Category: tribulation-persecution-trials-testing
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Refine and Purify Them
Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, “Behold, I will refine them and purify them; For what else can I do, because of the daughter of My people?” Jeremiah 9:7 kit: MyMemories Oct24 Blog Train minis
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Praise and Give Thanks
Sing praises to the LORD, O you His saints, and give thanks to His holy name. For His anger is but for a moment, and His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning. Psalm 30:4-5 kit: Sept 2024 DigitalScrapbook Homecoming blog train minis
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Gain Christ
But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For His sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and…
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Wipe Away Every Tear
Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?” I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood…
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Understanding to Many
Those who have insight among the people will give understanding to the many; yet they will fall by sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder for many days. Daniel 11:33 kit: School Memories by True Heart Digitals
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Ladders
Sometimes it can seem like challenges in life are ladders, and some of them are very hard to climb-but we are never alone. God is always with us, and He will help us get to the top. Just to be clear, the “ladders” are trials (difficult things in our lives) and getting to the top…
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Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
Jesus, I My Cross Have TakenChrist Church Jesus, I my cross have taken,all to leave and follow thee;naked, poor, despised, forsaken,thou from hence my all shall be. Perish ev’ry fond ambition,all I’ve sought or hoped or known;yet how rich is my condition,God and heav’n are still my own! Man may trouble and distress me –’twill…
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Humble Yourselves
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing…
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Again Praise Him
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise Him, my salvation and my God. Psalms 42:11 collection: Copper Spice
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Hope in God
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise Him, my salvation and my God. My soul is cast down within me; therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and of Hermon, from Mount Mizar. Psalm 42:5-6 collection:…
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Pour Out My Soul
These things I remember, as I pour out my soul: how I would go with the throng and lead them in procession to the house of God with glad shouts and songs of praise, a multitude keeping festival. Psalms 42:4 collection: Copper Spice by Ilonka’s Designs
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Thirsts for God
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all the day long, “Where is your God?” Psalm 42:2-3 collection: Copper Spice by Ilonka’s Designs
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My Prayer
Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what He has done for my soul. I cried to Him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue. If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. But truly God has listened; He has attended…
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Endures to the End
And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. Matthew 24:11-13 credits: Valentine Vellums by Sweet Tweet Designs (heart overlay), Valentine Sampler by A Giving Heart Studio (retired),…
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Of Whom the World Was Not Worthy
They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword. They went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated—of whom the world was not worthy—wandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. Hebrews 11:37-38 kit: The Story of Seasons by Ilonka’s Designs
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Received Back Their Dead
Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. Hebrews 11:35-36 mini-kit: Jumpstart Your Layout July ’22 challenge freebie by Jumpstart Designs Note: It appears that the Greek says “obtain…
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Faithful, Steadfast, Blessed
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him. James 1:12 kit: In the Midst of Chaos mini, Make Life Grand stacks – both by Just Because Studios
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Fools for Christ’s Sake
We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. 1 Corinthians 4:10 paper: Evergreen by Art & Life Scraps; clusters by ADB Designs; overlay: Autumn Tea by DitaB context: I have applied all these things to…
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A Spectacle
For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men. 1 Corinthians 4:9 quickpage, extra elements: Lady Rain by Regina Falango; additional rain overlay: Pride & Prejudice by Marta van Eck (retired) context:…
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Scum of the World
To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are poorly dressed and buffeted and homeless, and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we entreat. We have become, and are still, like the scum of the world, the refuse of all things. 1 Corinthians…
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Endurance of the Saints
Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus. And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their…
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Take Away the Dross and the Wicked
Take away the dross from the silver, and the smith has material for a vessel; take away the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness. Proverbs 25:4-5 background paper (w/textures blended): First Snow by Lily Designs (retired); miscellaneous textures by me; greenery (color modified) by Creative Victorian…
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In Any Way
Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming…
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Destined for This
Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left behind at Athens alone, and we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith, that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are…