Isaiah 63:9

Inspirational Thought of the Day: Our God is a Compassionate God. The God Who saves us is also the One Who hurts when we hurt, too. Scripture of the Day: Isaiah 63:9 “Through all that they suffered, he suffered too. The messenger sent from his very presence delivered them. In his love and mercy he […]…

We live in a time where people fear the creation and circumstances more than they fear the LORD. People are afraid of many things today, but it is the fear of the LORD that heals all fears. Our God is compassionate, longing to restore us. If we will admit our need, God will redeem us. Our God is faithful!…

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Often I want to skip the suffering of the cross and go straight to the glory of Easter morning, when Jesus rose from the dead and presented Himself in victory to those who surrounded Him throughout His earthly ministry. I want the celebration without the fight. I want the promises of God to come to…

The post below is an excerpt from my book Job and the Problem of Suffering. In the Epilogue of the book, after God’s revelation to Job, Job was forced to reconsider his entire situation. After the ……

(Beginning August 1, the content of my blog will be completely different from the Girlfriends in God devotions. So if you are not signed up for my blog at www.localhost/sjold, please do it today…and invite all your friends. We’re going to have more give-a-ways, more personal interaction, and more inspiration than ever before! Now, on to today’s post!) “In all their distress he too was distressed,” (Isaiah 63:9 NIV). Read more……

It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes.– Psalm 119:71, ESV This is not an oft-heard sentiment. Rather, our response to any sort of affliction is typically intonings of depression, complaint, or simple whining. I don’t know that I have ever heard (outside of this psalm) an individual express gratitude for……

To read The God Who Suffers – Part 1 of this post click here. To read The God Who Suffers – Part 2 of this post click here. All these references (the ones mentioned at the end of Part 2……

“In all their distress he too was distressed,” (Isaiah 63:9 NIV). When bad things happen we may never understand the why. God tells us, “’For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ declares the LORD. ‘As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts’” (Isaiah 55:8-9). Read more……