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JOY of Living

Revelation

“At that time I will summon my servant Eliakim, son of Hilkiah. I will put your robe on him, tie your belt around him, and transfer your authority to him. He will become a protector of the residents of Jerusalem and of the people of Judah. I will place the key to the house of David on his shoulder. When he opens the door, no one can close it; when he closes the door, no one can open it”.

Isaiah 22:20-22

I asked the Lord three times about this, that it would depart from me. But he said to me, “My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” So then, I will boast most gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in me. Therefore I am content with weaknesses, with insults, with troubles, with persecutions and difficulties for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.

2 Corinthians 12:8-10

Hieronymous BoschBorn 1450’sAugust 9, 1516, diedHabsburg Netherlands

The gospel of Jesus Christ proved highly offensive to the Jewish community in Philadelphia, just as the exclusive truth claim of Christ proves highly offensive in the world today. Doug Webster

Follow the Lamb

I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

John 14:6