Lodging

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But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you. Philemon 22

Sacrifice

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But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.  Jonah 2:9

Press On

The man of God must go against the current. He is not to be swept back but he is always pressing forward, ever seeking to make and advance, contending for every inch, and making up his mind that, come what may, he cannot go back. That is not his way, he must go forward, ever pressing on toward the city that has foundations.

- Charles H. Spurgeon

New Man

And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all. Colossians 3:10-11

Brought Forth

That the Lord sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;  Judges 6:8

As A Leaf

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But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.  Isaiah 64:6

Red Wine

For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.  Psalm 75:8

My Goings

Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. Psalm 17:5

The Pastures

Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength. Joel 2:22

In Your Midst

The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.  Zephaniah 3:17

Reveal

Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. Amos 3:7

The Serenity Prayer

God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, Courage to change the things which should be changed, and the Wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.

Living one day at a time, Enjoying one moment at a time, Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace. 

Taking, as Jesus did, This sinful world as it is, Not as I would have it, Trusting that You will make all things right, If I surrender to Your will, So that I may be reasonably happy in this life, And supremely happy with You forever in the next.

Amen.

- Reinhold Niebuhr

Walking Together

Can two walk together, except they be agreed?  Amos 3:3

Discipline

For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. Hebrews 12:10

Breaks and Falls

What breaks but does not fall, and what falls but does not break?

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Answer:

Day and Night.

And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. Genesis 32:26

In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, Job 4:13