Category: tribulation-persecution-trials-testing
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All Day Long
All day long they injure my cause; all their thoughts are against me for evil. They stir up strife, they lurk; they watch my steps, as they have waited for my life. For their crime will they escape? In wrath cast down the peoples, O God! Psalm 56:5-7 kit: Defining Moment by Ilonka’s Designs related:…
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I Shall Not Be Afraid
In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? Psalm 56:4 kit: Defining Moment by Ilonka’s Designs related: Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Remember those who are in prison,…
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Speaking Through You
When they deliver you over, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour. For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Matthew 10:19-20 messy paper: Honor…
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Persecutions Endured
You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. 2 Timothy 3:10-11 stacked paper, cluster by ADB Designs
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Division Not Peace
“Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. For from now on in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against…
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My Sufferings
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, that is, the church, of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the…
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Your Reward is Great in Heaven
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets…
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Makes Himself a Prey
Truth is lacking, and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. The LORD saw it, and it displeased Him that there was no justice. Isaiah 59:15 kit: Summer Time by Skivvy context: Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away; for truth has stumbled in the public squares, and uprightness cannot enter.…
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Be Not Silent
Be not silent, O God of my praise! For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues. They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause. In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer. So they reward me evil for…
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He Will Not Be Afraid
For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever. He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the LORD. His heart is steady; he will not be afraid, until he looks in triumph on his adversaries. Psalm 112:6-8 stacked paper by ADB Designs
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Their Help and Their Shield
O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield. O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield. You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield. Psalms 115:9-11 template: Vintage Charm by Heartstrings ScrapArt; background paper by…
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Have No Fear of Them
So have no fear of them, for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the…
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Mingled with Fire
And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands. And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and…
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Eternal Purpose
This was according to the eternal purpose that He has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in Him. So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory. Ephesians 3:11-13 kit: All About Me…
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He Is Your Praise
You shall fear the LORD your God. You shall serve Him and hold fast to Him, and by His name you shall swear. He is your praise. Deuteronomy 10:20 quickpage: Cozy New Year by ADB Designs context: “And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your…
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Christ is Proclaimed
What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice, for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, as it is my eager expectation…
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Much More Bold
And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. Philippians 1:14 quickpage: Gentle Dawn; stacked paper: Serenity – both by Manu Designs full passage: I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to…
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Hold You in My Heart
It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection…
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If the Foundations are Destroyed
In the LORD I take refuge; how can you say to my soul, “Flee like a bird to your mountain, for behold, the wicked bend the bow; they have fitted their arrow to the string to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart; if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”…
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The Word of God is Not Bound
Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel, for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound! Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in…
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Testing Them
I said in my heart with regard to the children of man that God is testing them that they may see that they themselves are but beasts. Ecclesiastes 3:18 Solomon goes on to say that both animals and humans die. Hopefully we all know that we’re all born with the sinful nature and subject to…
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Time of Trouble
“At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone whose name shall be found written in the book.”…
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Children of God
The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing…
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Stricken, Smitten and Afflicted
Surely our griefs He Himself bore, and our sorrows He carried; yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. Isaiah 53:4 quickpage and cluster: Lavender Fields by Raspberry Road Designs, additional foliage (color adjusted): Sea Story by Eudora Designs You might enjoy reading my devotional, “Beautiful.” You can view and/or download it in…
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Dare to Boast
But whatever anyone else dares to boast of—I am speaking as a fool—I also dare to boast of that. Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they offspring of Abraham? So am I. Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one—I am talking like a madman—with far…