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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GROWING CLOSER TO GOD | Job 42:5
KNOWING WHY GOD PUT YOU HERE | 1 Corinthians 1:1-2
DISCOVERING YOUR TRUE IDENTITY IN CHRIST | MARK 8:34
AH! PEACE! | Romans 5:1
STANDING FIRM IN THE SPIRITUAL BATTLE | Ephesians 6:12-13
OVERCOMING SPIRITUAL STRONGHOLDS | 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
CHRIST IS YOUR LIFE | Colossians 3:3-4
THE SHEPHERD RESTORES US WHEN WE’RE DOWN | Psalm 23:3
GOD COMPLETES WHAT HE BEGUN IN YOU | Philippians 1:6
GOOD NEWS FOR THOSE WHO CAN’T GET IT TOGETHER | Matthew 5:2
PUT RIGHT WITH GOD | Colossians 1:22
GOD WILL GUIDE THE WAY AHEAD | Joshua 3
JESUS OUR GREAT HIGH PRIEST | Hebrews 4:15-16
GOD FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU | John 17:24-26
THE MAIN THING IN LIFE | Psalms 27:4
HERE’S HOPE! | 1 Peter 3:15
A GOOD PRAYER TO PRAY | Psalm 139:23-24
FULFILLING GOD’S PURPOSE FOR YOUR LIFE | Psalm 138
BEAUTIFUL IN ITS TIMES | Ecclesiastes 3
WHEN MAKING A DECISION | Proverbs 3:5-6
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