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The Goal of Selflessness

Genesis 44:33-34 “So now, please let your servant remain as my lord’s slave instead of the boy. As for the boy, let him go back with his brothers.  For how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I couldn’t bear to see my father’s...

Not in Vain

  Isaiah 49:1b The Lord summoned me from birth; he commissioned me when my mother brought me into the world. Isaiah 49:4 But I thought, “I have worked in vain; I have expended my energy for absolutely nothing.” But the Lord will vindicate me; my God will reward me....

Thoughtful Thursday: Exalted Expectations

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Proverbs 23:18 Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off. Proverbs 10:28 The hope of the righteous brings joy,...

The Surprising Favor of God

Genesis 39:21 “But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him kindness. He granted him favor in the sight of the prison warden.” Genesis 40:8 “They told him, “We both had dreams, but there is no one to interpret them.” Joseph responded,...

How to Heal from Trauma

Psalm 107:13-16 “Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and burst their bonds apart. Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works...

Thoughtful Thursday: Popularity’s Demise

Job 19:17-19; 25-27 17 My breath is repulsive to my wife; I am loathsome to my brothers. 18 Even youngsters have scorned me; when I get up, they scoff at me. 19 All my closest friends detest me; and those whom I love have turned against me. 25 As for me, I know that...

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