breaks but we have to have the joy, positivity & hope of #Godspromises
Even in heartbreak there has to be hope and compassion. We can’t let bitterness and lies take over. We need to look for joy and compassion, however hard and however much we do not want to.
Jesus Our world feels broken There is barely a person not grieving Whether from the virus Or what might of been Broken relationships Or what comes next
Jesus You have to be our hope There is no other person That heals our hearts and wipes our tears You are healing heartbroken hearts individually Bringing unity to this nation
Jesus Stir up in our hearts Compassion hope and love By your spirit Bring your peace Healing and forgiveness Restoring all that feels lost As the only person that can
God doesn't have favourites Or think your not special God doesn't care If your tall or short Fat or thin God loves you just as you are
God knows No one is beyond redemption There is nothing You can do No pit too deep When calling to be saved
God is good to all There is no one is better than another His mercy is everywhere If you can't see this Just open the eyes of your heart And gently let God in
What a promise! #Godspromises do not get much better than Matthew 7:7
How many of us really pray and cling to this promise?
This is a promise for this world. This instance, this moment and no other. This promise used to bless one another and not for selfish gain, is life changing and mind blowing.
To me this bible verse from Matthew is the one we need to cling to and claim in the midst of this pandemic. Think of all the things Christians could claim in God’s name if we all stood firm and prayed this verse daily.
Dear Jesus
We thank you that Matthew 7:7 are your words and teachings. Just as we believe in you, we believe your words spoken and all you taught.
Lord Jesus we ask for you to be in our nation. To be alive and come in revival. We ask for stories of love and kindness to shine over the pandemic. For stories of healings and restored relationships. Lord Jesus we have asked we know and believe this is being given to us as we pray. Our hearts and arms are open to receive.
Lord Jesus we seek your wisdom through your Holy Spirit, for us personally and for our governments. In daily decisions doctors and nurses have to make along with all authorities. Let us seek with all out hearts so we find your wisdom abundantly through your Spirit.
Lord Jesus please open the doors in our communities. So we can share your love. Your gospel of peace. Let us encourage, support and build each other up through all your open doors, because once you have opened the door no one can shut it.
We claim these answers through your promise in Matthew 7:7 Jesus. You are our hope. Our deliverer, our all.
Two bible verses. One written around 740 BC and One written between 81-96 AD
Looking at these #Godspromises It has taken me until 2021 to realise the similarities between Isaiah 25:8 and Revelation 21:4
He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away
Revelation 21:4
Revelation 21:4 is a promise I have clung on to fervently since I became a Christian. The promise of God wiping every tear brings me so much comfort. I long for a time of no more death.
Does not everyone want this, especially in a pandemic?
You wipe every tear
Your next to us always We just need to let you in Sat next to us Holding our hands With the box of tissues ready
Enjoying Or even starting the joke When tears of joy Come flooding out Not wiping tears but joining the fun
In the sad times You never leave our side Wiping each tear Individually away Counting each falling one
Holding us tight Sharing the pain Tears not flowing in vain Each one a prayer You tenderly hold
Your heart breaks with ours And sings when ours does You treasure each teardrop Bringing peace Saying I'm here
Your keep your promise And never let go We wait for the time Where the only thing condemned to death Is a box of tissues, redundant
January is depressing. Even if you take COVID away, it is tough. I miss Christmas and the time I made to reflect on the nativity.
I have decided in the cold of winter and another lockdown that it is time to start looking towards hope.
The only place I know where to find true hope is through my Christian faith. So I have decided to start reflecting on God’s promises until lent.
God has so many promises and I think it would take me all year to find them, let alone put them in order. So all my choices over the coming days and weeks will be random.
When I think of God’s promises I think of rainbows. Rainbows have many meanings and symbolise a lot of causes, but to me it will always be God’s covenant with the world after the great flood. A promise of how God will continue to look after us.
God’s promises are true. The promise all Christians cling to and hold dear is John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
In this world it is easy to forget about hell. As a Christian you cannot believe in heaven without believing in hell. I also have to admit that if heaven is beyond our wildest dreams, I am scared that hell is beyond our wildest nightmares.
Therefore John 3:16 is the ultimate promise. It does not promise that we will not die in this world, but it does promise that if we believe God sent his only son to die for us, and that while in this world we live for Jesus, we will have eternity in heaven.
Wow, wow,wow!
A life away from all that binds us on this world.
I don’t profess to know how this promise works, or that I am perfect because perfection only exists in Jesus. But in the middle of a pandemic with so much heartbreak and death around, I take great comfort in this promise.
The truth is we will all die at some point and our loved ones will grieve. I hope that this isn’t today, tomorrow or anytime soon. But no one knows.
I would rather everyone was to die at old age, peacefully in their sleep, but life does not work that way. I find huge comfort knowing that when I leave this mortal world I will be going to another where I will have eternal life with my friend and saviour Jesus forever.
When I see a rainbow, I see a promise of eternal life. What do you see? Where is your hope today?
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