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Christianity Etc › Re: Daily Devotional. In Grace By Grace For Grace. by gocare(op): 4:31pm On Nov 12, 2016
In the Jewish community, the promise, “Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out”, refers to being blessed in the affairs of one’s daily life, whether in or outside one’s home.

So here, God is saying that you are blessed in your everyday life. Do you believe it? Do you believe that every day, your family and work life are blessed? Or do you think that you are blessed only during Christmas when you receive your gifts and year-end bonus, or when you get that promotion you have been wanting? Perhaps you think that the blessed life only begins when you meet the man or woman of your dreams!

No, my friend, you are blessed every day and you have God’s Word for it. Psalm 68:19 says, “Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, the God of our salvation!” And because God’s Word says so, believe that every day of your life is loaded with benefits. Every morning, when you get up, believe that it is a day that the Lord has made, and rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24) Start the day expecting it to be loaded with the benefits that God has prepared just for you.

At night, when it is time to sleep, know that you will be blessed when you get up in the morning because there will be another load of benefits from your heavenly Father, who so loves you unconditionally, waiting for you!

You can’t make your blessings happen. But if you will just believe what God has said in His Word and act like it is so, the blessings will manifest in your life. In fact, God wants to bless you more than you want to be blessed! His Word declares it: “Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out…Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, the God of our salvation!”

Beloved, believe God’s Word. Believe Him for the blessings and you will find yourself loaded with His daily benefits!
Christianity Etc › Re: Daily Devotional. In Grace By Grace For Grace. by gocare(op): 1:45pm On Nov 11, 2016
God says that we will have whatever we say. So whatever we want to have, we can say it and have it. Unfortunately, we often say what we don’t want to have.

For example, we say, “I don’t know why I go through my money so fast every month. Even when my boss gives me an increment, there never seems to be enough money.” And true enough, we see a lack of money at the end of every month.

You see, you will have whatever you say, good or bad. So why not change what you have been saying to, “From now on, I will have more than enough because Jesus became poor at the cross, so that I might be financially supplied—2 Corinthians 8:9. So lack, be gone in Jesus’ name!”

Whatever mountain of difficulty you have, be it a mountain of debt or serious health condition, Jesus says, “For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.”

Jesus highlights the importance of saying by mentioning the word “say” thrice, but the word “believe” only once. Our problem today is that there is more preaching on believing than saying. So the reason people find it hard to walk in faith is that they are not saying enough of the Word.

But if we would focus more on saying God’s Word, faith will come. That is how God quickened Abraham’s faith. He changed Abraham’s saying when He changed his name from Abram to Abraham, which means “father of many nations”. (Genesis 17:5) From then on, whenever Abraham introduced himself, he would say, “Hi, my name is Father Of Many Nations."

Beloved, declare your abundance, saying, “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.” (Psalm 23:1) Speak forth your healing, saying, “By Jesus’ stripes I am healed!” (Isaiah 53:5) And you will have whatever you say!
Christianity Etc › Re: Daily Devotional. In Grace By Grace For Grace. by gocare(op): 12:03am On Nov 10, 2016
Peter asked the Lord how often he should forgive his brother. The Lord’s answer to him was simple: Up to 70 times seven times. (Matthew 18:22) In other words, all the time!

“Well, Pastor Prince, he does not deserve my forgiveness.”

Neither did you deserve God’s forgiveness.

There is not a single person alive or dead who did not break all 10 of God’s commandments. There is no such thing as a “partial sinner” or “great sinner”. All of us were great sinners when Jesus saved us. And when we realize that we are forgiven much, we will love much. (Luke 7:47)

“Pastor Prince, how can you say that I have broken all of God’s commandments? I have never committed adultery.”

My friend, Jesus said, “If you lust after a woman in your heart, you have already committed adultery with her.” (Matthew 5:28) That is God’s standard. Man looks outward, but God looks inward at the heart. Moreover, if you break one law, you are guilty of all. (James 2:10) So everyone has broken all of God’s commandments. Everyone is a great sinner.

Now, you are no longer a sinner if you have received Christ as your Savior. You are a new creation. But you were a great sinner and God forgave you your huge debt through the death of His Son.

