Tag: healing
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PTSD
Psalm 23:4 NASB: Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me. There is a type of anxiety that was originally associated with veterans and has now become mainstream in psychology. I’m speaking, of course, of PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder. This anxiety…
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Full Restoration
2 Corinthians 13:11 NIV: Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. Have you ever been reading when a particular word or phrase stopped you in your tracks? Sometimes it’s the phrasing the author uses, or the image that comes to mind; other times,…
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Atonement
1 Peter 2:24 NASB: and He Himself brought our sins in His body up on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness; by His wounds you were healed. For Christ followers, the core of our faith is the death and resurrection of Jesus. This one act is the foundation…
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Knock
Luke 11:8 NIV: “…yet because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.” I haven’t been able to get the phrase “shameless audacity” out of my mind since reading this passage on prayer in the book of Luke. In the original Greek, it’s a single word:…
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Wounds
John 20:27 NIV: He said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.” Poor Thomas, his claim to fame as a disciple stems from this encounter. He just happened to be the one disciple who wasn’t there when Jesus appeared…
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Becoming Shepherds
John 21:17 NIV: Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.” This will be the second art piece inspired by my reading of N.T. Wright’s “Surprised by Hope,” which says much for the content of this thought-provoking book. N.T. Wright does not mince words when he talks about our misguided focus on salvation being about “going to heaven,”…
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Not Consumed
Lamentations 3:22 NIV “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.” This verse is part of a greater section of Lamentations that I adore. This chapter starts off very grim. The author of this writing, Jeremiah, laments all the things afflicting him. He mentions being mocked, deprived of peace,…
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His Yoke
Matthew 11:29-30 NIV: “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” I’m doing part 2 this week of an earlier post several months ago titled “Weary.” In that piece,…
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Desperation
Mark 5:28 KJV: “For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.” When you hear the word desperation, what comes to mind? The definition was stronger than I realized. The Oxford Dictionary defines desperation as “a state of despair, typically one which results in rash or extreme behavior.” When were you last…
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Needle’s Eye
Mark 10:25 NIV: “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” The metaphor Jesus uses in this scripture is one of his more well-known illustrations, probably because of its shock value. Everyone knows a camel can’t shrink…
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Cornerstone
Ephesians 2:21-22 NIV: “In him, the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.” Thousands of years before Jesus walked on earth, Egyptians not only used large foundational cornerstones…
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Be Still
Exodus 14:14 NIV : The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still. I have wanted to tackle this visually for many weeks. The verse itself is underlined and highlighted in my Bible. When I stumble upon it, it instantly causes me to stop what I’m doing and sink into the promise. A little background…