Today is a beautiful day, because God warns before he judges, “He heard the sound of the trumpet and did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But if he had taken warning, he would have saved his life.” (Ezekiel 35:5 ESV) Life #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because “Again, when a wicked person turns away from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he shall save his life.” (Ezekiel 18:27 ESV) Life #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because Jeremiah masterfully contrasts the actions of God against his disobedient people and those on behalf of Jeremiah, his obedient prophet, “You have taken up my cause, O Lord; you have redeemed my life.” (Lamentations 3: 58 ESV) Life #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because God warned his people through Jeremiah; and he warns us in the same manor, “And to this people you shall say: ‘Thus says the Lord: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.’” (Jeremiah 21:8 ESV) Life #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because Jeremiah shows us how to be grateful even though we struggle, “Sing to the Lord; praise the Lord! For he has delivered the life of the needy from the hand of evildoers.” (Jeremiah 20:13 ESV) Life #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because God is merciful, “‘For I will not contend forever, nor will I always be angry; for the spirit would grow faint before me, and the breath of life that I made. Peace, peace, to the far and to the near,’ says the Lord, ‘and I will heal him.’” (Isaiah … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, “Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life.” (Isaiah 43:4 ESV) Life #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because King Hezekiah realized the source of his help, “O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these is the life of my spirit. Oh restore me to health and make me live! Behold, it was for my welfare that I had great bitterness; but in love you … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God holds power over life and death, “Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.” (Isaiah 38:5 ESV) Life #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because work is good, “Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him, for this is his lot. Everyone … Read more