Exodus 33
Moses asked: If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people.”
14 The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
1 Thessalonians 4:16
For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
Philippians 1:6
Being confident of this,
that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion
until the day of Christ Jesus.
1 Corinthians 1:8
He will sustain you to the end,
so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Philippians 2:16
as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
2 Corinthians 1:5
you have already understood us in part, so that you may boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of our Lord Jesus. 15 Confident of this, I planned to visit you first, so that you might receive a double blessing.
Philippians 1:25,26
And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith
Daniel 4:3
How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders!
His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and His dominion endures from generation to generation.
Daniel 6:27
He delivers and rescues; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens
and on the earth, for He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions
John 14:1
Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. Baptize others.
Matthew 28:19
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of
the Holy Spirit
Mark 16:15
He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation."
2 Corinthians 7
Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
2 Make room in your hearts for us. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have taken advantage of no one. 3 I do not say this to condemn you, for I said before that you are in our hearts, to die together and to live together. 4 I am acting with great boldness toward you; I have great pride in you; I am filled with comfort. In all our affliction, I am overflowing with joy.
5 For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn—fighting without and fear within. 6 But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, 7 and not only by his coming but also by the comfort with which he was comforted by you, as he told us of your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced still more. 8 For even if I made you grieve with my letter, I do not regret it—though I did regret it, for I see that that letter grieved you, though only for a while. 9 As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because you were grieved into repenting. For you felt a godly grief, so that you suffered no loss through us.
10 For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death. 11 For see what earnestness this godly grief has produced in you, but also what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what punishment! At every point you have proved yourselves innocent in the matter. 12 So although I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the one who did the wrong, nor for the sake of the one who suffered the wrong, but in order that your earnestness for us might be revealed to you in the sight of God.
13 Therefore we are comforted.
And besides our own comfort, we rejoiced still more at the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all. 14 For whatever boasts I made to him about you, I was not put to shame. But just as everything we said to you was true, so also our boasting before Titus has proved true.
And his affection for you is even greater, as he remembers the obedience of you all, how you received him with fear and trembling. 16 I rejoice, because I have complete confidence in you.
When we find the richness of this Chapter,
we see
Promises of God, Reverence, His Holiness. Covered.
Belief Billy Graham was right, this will turn out.
Making Room in our hearts.
Comfort, in trouble finding, boldly finding comfort, overflow with Joy.
Meaningful Life.
Real Life.
Fighting fear. Affliction.
Finding Comfort. Fellowship. Changing to pleasing God. With a great amount of emotion:
earnestness this godly grief has produced in you, but also what eagerness
to clear yourselves,
what indignation,
what fear,
what longing,
what zeal,
what punishment
Strong emotion. Not a life unlived.
And then we pick up what we have left and began with:
earnestness for us might be revealed to you in the sight of God
Comforted
Truth the affection is greater
Complete confidence
and from seeing people who believe.
2 Corinthians 7, Papyrus 46
What would we see in the 2 Corinthians 7 passage, written by the Holy Spirit and Paul?
Something the world discovered separately in 1969:
2 Corinthians 7 suggests something the Kübler-Ross model doesn't teach. Finding people who have gone through something similar and thrive, is a healing model God calls Fellowship. Titus is the one who lived with the Greek Dispersion and lived to ripe old age with Christianity, finding Joy and Mercy allowing this to flourish. Compassion with and from those who have lived through this, is our Biblical encouragement.
Believing God is the beginning and the new acceptance of His Promises again.
Abba, Father,
Dwell in us, we ask in the Highest Name of Jesus.
Your Mercies Renew each day.
God of Love.
God of Encouragement.
Dwell in those we Love.
Let the Light of Jesus Christ be present in mankind.
Light of the world.
Through Him all things were made
without Him nothing was made
Jesus has the whole world in His Hands.
Jesus teaches we will always pray with Hope.
Yet to all who did receive Him,
to those who believe in His Name,
He gave the right
to become
Children of God
To the Beloved child of God,
Grace, mercy and peace
from God the Father
and Christ Jesus our Lord.
We remember and Thank God.
We ought always to thank God for you,
brothers and sisters loved by the Lord,
because God chose you as firstfruits
to be saved
through the sanctifying work
of the Spirit
and through belief in the truth.
We pray for India, Belgium, Germany
and Austria among many others, suffering Covid.
Jesus Christ is the way,
the truth
and the Life.
So that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
To give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
because of the tender mercy of our God,
by which the Sun will visit us from on high,
to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the path of peace.
Dear friends,
although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share,
contend for the faith
that the Lord has once for all entrusted to us,
His people.
You are my Beloved Child,
who I Love,
with you,
I am well pleased.
Who comforts us in all our troubles,
so that we can comfort those in any trouble
with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
May the God who gives endurance and encouragement
give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had.
God did this so that, by two unchangeable things
in which it is impossible for God to lie,
we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged.
Blessed to be taught to ask
more of Heaven upon this earth.
Blessed to be taught to pray with hope.
Blessed to be taught to know and seek and find
new mercies renewed each day.
And we know that God works all things together for the good
of those who love Him,
who are called according to His purpose.
Meaningful life
for the good
working for His purposes
Love Him.
May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father,
who loved us and by His grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope.
We pray
in the Highest Name
of Jesus Christ.
Amen.
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