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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BEING AN ENCOURAGER | Assorted Scriptures
COMMITTING YOU WAY TO GOD | Psalm 37:5
THE ANTIDOTE FOR FEAR | John 13-14
THE PRIORITY OF PRAYER | 2 Timothy 2:1-4
MAKING TIME FOR OUR FATHER | Matthew 14:22-23
MORE LIKE JESUS | 2 Corinthians 3:18
WHEN TROUBLE STRIKES | Psalm 46
HAPPY ASCENSION DAY! | Assorted Scriptures
MAKING YOUR HOME IN JESUS’ LOVE | John 15:9
ENCOURAGING WORDS FOR YOU | 1 Corinthians 15:58
WHO DO YOU WANT TO BE? | Galatians 4:19
GOD’S VIP LIST | Exodus 1:15-20
LORD, I DON’T UNDERSTAND! | Psalm 131
LOVE BEYOND COMPREHENSION | 1 John 3:1-2
ASKING GOD TO BLESS YOUR LIFE | 1 Chronicles 4:9-10
LIVING LIFE WITH SKILL | Psalm 90:12
GOD TAKES JOY IN YOU | Zephaniah 3:17
GOD’S POWER FOR YOU TO WILL AND TO DO | Philippians 2:13
IN THE WORLD BUT NOT OF | John 17:15-18
RELAX, TAKE A BREAK! | Psalm 127
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