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Seeing God’s Glory In the Valley

15 January by Emily Schankweiler
Seeing God in the Valley Devotional

“let me find Thy light in my darkness, Thy life in my death, Thy joy in my sorrow, Thy grace in my sin, Thy riches in my poverty, Thy glory in my valley.”  A Puritan prayer
Every human being experiences valleys at one time or another during his or her life.  Even though as Christians we [...]

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From Wormwood to Hope

28 December by Chris Roberts
From Wormwood to Hope

Remember my affliction and my wanderings, the wormwood and the gall! My soul continually remembers it and is bowed down within me.
Lamentations 3:19-20
Struggling saint, how often might these words resonate in your soul? Perhaps you say, “Remember my affliction? Would that I could remember anything but! I have walked so long in darkness and travail [...]

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The Progression of Prayer

8 November by Chris Roberts
Prayer Devotion

Hear my prayer, O Lord; let my cry come to you! Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress! Incline your ear to me; answer me speedily in the day when I call!
Psalm 102:1-2
Many of the Psalms contain heart-wrenching cries from the Psalmist. In this Psalm the writer is facing [...]

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Is God Faithful When Life Hurts?

21 October by Emily Schankweiler
Does God Care Devotion

“I know, O LORD, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.” (Psalm 119:75)
Often times in my life, affliction does not feel like God’s care being poured out on me.  My heart is not immediately drawn to thanksgiving and gratefulness for the faithfulness of God on display.  Rather, it feels [...]

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