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Category: Open My Eyes
Insights in Scripture
Holy Saturday
It is so easy for those who know the joyful end of the story to mentally and emotionally jump right from Good Friday to Easter Morning. Yet for a moment let’s remember what the day between must have been for Jesus’s friends and followers: Bereft and horrified beyond imagining. In terror for their very lives….
Good Friday
Isaiah 53:4-6 Amplified Bible But [in fact] He has borne our griefs,And He has carried our sorrows and pains;Yet we [ignorantly] assumed that He was stricken,Struck down by God and degraded and humiliated [by Him].But He was wounded for our transgressions,He was crushed for our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing];The punishment [required] for our well-being fell on Him,And by…
Confidence
CONFIDENCE: the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something; firm trust.the state of feeling certain about the truth of something. a feeling of self-assurance arising from one’s appreciation of one’s own abilities or qualities. I am confident that the Creator, who has begun such a great work among you, will not stop…
Psalm 23
As a child, I thought that “I shall not want” meant that I didn’t want the Shepherd. No one explained it because no one knew I was thinking that. Since words are easily misunderstood, much effort has gone into making the Bible understandable. Here are 2 versions of the 23rd Psalm that take different approaches…
Perspective
Perspective: A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view. I am convinced that my God will fully satisfy every need you have, for I have seen the abundant riches of glory revealed to me through Jesus Christ! And God our Father will receive all the glory and the honor throughout the eternity of eternities!…
Keeping You
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs, and don’t forget to thank him for his answers. If you do this, you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will keep your thoughts and your hearts quiet and at rest as you…
Trust
“Reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something“ Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3: 5-6 NIV Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek…
Wisdom
“The quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise.“ Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, Proverbs 3:13 NIV for wisdom is more precious than rubies,and nothing you desire can compare with her. Proverbs 8:11 NIV Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be…
“What’s Wrong with You?”
Most of us have heard those words, or similar, in our lives. Some of us have even said them in anger, disappointment or shaming. When the words come from those in authority or power over us, we see ourselves through their lens. And believe it. But here is the problem: those are the opinions of…