Chapter 3 begins with, “I am the strong man who has seen affliction by the rod of His wrath. He has driven me and made me walk in darkness and not light.”
It goes on to explain how horrible and bitter it all was, the hardship, how God shut out his prayer, the desolation thereof.
And yet, in the midst of all of that, are these beautiful words of promise:
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Word of Promise: Lamentations 3
Today’s Word of Promise: Zephaniah 3:17
Beloved, The Mighty One loves you! He is in your midst. Think about that! The Creator of the Universe, who knows the placement of every speck of sand of every beach in every planet in every galaxy is in YOUR midst. You are not alone and He KNOWS you! He will save. And He will rejoice with you!
Word of Promise: 2 Chronicles 8
Many days a week, I do a 4-mile aerobic walk. It takes me one hour. I listen to my Word of Promise Bible while I walk. Today, among other chapters, I listened to 2 Chronicles chapter 9.
Today’s Word of Promise: 1 Chronicles 28:20
A verse this morning made me pause as I was walking. It was 1 Chronicles 28:20:
And David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and of good courage, and do it; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God—my God—will be with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.
Today’s Word of Promise
Many days a week, I do a 4-mile aerobic walk. It takes me one hour. I listen to my Word of Promise Bible while I walk.
Today I listened to the first 19 chapters of Job.
A couple of things stood out to me as I walked and listened.
Today’s Word of Promise
I’m focusing today on the verb “IS”. Do you know what “IS” is? Well, sure, it’s a lot of things. But for this specific post, it’s SINGULAR. That’s right, the verses do not say that the fruits of the Spirit are. What they say is that the fruit of the Spirit is. That means that if you are filled with the Holy Spirit, then you can count on a well of love, joy, peace, longsuffering (read: patience), goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control.