So if someone has wronged you, tell yourself this: “I did not deserve God’s forgiveness, but He forgave me through Christ. So I forgive this person also.” If you say something like, “He does not deserve it,” it makes no sense. Forgiveness is not for people who deserve it. If they deserve anything, it is punishment. But forgiveness means that you extend grace—undeserved favor—like how God extends undeserved favor to you.

Beloved, if you choose to hold on to bitterness, no one suffers but you. You lose your peace, then possibly your health. It is just not worth it. God says to you, “Let go. Forgive them their debts, just as I have forgiven you yours.”
Christianity Etc › Re: Daily Devotional. In Grace By Grace For Grace. by gocare(op): 2:20pm On Nov 08, 2016
You may have no qualification, position or money—nothing in the natural. But when the Lord is with you, you will end up with everything because He will cause you to be successful.

Joseph had nothing when his Egyptian master Potiphar bought him from the slave market. Yet, even then, it was said of him, “The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a successful man...”

Joseph the slave a successful man? He was a nobody with nothing, not even a shirt on his back, not a dime to his name, no family members with him and no friends to turn to. All he had was the presence of the Lord. But it was precisely because of this that he was successful wherever he was. He eventually became the most powerful man in Egypt, second only to Pharaoh, who set him over all the land of Egypt. Joseph was given power, authority and riches (Genesis 41:40–44), all because the Lord was with him.

A junior college student worshiping in our church experienced good success in his examination results for the same reason. The first to admit that he was just an average student, he obtained his first ever straight As for all his subjects when he sat for the Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) Examination simply believing that he would be successful because the Lord was with him!

Another church member, who was a fresh university graduate, believed that because the Lord was with her, she would be successful in the workforce. Even though she had no work experience and was faced with a gloomy job market, she succeeded in getting her first job in a short period of time and which gave her a salary beyond her expectations. Then, in spite of a directive from the parent company to freeze the wages of all employees, she received a pay increment as well as a company scholarship for further education!

Beloved, it does not matter if you are a nobody with nothing in the natural. When the Lord is with you, you will end up with everything because He will empower you to succeed and live the abundant life. Indeed, you will end up enjoying His favor, goodness and grace!
Business › Re: ➜ ➜ ➜Currency/E-currency Market Deals➜ ➜ ➜ by gocare: 9:46pm On Nov 07, 2016
iheanyiebeneze:
I will have $250 skrill by friday @420, I need to pull it tomorrow, if interested, lets do business, you fund me tomorrow and get the skrill on friday from me. My broker says, it take 3-5 working days to process withdrawal. Everything will be open here for transparency sake.
why are you selling your skrill so low?

what are you pulling?

watin you dey broker?

you and who dey transparency?

Chaii My blood dey vex,

somebody should send you money tomorrow then you pay back on Friday.

We don suffer... we don really suffer...
Business › Re: ➜ ➜ ➜Currency/E-currency Market Deals➜ ➜ ➜ by gocare: 7:52pm On Nov 06, 2016
Payoneer $100 available.

Skrill SOLD already.
Christianity Etc › Re: Daily Devotional. In Grace By Grace For Grace. by gocare(op): 4:28pm On Nov 06, 2016
You may know that God cares for you and loves you, and that He demonstrated His love for you by dying on the cross for you, but do you believe it? It is one thing to know about the love that God has for you, but another thing to actually believe it in your heart.

It is one thing to know that the sun shines on us during the day. But it is another thing to believe that the sun is still shining even though we don’t feel its warmth and all we see are dark clouds. Sometimes we are slow in believing God’s love for us when we are going through a tough time. But God wants you to know and believe that He loves you in the midst of the deal falling through, when that job is slow in coming, when the boss is fault-finding or when your child still refuses to come home.

In the midst of the pain, He wants you to know and believe that He is wholly on your side defending and taking care of you. And if God, the most powerful being in the universe, is for you, can anyone or anything come against you successfully?

Perhaps you feel like you have messed up big time. God wants you to know and believe that though others may be angry with you, He will never be angry with you. Neither will He condemn you. The sum total of His anger against your sins fell upon Jesus at the cross. So He wants you to know and believe that He will never punish you because Jesus was punished in your place.

