Hi Siestas!
I’m Diane.
I’ve enjoyed working here for many years in the area of Resources and Customer Care. (We have the BEST customers ever). I’ll soon be retiring but may I never retire from God’s Word! His Word always ministers life to me.
I chose to share two verses with you that I’ve been camping on during a season of personal loss. My sister, Cindy, passed away suddenly July 1st.
“Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in Heaven, not built by human hands.”
2 Corinthians 5:1 (ESV)
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”
2 Corinthians 1:3,4 (ESV)
That second one is a real mouthful but oh, so rich! It’s a fact that we will all face times of loss and will miss our loved ones. Tents do wear out. They weren’t meant to last. This earth is not our true home. But praise be to God who assures those who trust in Him that He will personally provide a forever home when we leave this planet. And for those still here, He promises comfort and true peace. I can testify, it’s real!
Then, there’s more…
Jesus uses us to comfort others from His supply, not our own. He’s so efficient and so faithful!
My prayer is that He will show Himself in all of your seasons too.
His and Yours,
Di
He said, “Listen carefully all you people of Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and king Jehoshaphat. The LORD says this to you: ‘Be not afraid or dismayed at this great multitude, for the Battle is not yours, but God’s.’
2 Chronicles 20:16 – AMP Version
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
Isaiah 41:10
NLT
Kathy from Bryant AR:
Who satisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Psalm 103:5. ESV
Kelley from Houston TX
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:23 (ESV)
Janice W Barber, Virginia Beach, VA
Psalm 51:16 NIV
You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;
you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
Mary Jane, Troy KS
“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalm 91:1 NKJV
Psalm 90:12New King James Version (NKJV)
12 So teach us to number our days,
That we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Jennie Marie Knoll, Dewitt, AR. – Galatians 6:9 (NIV). Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Barbara Ordner, Tomball, TX
Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?
Luke 12:25 NLT
Deuteronomy 28:6 ““Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.”
Dawn from Silver Spring, MD
Romans 8:7-8 ESV: For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
Bonnie from Bellaire, TX “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” Cl 3:23-24 NIV
Vicki from Arkansas. I commit! “Make sure that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up, causing trouble and by it, defiling many.”
Hebrews 12:15 HCSB
Christy, Conifer, Colorado
You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm;
Hebrews 12:18 NIV1984
Ruth from Atlanta:
Lebanon would not suffice for fuel
nor are its beasts enough for a burnt offering.
Isaiah 40:16 (ESV)
Revelation 21:2
I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. NIV.
Angela Shockney, Martinsville IN
Kaye from Hamburg, AR
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. Psalm 37:7 NIV
Alice Hinckley, Dallas, TX:
Then our mouth was filled with laughter,
And our tongue with singing.
Then they said among the nations,
“The LORD has done great things for them.”
Psalm 126:2 NKJV
Kathy, Albuquerque, NM
Psalm 139:11-12. NIV
If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,”
even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.
Mary Cavalier Old River-Winfree, TX
It is by his deeds that a lad distinguishes himself If his conduct is pure and right.
Proverbs 20:11 NASB
Lorri Sapp, Waco, TX, verses 15 & 16: ““Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses. ” Acts 13: 38-39 NIV
Fran, Jackson, TN
“Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.”
Galatians 5:25 NIV
Carolyn Terrace BC Canada
I Peter 5:6-7 NIV
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Kelsi from Waco, TX: “I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.” Philippians 4:12 NIV
Sherie
The Woodlands, TX
“Blessed are those who are persecuted
because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 5:10
Elizabeth Hughes, Berrien Springs, MI, “I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.”(John10:14-15ESV).
Stacy from Houston, TX
“Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.”
Ephesians 6:13 NIV
So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will take care of itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Matthew 6:34 NASB
Brandi. Memphis, TN.
Nitsa from Eugene, OR. “Let Your steadfast love.O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope in You.” Psalm 33:22 ESV
Jesus speaking: “This is eternal Iife, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.” John 17:3. NASB
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
Isaiah 41:10
NLT
Martha
Houston, Texas
Ps. 103:14
For He knows how we are formed, He remembers that we are as dust.
Claudia, Franklin, TN
But I tell you, LOVE your enemies and PRAY for those who persecute you. Matthew 5:44 NIV
“Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.” Ps 143:10 NIV
Psalm 91
1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
Liz Gladstone Or
Sharon from the United States
I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. (Psalm 18:3 KJV)
Cindy Dowden, La Grande, Oregon
He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
John 5:23 NKJ
Gayla Stephens
Cedartown, GA
“There is one body and one Spirit-
just as you were called to one hope
when you were called-
One faith
One baptism
One God and Fathef of all,
Who is over all and thru all and in all!!!!!!”
Ephesians 4:4-5. NIV
Jacqueline, Calhoun LA
“Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.”
Psalm 141:3 NIV
Lily, TN
“But he said to me, “‘my grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.'” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV
Peggy, Santa Ana, CA
For with God nothing is ever impossible and no word from God shall be without power or impossible of fulfillment.
(AMPC)
Heather from Sherwood, OR
“I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!”
Psalms 34:1-8 ESV
Pam Tucker
Fairhope, AL
“and those in the flesh cannot please God. Romans 8:8
Barbara, West Point, GA
Psalm 139:24 NIV
See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Sharon, Barrington
“He determines the number of stars and calls them each by name. Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit. ”
Psalm 147:4-5 NIV
Danyelle
Kingwood, TX
“I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.
Ephesians 1:17 (NIV)
Erika from Prospect, KY: “to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn” – Isaiah 61:2 (NIV)
Darlene, Muncie, IN: “Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” Matthew 6:27 (NIV)
Kristie, Montgomery,TX:”Never will I leave you; Never will I forsake you. So we say in confidence, The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. ” Hebrews 13:5-6 NIV
Anna, Little Elm, TX
…always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.
2 Corinthians 4:10 ESV
Karen from Dallas, TX:
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.
Romans 5:1-2 (NIV)