God speaks today Saturday | July 16, 2022
The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
(Psalm 34:18)For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
(Romans 8:18) Let us not fear the process of breaking!
God is like a master artist who takes a hard stone and breaks it to give it shape. Similarly, we are like hard stones that God breaks to shape us for His divine purpose. This breaking can bring tears and emotions, but it is important to know that God is close to us and doing something beautiful in us. The Apostle Paul reminds us that the afflictions we face now are nothing compared to the glory God will manifest in us. So, let us not fear the process of breaking, because the blessings to come are greater.
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He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
(Psalm 147:3)The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
(Psalm 145:18)For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
(Isaiah 57:15)The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
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