When you feel unworthy because you have just blown it for the umpteenth time, know and believe that your heavenly Father still offers you the gift of no condemnation. So come boldly to His throne of grace to obtain mercy and find grace. (Hebrews 4:16)

My friend, know and believe that since He loved you and died for you while you were still a sinner (Romans 5:cool at your worst and ugliest, how much more is His love for you now that you are His beloved child and the righteousness of God in Christ! (2 Corinthians 5:21)
Business › Re: ➜ ➜ ➜Currency/E-currency Market Deals➜ ➜ ➜ by gocare: 4:27pm On Nov 06, 2016
junedraza:
Hi, anyone have payoneer card for sale?
lol only the card abi, not the account cool
Business › Re: ➜ ➜ ➜Currency/E-currency Market Deals➜ ➜ ➜ by gocare: 2:24pm On Nov 06, 2016
FreeWorld23:
and some are saying it takes weeks to get passport now both new and renewer cos they now print "only" in abuja. How true please?
They dont print only in Abuja, but if you want to change any thing like name, or aga, or year, anything at all you will have to go through Abuja, and the probability of them granting your change request is 0.3%
Business › Re: ➜ ➜ ➜Currency/E-currency Market Deals➜ ➜ ➜ by gocare: 2:23pm On Nov 06, 2016
izikjon:
Thanks boss

I de wait patiently...
You still dey wait for dis one again, na so you run commot from church cause of skrill.

I dey watch you in 4D. cool cool cool cool
Business › Re: ➜ ➜ ➜Currency/E-currency Market Deals➜ ➜ ➜ by gocare:
Smooth transaction with uncle Izikjon,

and my God father vizboy (Escrow dey him pocket).

grin grin grin grin grin
Business › Re: ➜ ➜ ➜Currency/E-currency Market Deals➜ ➜ ➜ by gocare: 2:16pm On Nov 06, 2016
izikjon:
450 let's deal

What's your contact?
I no know why you dey pack skrill like say apocalypse dey come. grin grin
Business › Re: ➜ ➜ ➜Currency/E-currency Market Deals➜ ➜ ➜ by gocare: 2:15pm On Nov 06, 2016
Gunbiz:
when did u check last? this month?
last 5 months or so
Business › Re: ➜ ➜ ➜Currency/E-currency Market Deals➜ ➜ ➜ by gocare: 12:07pm On Nov 06, 2016
Gunbiz:
bro, how much person fit use do int'l passport and how long will it take?
last time I checked 26k in 2 days, after that to do another one with different details is between 500k naira to impossible naira.
Business › Re: ➜ ➜ ➜Currency/E-currency Market Deals➜ ➜ ➜ by gocare: 12:04pm On Nov 06, 2016
izikjon:
$750 Skrill needed

$1230 Neteller needed

$2000 iTunes gift card / ecode needed

Contact on signature
I been dey sleep bros, I dey call you back now
Business › Re: ➜ ➜ ➜Currency/E-currency Market Deals➜ ➜ ➜ by gocare: 4:45am On Nov 06, 2016
izikjon:
You go fear fear na...
My chairman I hail o, the tin just dey amaze me, for this recession and buharinomics situation,
with Christmas a few days away, #8,000 can buy 1 turkey and a fowl, fat fowl for that matter. the tin dey painful.
Business › Re: ➜ ➜ ➜Currency/E-currency Market Deals➜ ➜ ➜ by gocare: 4:43am On Nov 06, 2016
writejhn27:
Bros I don laugh tire for your post. Even with all this scammer go still scam you. U never see where them put innocent person face for passport.

The best option I will still advice anyone is escrow in that case no story or delay. When I mean escrow notable escrow
My bros at least e go help small na, who wan scam go still do home work.

And I think we need to stop laughing or yabbing people who come forward to say they have been scammed, no one can be over careful,
allow people to talk, if them scam you talk am out, anybody wen yab you or call you mumu na him be the scammer ghan ghan.
Business › Re: ➜ ➜ ➜Currency/E-currency Market Deals➜ ➜ ➜ by gocare: 3:47am On Nov 06, 2016
E be like say these scammers sef get association.

Since this exchanging business is a long term thing lets go old school.

We see face to face, house to house, pepo wen do reach your house go attest, and if you are using an NL account that is less than 3 years go sleep.

if you can not do skype or imo face chat, go die.

