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“Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that unless we love the truth, we cannot know it”
Blaise Pascal (Pensées, 10.864); 1670
I couldn’t agree more!
“…your word is truth.” John 17:17 NIV
In His Love, Cindy
Do you want to know more about Jesus? See my page Who Is Jesus?
“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you.”
Psalm 122:6
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1-minute read Tuesday’s Verse, 2/11/25
“This is what the Lord says, he who appoints the sun
to shine by day,
who decrees the moon and stars
to shine by night,
who stirs up the sea
so that its waves roar—
the Lord Almighty is his name:
“Only if these decrees vanish from my sight,”
declares the Lord,
“will Israel ever cease
being a nation before me.” Jeremiah 31:35-36 NIV Read full chapter
Comment: In other words, God will never cease to acknowledge Israel as a nation.
In His Love, Cindy
Do you want to know more about Jesus? See my page Who Is Jesus?
“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you.”
Psalm 122:6
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1-minute read Monday’s Verse, 2/10/25
Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” Matthew 21:21-22 NIV. Read full chapter
This is one of those verses Christians sometimes take out of context and misapply. It is an example of how we must consider the whole counsel of God’s Word.
“Nowhere in Scripture does anyone throw a mountain … into the sea through a faith-filled prayer. Why not? Because God has never willed anyone to pray such a thing. God loves for His children to accomplish great things through prayer, but only when it is within His purpose.” Jeremiah Study Bible Notes
In His Love, Cindy
Do you want to know more about Jesus? See my page Who Is Jesus?
“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you.”
Psalm 122:6
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Sunday’s Memory Verse, 2/9/25
“I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.” 1 Timothy 2:1-4 NIV
This doesn’t just apply to leaders we like. Remarkably, the Apostle Paul wrote these words to Timothy while the brutal leader Nero was emperor! Nero was a cruel persecutor of Christians. We should pray that our leaders will have wisdom, create peace, and be saved.
In His Love, Cindy
Do you want to know more about Jesus? See my page Who Is Jesus?
“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you.”
Psalm 122:6
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“But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,” Psalm 33:18 NIV
The following is a true story about a man who did exactly that!
In February 1945, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was arrested for writing comments in private letters to a friend about Joseph Stalin. He was sentenced to eight years in the labor camps of the Gulag.
Forced to work 12-hour days at hard labor while existing on a starvation diet, he became gravely ill, and the doctor warned he would die.
One afternoon, he stopped working. Even though he knew the guards would beat him severely, he just could not go on any longer.
At that moment, a prisoner, also a follower of Christ, approached him. He had a cane in his hand, and with his cane, he drew a cross in the sand. Solzhenitsyn said when he saw that cross, he remembered the anguish his Savior had taken on for him; and he realized that the cross was where the battle was ultimately won. He got up, went back to work, and survived.
He went on to become a celebrated author and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970.
I am greatly inspired when I read about other Christians who trusted in Jesus and overcame great adversity. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is one of them!
In His Love, Cindy
Do you want to know more about Jesus? See my page Who Is Jesus?
“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you.”
Psalm 122:6
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Friday’s Verse, 2/7/25
“As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain people not to teach false doctrines any longer or to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. Such things promote controversial speculations rather than advancing God’s work—which is by faith. The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. Some have departed from these and have turned to meaningless talk. They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.” 1 Timothy 1:3-7 NIV
Comment: The Church must not tolerate false teaching. True doctrine builds people up. False teaching brings division.
In His Love, Cindy
Do you want to know more about Jesus? See my page Who Is Jesus?
“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you.”
Psalm 122:6
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Verses for Meditation, 2/6/25
“Surrounded then as we are by these serried ranks of witnesses, let us strip off everything that hinders us, as well as the sin which dogs our feet, and let us run the race that we have to run with patience, our eyes fixed on Jesus the source and the goal of our faith. For he himself endured a cross and thought nothing of its shame because of the joy he knew would follow his suffering; and he is now seated at the right hand of God’s throne. Think constantly of him enduring all that sinful men could say against him and you will not lose your purpose or your courage.” Hebrews 12:1-3 PHILLIPS Read full chapter
“Early Christians were under constant threat of prison, torture, and death. A few years after this writing, some of the Hebrew Christians would lose their lives under the Emperor Nero (AD 64)… They were prone to become weary, a word meaning “to lose heart, give up, or faint. As one who endured opposition, persecution and the cross, believers should consider Christ — the Christian’s hope and greatest example of one who willingly obeyed God in the midst of suffering.” (from The Jeremiah Study Bible notes)
In His Love, Cindy
Do you want to know more about Jesus? See my page Who Is Jesus?
“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you.”
Psalm 122:6
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The Bible is forever. It will never change. It will never fail. It will never let you down. It can never be out of date. You can count on it to be there for you when you need it. It endures forever.”
David Jeremiah
In His Love, Cindy
Do you want to know more about Jesus? See my page Who Is Jesus?
“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you.”
Psalm 122:6
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Tuesday’s Verse, 2/4/25
“This is what the Lord says:
“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom
or the strong boast of their strength
or the rich boast of their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this:
that they have the understanding to know me,
that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness,
justice and righteousness on earth,
for in these I delight,”
declares the Lord.” Jeremiah 9:23-24 NIV Read full chapter
Two directives God gives us as He uses people in His service:
In His Love, Cindy
Do you want to know more about Jesus? See my page Who Is Jesus?
“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you.”
Psalm 122:6
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Monday’s Verse, 2/3/25
“At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps
and punish those who are complacent,
who are like wine left on its dregs,
who think, ‘The Lord will do nothing,
either good or bad.’” Zephaniah 1:12
The dictionary defines complacency as “a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger; a smug satisfaction with an existing condition.”
The people of Judah had been wandering in a fog of idolatry, materialism, and complacency. Zephaniah warned them that judgment was at hand. (Jeremiah Study Bible notes)
In His Love, Cindy
Do you want to know more about Jesus? See my page Who Is Jesus?
“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you.”
Psalm 122:6
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