A Bíblia é um livro santo! E mesmo ao agnóstico, a Bíblia é um excelente livro de literatura pelos textos magistrais. Nela está o verbo e o verbo faz-se em tudo. Deus seja louvado! Grande abraço! Laerte.
Hi Sandi, I had to smile when I read your comment left on my blog yesterday and especially when you said, “Thank God for the Internet. What did we ever do without it?” So true! And this morning I put the Internet to work on John 17:15. According to Ellicott’s Commentary, “He prays not that they should be taken out of the world before their work is done. The Christian ideal is not freedom from work, but strength to do it; not freedom from temptation, but power to overcome it; not freedom from suffering, but joy in an abiding sense of the Father’s love; not absence from the world, but grace to make the world better for our presence; not holy lives driven from the world, and living apart from it, but holy lives spent in the world and leavening it.” How does that square up with your thoughts? John
Beautiful. I am taking Women's Bible Study at my church for several years now, for learning and for fellowship.
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ReplyDeleteMy prayer for my kids.
ReplyDeleteIt tell so much about Christ's love!
Amen! Yes, Lord!
ReplyDeleteYes! Another powerful reminder!
ReplyDeleteOh, yes, Lord, protect us all!
ReplyDeleteTimely with Easter around the corner.
ReplyDeleteA powerful message.
ReplyDeleteAmazing how much is in one verse!
ReplyDeleteA Bíblia é um livro santo! E mesmo ao agnóstico, a Bíblia é um excelente livro de literatura pelos textos magistrais. Nela está o verbo e o verbo faz-se em tudo. Deus seja louvado! Grande abraço! Laerte.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Laerte. Obrigado!
DeleteAmen, this is what I ask too.
ReplyDeleteA powerful prayer of intercession
ReplyDeleteThankful that prayer.
ReplyDeleteThe deceiver is always on the prowl.
ReplyDeleteHi Sandi, I had to smile when I read your comment left on my blog yesterday and especially when you said, “Thank God for the Internet. What did we ever do without it?” So true! And this morning I put the Internet to work on John 17:15. According to Ellicott’s Commentary, “He prays not that they should be taken out of the world before their work is done. The Christian ideal is not freedom from work, but strength to do it; not freedom from temptation, but power to overcome it; not freedom from suffering, but joy in an abiding sense of the Father’s love; not absence from the world, but grace to make the world better for our presence; not holy lives driven from the world, and living apart from it, but holy lives spent in the world and leavening it.” How does that square up with your thoughts? John
ReplyDeleteWow...I really like that. Yes. We have work to do.
DeleteAlthough, I am a bit of a hide-er.
Powerful! Amen!
ReplyDeletegreat verse....!!
ReplyDeletewhat a wonderful message !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletetemptations of this world are here to test our strength of faith and to face them fearlessly ,and to overcome our all false desires