Mention school or church when you go. (NL is very porous, someone somewhere will know you)

And best of all, be ready to show you means of identification,

and don't try to bring one foolish 200 naira laminated id,

bring either national id card or international passport data page, even drivers license sef is not allowed, that shit cost 5k for fake.

Bring a copy of your utility bill either LAWMA or PHCN.

It may look funny but this was the old school way of doing business,

no single Nigerian right now can afford to soil their passport cause to get new one na die.

If you are too impatient to take ur time and provide these then respect yourself and do escrow with someone you both trust.

with time sef some will register their online presence and start forming escrow boss then scam two people at once,

So best bet is show ur face on skype or imo + provide means of id + Utility bill OR face to face.

Even the face to face sef, if you no get muscle no try urself, dey will beat you and nothing will happen.
Business › Re: ➜ ➜ ➜Currency/E-currency Market Deals➜ ➜ ➜ by gocare:
$410 skrill available

$100 payoneer available

Selling at 460.

Bikonu if we have not done business before for more than a year or you no gree to escrow or body do me one kin I no sell, and I am not sending first.
Christianity Etc › Re: Daily Devotional. In Grace By Grace For Grace. by gocare(op): 10:20am On Nov 05, 2016
When a top executive is charged for corruption or a church minister is caught in the very act of adultery, you will probably hear the phrase “fallen from grace” being used of them. We have come to believe that when someone falls into sin, he falls from grace.

But God wants us to know that when someone falls into sin, he does not fall from grace—he actually falls into grace! Thank God His grace is there to put the person back on his feet.

The Bible tells of prostitutes and corrupt tax collectors—sinners—who fell into God’s grace and got back on their feet. If the sin in their lives could stop God’s grace, they would never have been able to receive His grace of healing, help and power to live right.

Now, it is important you understand that God hates sin because it destroys our lives, relationships and bodies. Sin is evil! But sin is not overcome by us talking about it and relying on our willpower to overcome it. It takes God’s grace to destroy sin. In fact, it is when you are under His grace that sin has no dominion over you. (Romans 6:14) It is when you see His grace in providing His Son to put away your sins and make you eternally righteous that sin will not dominate you.

The devil will say to you, “You think that you can still expect God’s blessings after what you did this morning?” That is when you must remind yourself that Christ alone is your perfection and righteousness. All of us have faults. None of us deserve God’s blessings. That is why we plead the grace of God, which is His unearned, unmerited and undeserved favor toward us.

Sin does not and cannot stop God’s grace. If His grace can be cut off by sin, Jesus would never have come to save us because we were all terrible sinners. But praise God, “where sin abounded, grace abounded much more”!

My friend, God’s grace is bigger, deeper, wider and more powerful than all the world’s sins put together. Receive His grace right now to walk in total victory over that weakness or evil habit in your life!
Christianity Etc › Re: Daily Devotional. In Grace By Grace For Grace. by gocare(op): 9:03pm On Nov 04, 2016
He shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the east side; and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times.
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If you have watched the movie, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, you would remember that when the lid of the ark was lifted, strange-looking creatures floated out and destroyed the people around it. Interesting as it may be, this is biblically inaccurate—the ark of the Bible did not contain strange-looking creatures. What were the things inside it then?

There were three items in the ark: the golden pot of manna, Aaron’s rod and two stone tablets on which God had written the Ten Commandments. (Hebrews 9:4) These items are actually symbols of man’s rebellion. The golden pot of manna represents man’s rejection of God’s provision. The rod of Aaron represents man’s rejection of God’s leadership and the two stone tablets of God’s commandments represent man’s rejection of His standard of holiness.

But because God delights in mercy, He had these items put away in the ark and covered with the mercy seat, which had two cherubim on it. (Hebrews 9:5) And once a year, the high priest would enter the holy of holies where the ark was and sprinkle the blood of the animal sacrifice on the mercy seat. This means that God’s eyes, represented by the eyes of the cherubim, did not see the symbols of man’s rebellion. As long as the blood was there on the mercy seat, He saw only the blood and accepted the people.

