> He blessed Joseph, and said, “The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day.” Genesis 48:15 Jacob now refers to God as his shepherd, the shepherd that has guided and protected him his whole life. David also referred to
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> So 2011 is coming to a close… as I shared in a another post, 2011 has been a blur, but what I do know is that my God had me wrapped up in His everlasting arms every single second of 2011. I know that I have walked through much darkness… but my God
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> Love is patient… 1 Corinthians 13:4 Have you ever looked at the Greek definition of the word patient in this verse? Patient in the Greek is makrothumeo and it means to be of a long spirit, not to lose heart, to persevere patiently and bravely in enduring misfortunes and troubles, to be patient in bearing the offenses
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>It’s time for another post in the Names of God series. We have done a little study on the names Elohim, El Elyon, El Roi, El Shaddai, El Olam, and Adonia. Today we will look at the name that God says is His memorial name to all generations… Jehovah. The first time the name Jehovah is used is
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> Then Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me, and He said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you a company of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you for an everlasting possession.’” Genesis 48:3–4 Our journey through
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> I saw this video today and I was overwhelmed with Him. Overwhelmed that He would trust me with His children. It hit me again like a brick in my chest, that my girls are not mine. They are His. He has allowed me the honor of being a steward over them… and the privilege
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> And Jacob blessed Pharaoh. Genesis 47:10 Pharaoh, the ruler ofEgypt, the man who wisely put Joseph under him, the man who now has the world in debt to him because he is the possessor of the world’s food supply, comes in to meet the Hebrew father of Joseph. Joseph’s father, Jacob, is
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>Giving a thumbs-up when we know better is the worst kind of mean. We must not encourage friends who are struggling with sin to simply grit their teeth and try harder, for they can simply beat it. If they rely on themselves rather than God, they’ll end up back where they started—drowning their sorrows in
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> The years of my sojourning are one hundred and thirty; few and unpleasant have been the years of my life, nor have they attained the years that my fathers lived during the days of their sojourning. Genesis 47:9 The years of my life are far from attaining the years of Jacob, and sadly,
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> He said, I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you a great nation there. Genesis 46:3 In Genesis 12:1–2, God called Jacob’s grandfather Abram out of the Ur of Chaldeans, and He told him to go to a land
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"This will be written for the generation to come,
That a people yet to be created may praise the LORD."
Psalm 102:18
