True joy transcends the rolling waves of circumstance. Joy comes from a consistent relationship with Jesus Christ. Jesus is the vine, and God is the gardener who cares for the branches to make them fruitful. The branches are all those who claim to be followers of Christ. The fruitful branches are true believers who by their living union with Christ produce much fruit.
ACAD – Rejection: Psalm 53
No one does good; God rejects those who come against His people. "When God restores the fortunes of his people, Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad."
ACAD – Rejection: Psalm 43
Prayer for vindication and salvation while feeling hopeless and rejected. "Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people; from those who are deceitful and unjust deliver me!"
ACAD – Rejection: 2 Kings 17
Hoshea Reigns over Israel In the twelfth year of King Ahaz of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel; he reigned nine years. He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, yet not like the kings of Israel who were before him. King Shalmaneser of Assyria cameContinue reading "ACAD – Rejection: 2 Kings 17"
ACAD – Rejection: 1 Samuel 16
David Anointed as King The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and set out; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.” Samuel said, “HowContinue reading "ACAD – Rejection: 1 Samuel 16"
ACAD – Rejection: Psalm 60
God rejects Israel; Israel pleads for restoration and help for victory against their enemies. "O grant us help against the foe, for human help is worthless. With God we shall do valiantly; it is He who will tread down our foes."
Song & Verse: Worth by Anthony Brown
You thought I was worth saving | So you came and changed my life | You thought I was worth keeping | so you cleaned me up inside | You thought I was to die for | so you sacrificed your life So I could be free So I could be whole So I could tell everyone I know
First Lady Michelle Obama speaks of the dignity women under assault from powerful men
"I thought it would be important to remind these young women how valuable and precious they are. I wanted them to understand that the measure of any society is how it treats its women and girls. And I told them that they deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, and I told them that they should disregard anyone who demeans or devalues them, and that they should make their voices heard in the world...." {Click to read post}
ACAD – Rejection: 1 Samuel 15
Saul disobeys God's instructions; God rejects Saul as king. “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obedience to the voice of the Lord? Surely, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed than the fat of rams. For rebellion is no less a sin than divination, and stubbornness is like iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He has also rejected you from being king.”
ACAD – Rejected: 1 Samuel 10
Israel continues to reject God while accepting Saul as their king and savior. “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’ But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your calamities and your distresses; and you have said, ‘No! but set a king over us.’"
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