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just a thought by coppi
Just a thought by coppi Prayer is laying hold of God’s willingness not His reluctance. Relatively few people really doubt God’s ability, but rather, it is our doubt of His willingness to use His ability on our behalf that causes most people to do without. Jesus is assuring us that God’s love, & His willingness…
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just a thought by coppi
Just a thought by coppi Just a thought by coppi I read the following this morning by Sheila Walsh – it’s something I try to do before I start the day. Why? Because I find if I start the day with God, my day is better. Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing…
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just a thought by coppi
Compassion asks us to go where it hurts, to enter into the places of pain, to share in brokenness, fear, confusion, and anguish. Compassion challenges us to cry out with those in misery, to mourn with those who are lonely, to weep with those in tears. Compassion requires us to be weak with the weak,…
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just a thought by coppi
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no rest.” Psalms 22:1-2 NIV King David is now experiencing anguish. He is attacked…
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just a thought by coppi
“The king rejoices in your strength, Lord. How great is his joy in the victories you give! You have granted him his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. You came to greet him with rich blessings and placed a crown of pure gold on his head. He asked you for…
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just a thought by coppi
“Now this I know: The Lord gives victory to his anointed. He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand. Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.” Psalms 20:6-7 NIV “In this verse, David is responding to…
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Just a thought by coppi
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the…
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just a thought by coppi
I am reading the Psalms in the morning, and then I am trying to be silent. I want to hear what God is saying through the Psalms to me. I gleaned this study habit from Rick Hamlin, Guidepost executive editor. “Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the…
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just a thought by coppi
I am reading the Psalms in the morning, and then I am trying to be silent. I want to hear what God is saying through the Psalms to me. I gleaned this study habit from Rick Hamlin, Guidepost executive editor. “Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the…
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just a thought by coppi
Just a thought by coppi “But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.”Psalms 5:11 NIV Jeremiah draws a direct connection between faith and peace. He says, “Blessed is the man who trusts…