Tag: Affliction
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Fruitful in the Land of Affliction – Genesis 41:45-52
Genesis 41:45-46 And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt. And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt: That little detail matters. Joseph was thirty when he stepped into public ministry over Egypt. Jesus was about thirty years old when He began His public ministry as well.…
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He Hears Affliction – Genesis 16:8-12
Genesis 16:8-12 And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai. And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. And the angel of the LORD said unto…
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Before the Inheritance – Genesis 15:13-14
Genesis 15:13, 14 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out…
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Pray or Sing – James 5:13
James 5:13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray.Is any merry? let him sing psalms. James makes this beautifully simple. When life hurts, pray. When life is bright, sing. That sounds almost too plain, but that is exactly why it is so powerful. We complicate everything. When we are afflicted, we want to argue,…