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“I am the LORD, and there is no other. I create the light and make the darkness. I send good times and bad times. I, the LORD, am the one who does these things.” Isaiah 45:6-7 (NLT) Merriam-Webster defines the word ‘bad’ as disagreeable, unpleasant, objectionable, or unwelcome. While bad times typically connote something unpleasant, …
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Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly… Matthew 1:19 (NIV) Joseph was on cloud nine. Mary, that sweet, beautiful girl he’d fallen in love with would soon be his wife. Each morning he rushed to his …
“Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” John 11:21 (NIV) When six-year-old Glenn invited his classmates to his birthday party, he expected at least a few to come. But not one of them showed up. This little boy with autism was devastated. “I know this might …
This is a game-changer for those of us who are in Christ; our trials, big and small, are evidence that God is working in us and through us. Though our definition of good may exclude pain and suffering, God’s definition of good includes every detail of our lives that He uses to strengthen our spiritual character and highlight His sovereign power.
But God… Two little words that contain such powerful promise. There is no place we go where He hasn’t preceded us. There is no problem too immense He can’t resolve it. There is no future He has not foreseen. There is no loss He will not redeem. Even death cannot separate us from God’s love.