Don't you love it when your heart is bursting forth with scriptures and it edifies you?? It's amazing how we read the Bible... and it becomes apart of you! I have spent almost 2 years in a Bible college... I could have graduated... if ONLY... I stayed there and finished the last 2 quarters... I had such a burning desire to get out... and to tend to my little brother... he needed a way to get back to NC... so I left Bible school... and took him... and got back involved with my ex. Stupid mistake... I know... so don't remind me...
Anyways... what's amazing is that I am able to remember so many verses in my times of distress. God is incredible - He is so wonderful to me. No, I don't like going through this time in my life... but I do enjoy drawing closer to Him... because I know that He will never let me go. He will never reject me.
Because I've had different snippets of scripture on my heart... I just didn't know where they were found in the Bible... I knew one was from JOB... but where were the others??
So... I looked at my bookshelf... and was drawn to this one book... "IN HIS FACE" by Bob Sorge. I had an extra copy but I mailed it to my whimsy jar buddy. I am hoping that the book will bless her as well.
Job 1:21 "The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord."
Proverbs 18:10 "The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe."
Hosea 7:14 "They did not cry out to Me with hteir heart when they wailed on their beds."
I thought that verse was interesting... He was offended... if we don't coming crying to Him. Did you know that through all of Job's wrestlings, questions, anger, self-pity, and indignation -
JOB KEPT HIS FACE TOWARD GOD. That's what I want to do...
Psalm 84:5-6 "Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, whose heart is set on pigrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a spring; the rain also overs it with pools."
I am definitely going through the Valley of Baca!! It is a desert valley and 'Baca' means "weeping" --> that is me!!
Psalm 84:7 "They go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion."
This is my favorite Psalm - I had it quoted in my yearbook from Bible college, (I think I did! :)
Psalm 27:4 "One thing I have desired of the Lord, that I will seek; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple."
Isaiah 40:31 "But those that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength"
Isaiah 30:18 "Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you; and therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for Him."
Isaiah 49:23 "For they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me."
Isaiah 41:9-10 "You are my servant, I have chosen you and have not cast you away: Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
Isn't that verse awesome?!
I feel so much better now... because I know that if my God is for me... WHO can stand against me?? He is so much stronger than I am... I'd be a stupid fool if I tried to do this on my own.
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