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|    The Doctor to All    |
|    Day 292 of My 5th Bible Study journey (5    |
|    19 Oct 25 18:38:28    |
      [continued from previous message]              care of it." My husband had jumped in to take care       of things - giving me an immediate sense of peace.              This is part of the peace I believe God wants us to enjoy in the relationship       we can experience with Him through Christ. First Peter 5:7 reminds us to "cast       all [our] anxiety on him because he cares for [us]." This verse says that God       wants to take on our worries and concerns. Why? Because He cares that much       for us. We can give our cares to God rather than allowing them to swim       around in our heads as we try to figure things out.              Casting our anxiety on God is a form of humility that acknowledges that He's       much more capable of handling our concerns than we are (v. 6). Although       something may pop up to cause us to suffer (v. 10), we can rest       in His care and provision.              Reflect & Pray              What do you need to cast on God?       How does it encourage you to know He cares for you?              Gracious God, thank You for allowing me       to place my worries and concerns in Your faithful hands.                     For further study, check out Experiencing God's Peace by Reclaim Today.              3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation              Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools              Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 1 Call to the Lord - 2 Samuel 22:3-4              3 (Ge 15:1; Ps 9:9) the God of my strength, in whom I will trust;       my shield and the horn of my salvation,       my fortress and my sanctuary;       my Savior, You save me from violence.       4 (Ps 48:1; 96:4) I call upon the Lord, who is praiseworthy,       and I am saved from my enemies.              3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust:       He is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge,       My saviour; thou savest me from violence.       4 I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised:       So shall I be saved from mine enemies.              In the old Days of Television Western, we could always tell who the enemy was.       The bad guys wore black hats; the evil villain had a scar across       his cheek or a patch over one eye. But real life is       not quite so simple . Enemies come in many forms, and often are not easy to       recognise. Sin is an enemy; even those we love can seek       to undermine our faith;       modern materialism and distorted values lead us away from biblical principles.       These enemies may not seek our death in a physical sense,       but their influence results in spiritual death or, at the very least,       immaturity.       Yet God promises to rescue us from our enemies. David describes the Lord as a       "rock", a "shield", a "stronghold", and a "refuge". God provides a stable       foundation for our faith; he products us from the attacks of the enemy;       he offers a place of rest in battle.       Our battles are usually not physical ones, but rather spiritual       and emotional wars.       We struggle with difficult relationships, the burdens of the past,       the subtle accusations of the devil.       But these enemies can be overcome. David says,       "I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise" .       When we turn to the Lord, trust his Word, acknowledge his       worthiness, we put our own problems and difficulties in perspective.       We see that God is able to rescue us, and has promised to do so.       And as we respond to his grace by focusing       on him, we abandon trust in ourselves and allow him to do what he promised.              Application              a) What kinds of enemies do I face?              b) How have I tried to deal with those enemies by myself?              c) How can today's verses help me turn to the sources of my rescue?              4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland              Proverbs 10:22              22 The blessing of the Lord makes rich ,and He adds no sorrow with it.              22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich,       And he addeth no sorrow with it.              5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:              When you are Saddened by Loss              1 Cor 15:35-38,51-57              35 But someone will say, "How are the dead raised up?       With what body do they come?"       36 You fool! What you sow is not made alive unless it dies.       37 When you sow, you do not sow the body that shall be, but a bare kernel,       perhaps of wheat or of some other grain.       38 Then God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.              51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall       all be changed.       52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet,       for the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised incorruptible,       and we shall be changed.       53 For tis corruptible will put on incorruption,       and this mortal will put on immortality.       54 When this corruptible will have put on incorruption,       and this mortal will have put on immortality,       then the saying that is written shall come to pass:       "Death is swallowed up in victory."       55 "O death, where is your sting?       O grave, where is your victory?"       56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.       57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through       our Lord Jesus Christ!              35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up?       and with what body do they come?       36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:       37 and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be,       but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:       38 but God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him,       and to every seed his own body.              51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall       all be changed,       52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump:       for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,       and we shall be changed.       53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption,       and this mortal must put on immortality.       54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption,       and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought       to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.       55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?       56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.       57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through       our Lord Jesus Christ.              Remember God's promises when You pray              The Lord's prayer              Matthew 6:9-13                     9 "Therefore pray in this manner:       Our Father who is in heaven,       hallowed be Your name.       10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;       Your will be done       on earth, as it is in heaven.       11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.       12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,       as we forgive our debtors.       13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,       but deliver us from evil.       For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."              9 After this manner therefore pray ye:       Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.       10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.       11 Give us this day our daily bread.       12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.       13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:       For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.              6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)              Prince Edward Island              Total population 146300       Muslim population (est.) 1127              Charlottetown does not currently (fall 2014) have a local CNMM network.       Pray with us for God's people to come together in reaching Muslims       cooperatively across denominational and organisational lines.              More than 200 attended the Eid festival at the end of Ramadan, the Islamic       month of fasting during daylight hours and the reading of the Qur'an, at       the Dar as-Salam mosque in 2014. This second mosque established              [continued in next message]              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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