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(via Wednesday – Bargaining)

#streamsinthedesert #harpsonwillows #doubt #godisfaithful #trust The "and forever" at the end of this sentence caught me off guard. But what a nice touch. It seals the deal. We should never doubt God. He is the only One who we can 100% trust now "and forever." #Praise God https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo_0DQYnl6X/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ad424aunqucr

Isolation And he took him aside from the multitude - Mark 7:33 Paul not only stood the tests in Christian activity, but in the solitude of captivity. You may stand the strain of the most intense labor, coupled with severe suffering, and yet break down utterly when laid aside from all religious activities; when forced into close confinement in some prison house. That noble bird, soaring the highest above the clouds and enduring the longest flights, sinks into despair when in a cage where it is forced to beat its helpless wings against its prison bars. You have seen the great eagle languish in its narrow cell with bowed head and drooping wings. What a picture of the sorrow of inactivity. Paul in prison. That was another side of life. Do you want to see how he takes it? I see him looking out over the top of his prison wall and over the heads of his enemies. I see him write a document and sign his name—not the prisoner of Festus, nor of Caesar; not the victim of the Sanhedrin; but the—“prisoner of the Lord.” He saw only the hand of God in it all. To him the prison becomes a palace. Its corridors ring with shouts of triumphant praise and joy. Restrained from the missionary work he loved so well, he now built a new pulpit—a new witness stand—and from that place of bondage come some of the sweetest and most helpful ministries of Christian liberty. What precious messages of light come from those dark shadows of captivity. Think of the long train of imprisoned saints who have followed in Paul’s wake. For twelve long years Bunyan’s lips were silenced in Bedford jail. It was there that he did the greatest and best work of his life. There he wrote the book that has been read next to the Bible. He says, “I was at home in prison and I sat me down and wrote, and wrote, for joy did make me write.” The wonderful dream of that long night has lighted the pathway of millions of weary pilgrims. That sweet-spirited French lady, Madam Guyon, lay long between prison walls. Like some caged birds that sing the sweeter for their confinement, the music of her soul has gone out far beyond the dungeon walls and scattered the desolation of many drooping hearts. Oh, the heavenly consolation that has poured forth from places of solitude!—S. G. Rees http://www.youdevotion.com/streams/august/27

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No matter what, yet this I will bring to mind... #lamentations3 #quote #bible #bibleverse #scripture #oldtestament #mercy #god #faithfulnessofgod #steadfastlove #love #hurricaneirma #prayer #harpsonwillows

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#bible #acts #miracle #bold #harpsonwillows Would the man born blind from birth have even prayed for this? To be able to walk and leap? Daily he sat outside the temple at the Beautiful Gate. Daily he hoped for a dribble of money. He hoped for some insignificant amount of money to get through the bills one more month. Mere pittances to dole out for this or that. Could this thinking be any less hopeful? Complacent? Bold? Yet do these pitiful wants not resonate with my own pitiful expectations and by default expectations of God's mercy and power? Whatever I may be asking, or more like begging, or admittedly sometimes screaming in prayer--well, what pitiful dribble. All authority has been given to Christ. All things in heaven, on earth, and under the earth. His word is a servant under His authority that obeys without fail. In the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, raise up my meager expectations, and through the Holy Spirit pray bold prayers of extreme faith believing that what I ask is answered. Sitting outside the temple gate called the Beautiful Gate is an awesome place to be. But haven't I accepted that place for way too long? Outside, having nothing. It's time to be bold through faith in Christ and walk into the courts praising God. Inside, possessing everything. Some do not enter because of unbelief. But for those who risk it all, and it is really no risk at all, "His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence" (2 Peter 1:3). What Jesus has he gives to all. Are you in or out? #bibleverse #newtestament #peter #healing