Today, Jesus is our High Priest and He Himself has sprinkled His own blood on the true mercy seat in heaven—the throne of grace. (Hebrews 9:23–26) Interestingly, the number of times that the Old Testament high priest had to sprinkle the blood on the mercy seat—seven—speaks of Jesus’ perfect sacrifice. And because His sacrifice is perfect and He is perfect, we who are in Christ have perfect standing forever before God!

My friend, as you come to God today, don’t worry about falling short of His standard of holiness. He does not see your sins. (Hebrews 8:12, 10:17) He sees His Son’s blood on the mercy seat. You have perfect standing before Him forever!
Christianity Etc › Re: Daily Devotional. In Grace By Grace For Grace. by gocare(op): 3:42pm On Nov 03, 2016
When my daughter Jessica was little, she woke up one night crying. She was not sick, but would not stop crying even though her mother and I tried to pacify her. I did not know what to do. I went to the restroom, sat on the floor and cried out, “Holy Spirit, You know what is wrong with my child. You know what she needs better than I do, so I yield her to You now.” I started praying in tongues and she stopped crying immediately!

Now, I wish that such instantaneous results are the norm, but they are not. On another occasion, I experienced severe pain from the back of my neck to my shoulders. I prayed for healing, but the pain persisted for quite some time and I was quite concerned.

One night, in my room, I knelt down and prayed, “Holy Spirit, You know this condition. I don’t know what it is, but I am asking You to make perfect prayer against this condition.” I started praying in tongues. I don’t know how long I prayed, maybe an hour or so, until I felt the burden lift. I finally fell asleep, still in pain. But when I woke up, all the pain was gone!

When you are faced with a crisis, you can tell the Holy Spirit, “I don’t know how to pray about this problem. I have done everything I know, but I don’t seem to be getting my breakthrough. Help me pray, Holy Spirit.”

And as you pray in the Spirit, you will feel like there is a prayer going on within you. Flow with it until you feel a release. You will feel peace, the burden lifting and a note of victory inside you. The Holy Spirit will assure you that everything is going to be all right or He will prompt you to do something. Then, you will find that what has been hindering you from receiving your breakthrough is removed, and in its place is the answer you need!
Christianity Etc › Re: Daily Devotional. In Grace By Grace For Grace. by gocare(op): 1:54pm On Nov 02, 2016
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Luke 15:22
“But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.
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If you are a believer, you are probably familiar with the touching story of the prodigal son that Jesus shared. Who do you think the father in the story represents? Jesus’ Father in heaven, of course. Jesus was giving us a picture of His Father, who is also our Father.

In the story, the father was seen running toward his son, who was returning home. (Luke 15:20) Do you realize that God is never described as being in a hurry in the Bible? He is always cool and composed. The only time He is portrayed as being in a hurry is in this story. Though improper in Jewish culture, the father held up his robe and ran. Where was he running to? Why was he in such a hurry?

The father was in a hurry because he had seen his son, who was still a long way from home. He was running toward his son as he could not wait to embrace and kiss his child again.

The father was in a hurry to clothe his son with the best robe. My friend, our Father has put the best robe—the robe of righteousness—on us. In doing so, He has reinstated us as sons of the Most High God, a position which we had lost when Adam fell.

The father was in a hurry to put a ring on his son’s hand. Like the authority that is invested in the signet ring of a rich man’s son, our Father is eager to put back into our hands the authority to invoke His name, so that we can walk in dominion every day.

The father was in a hurry to put sandals on his son’s feet to assure him that he was still his son—only servants went about barefoot. Our Father never wants us to feel like hired servants or outcasts. We are always His sons.

Beloved, if the Father appears to be in a hurry, it is only because He is in a hurry to assure you of your position as His precious child!
Business › Re: EXCLUSIVE : How To Make Level 2 Seller On Fiverr In A Month As A Nigerian Seller by gocare:
efilefun:
Tell him to share via skype though with teamviewer he will just drag and drop from his system (but the larger the file the longer it takes) cuz at that moment he can control ur system from his end and i think you can control his own also. But sharing the username and password is a must for him to send the file... Dont be scared when next he wants to access ur system you will get a message either to allow him or not which you can gladly deny if you dont have anything to do with him at that moment
That is what is scaring me, that he can control my system from his end. make person no go hijack my system. I am really fearinggg. So I don tell the guy say make he give another person the job. I no want.

