Do you ever wonder why I begin every one of these conversations with the Lord be with you?
Well, I do it because that is the Bible's way of blessing someone, I don't say those words as I wish as a prayer, but I say the words as a blessing, a declaration of God's purpose, God's desire to bless you. The Lord be with you was how believers did it in ancient Israel as they would bless one another. It would go like this one person would say The Lord be with you, and the other would respond the Lord bless you. Check it out in the Book of Ruth 2:4 where Boaz greets Ruth with the words the Lord be with you and Ruth answers back, the Lord bless you. And those words, those blessings set in motion the little Ruth becoming...
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WORDS WE NEED TO SAY
WHAT GOD IS DOING IN YOUR TROUBLES | 2 Corinthians 4:16-17
WAITING FOR GOD TO ACT | Psalm 40
LIVING IN GOD’S BLESSING | Numbers 6
GOD’S FOREVER LOVE FOR YOU | Psalm 136
GRACE AND PEACE TO YOU! | 2 Peter 1:2
A STEP OF FAITH INTO THE UNKNOWN | Hebrews 11:8
WHEN GOD SEEMS FAR AWAY | Psalm 61:1-3
NEAR TO THE BROKENHEARTED | Psalm 34:19
WHEN TROUBLE HITS | James 1:2-4
LIVING WITH PURPOSE | Psalm 57; Acts 13:36
GROWING IN GOD’S LOVE AND GRACE | Assorted Verses
BOLD LIVING | Ephesians 3:12; Hebrews 4:16
THE JOY OF KNOWING JESUS | Philippians 3:4-8
MOONLIGHT REVERIE | Psalm 19, Job 26
HOW TO BECOME MORE CHRISTLIKE | 2 Corinthians 3:18
WHEN YOU CAN’T SLEEP | Assorted Scriptures
THE POWER TO WILL AND TO DO | Philippians 2:13
HOW JOB TURNS SUFFERING INTO BLESSING | Job 42:10
CONFIDENCE FOR ANY SITUATION | Philippians 4:13
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