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6Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. 7We live by faith, not by sight.
Lord, how can I learn to live by faith and not by sight? I am constantly worried about what I see in my life..my business, my children, my sins. I am constantly tempted by what I see. …
1Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. 2Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, 3because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. 4For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do …
18So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
Jesus, why am I still so fixed on what is of this world? I am such a hypocrite. My jokes and comments reveal what is in my mind. Lord, please help me to change. Help me to not notice the worldly but …
I’ve heard this statement so many times, but when pressed for examples, most people can’t come up with concrete contradictions at all, they come up with discrepancies. The difference is that with a contradiction, it is impossible for both statements to be true. With a discrepancy, the statements do not agree, but they could both be true. An example would be in Matthew 20:30 two blind men sought Jesus, but …
17For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
Paul was in prison and facing possible death. He was beaten, stoned, whipped and ship-wrecked. All that and he describes them as light and momentary troubles. Lord, the troubles in my life are so small compared to the sufferings of so many of Your servants. I am sorry I have ever …
16Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
Renew me inwardly Holy Spirit. Renew me and change me. You have renewed me Holy Spirit, please keep changing me. My life was thrown into turmoil and I thought so many things were going to end in awful ways. In my fear I raced back to You, and …
I have seen list of Bible contradictions, and for me, the hardest one to clarify is this one. Most of the rest are simple discrepancies and not contradictions at all. The difference is that with a contradiction, it is impossible for both statements to be true. With a discrepancy, the statements do not agree, but they could both be true. This turns out to be a discrepancy, because it is …
15All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.
Father, is my life bringing Your grace to others? If it is, show me and help me give you the thanksgiving and glory You so much deserve. I am so afraid I am hurting You more than helping. I do not live …
13It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.”b With that same spirit of faith we also believe and therefore speak, 14because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in his presence.
“I believe therefore I have spoken.” Jesus, I speak so little for You. I have hidden my words …
This is partially explained by the previous question and post: However, I decided this deserved a little further explanation because God directly ordered the Israelites to kill non-soldiers. My answer assumes you have read this previous post, and the so if you have not, please do so before proceeding.
First, lets remember God’s perspective: all humans, who are immortal, over all time and who have forever in heaven or hell …