Thank you for the reply boss.
Business › Re: EXCLUSIVE : How To Make Level 2 Seller On Fiverr In A Month As A Nigerian Seller by gocare: 9:48pm On Nov 01, 2016
gurunlocker:
Lol... what a question!... you're asking if it's dangerous? which id and password? fiverr?
No team viewer, not fiverr. He said he wants to send me confidential files via teamviewer
Business › Re: EXCLUSIVE : How To Make Level 2 Seller On Fiverr In A Month As A Nigerian Seller by gocare: 9:16pm On Nov 01, 2016
Please some one just asked me to share my team viewer, and he asked for my id and password, please is this dangerous.
Christianity Etc › Re: Daily Devotional. In Grace By Grace For Grace. by gocare(op): 8:16pm On Nov 01, 2016
You are blessed today because all your sins are forgiven in Christ. God does not count your sins against you. Instead, He counts you righteous in Christ. That is why you are the blessed man to whom the Lord does not and will not impute sin!

What happens to such a man? Let’s look at the story of Jacob to find out.

The Bible records how Jacob had deceived his father and cheated his elder brother Esau of his firstborn blessing. (Genesis 27:1–41) Yet, in spite of his sin of deception, God chose to speak to Jacob. And no, God did not say to this cheat, “You terrible sinner! How can you deceive your own father? You are cursed!”

No, to deceitful Jacob, God said, “I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants…Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.” (Genesis 28:13–15) Here was a man to whom God did not impute sin!

God did not rebuke Jacob at all. Instead, we hear Him telling Jacob, “I will give to you…I am with you…I will keep you…I will bring you back…I will not leave you…” Jacob certainly did not deserve these blessings. This is one man who walked in the truth of Romans 4:8—“Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin”! Now, I am not encouraging you to sin, but I want you to see the love and grace of God toward us.

If Jacob was so blessed, how much more you and I today, who are under the new covenant of grace established by the blood of Jesus. How much more is our blessedness because Jesus has removed all our sins at the cross!

Beloved, because of Jesus’ finished work, God does not impute sin to you. What He does impute to you is righteousness apart from works. (Romans 4:6) And because you are righteous, get ready for His blessings! (Proverbs 10:6)
Business › Re: My Candid Advice For People That Are Into MMM. by gocare: 8:15pm On Nov 01, 2016
gocare:
Please can someone explain to me how to do this mmm thing using bitcoins
I heard it is possible, but the person who is on my neck to join mmm does not know about bitcoin
Business › Re: My Candid Advice For People That Are Into MMM. by gocare: 2:15pm On Nov 01, 2016
Please can someone explain to me how to do this mmm thing using bitcoins
I heard it is possible, but the person who is on my neck to join mmm does not know about bitcoin
Christianity Etc › Re: Daily Devotional. In Grace By Grace For Grace. by gocare(op): 6:40pm On Oct 31, 2016
Have you ever blown things out of proportion and gotten angry with God when you were going through a trying time? This happened to Jesus’ disciples when a storm hit them hard. In their fear of drowning, they cried out to Jesus, who was getting some much-needed sleep in the boat, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” (Mark 4:38)

For accusing Him of not caring, you would think that they received a rebuke from Jesus. But it was the wind which received His rebuke, and a great calm followed. (Mark 4:39) Because of His tenderness toward His own, Jesus did not waste time taking offence. Instead, He wasted no time taking care of the problem that had caused His disciples so much anxiety and fear.

This also happened to two sisters, Martha and Mary, who did not hesitate to let Jesus know how they felt when He finally showed up days after their brother Lazarus had died. Both sisters made the same remark to Him: “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.” (John 11:21, 32)

Both sisters had seen Jesus’ miracles of mercy and love. Now, in their grief, they focused on how He could have prevented their brother’s death, but did not. They did not know His heart—how tender it was toward them and how His help would never fail them, but would even extend to raising their dead brother. (John 11:41–44)

Beloved, your heavenly Father sees you trying to stay afloat when you are in the midst of a storm. He sees you trying to provide for yourself and your family, and thinking, “If I don’t take care of these things, no one else will!” And He wants you to know how tender His heart is toward you, how He is not offended by all the bad things you have ever said of or to Him. He wants you to know how much He wants to and will help and bless you. So let go and experience afresh the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward you!

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