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
Susie mcneely Russellville ar
“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.”
Colossians 3:2 NIV
Moose Jaw SK, Canada
“Continue earnestly in prayer,
being vigilant in it with thanksgiving!”
Colossians 4:2 NKJVT
Kelly Snodgrass
Rogersville, TN
Colossians 1:17 ESV
And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
So sorry for your loss Diane. Those verse are beautiful. May the God of all comfort be very near to you during this season.
Valerie Keyser from Fort Myers, FL: “…Does not the LORD go before you?”
Judges 4:14b ESV
Phyllis, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Isaiah 66:2 ESV
All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be, declares the Lord. But this is the one to whom I will look; he who is humbale and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.
Mary, Orlando, FL
“But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.”
Romans 8:25 RSV
Michelle Moultrie, Jacksonville, FL “Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life.” Isaiah 43:4 ESV
Renae from Albuquerque, NM
“He shall cover you with his feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
Psalm 91:4 (NKJV)
Erika Archie, Gatesville, TX
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
Ephesians 4:2 NIV
Shannon Vasquez from Littleton, CO;
Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man! ~Psalm 107:8, ESV
Andrea from Houston, TX “He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.” Isaiah 40:29 ESV
Brenda – Hendersonville TN
For they are life to those who find them, And healing and health to all their flesh. Proverbs 4:22 AMP
Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function.
Rom. 12:4 NIV
“For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:30 NIV
Pamela Shaw, Bangor, N. Ireland ‘Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.’
Psalm 27:14 (NIV)
Ali C, Pleasanton, CA- “12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions.” Roman 6:12 (ESV)
Brenda K, St. Peters, MO:
My love calls to me:
Arise, my darling.
Come away, my beautiful one.
For now the winter is past;
the rain has ended and gone away.
Song of Songs 2:10-11
Brenda K, St. Peters, MO:
My love calls to me:
Arise, my darling.
Come away, my beautiful one.
For now the winter is past;
the rain has ended and gone away.
Song of Songs 2:10-11 (CSB)
“Guard my life, for I am faithful to you; save your servant who trusts in you. You are my God.” Psalm 86:2 (NIV)
Teresa, Walla Walla, “My eyes are always looking to the LORD for help, for He alone can rescue me from the traps of my enemies.” Psalm 25:15 NLT
Denise Wilkin
El Paso, Texas
1 John 5:4-5
1 John 5:4 (NKJV) For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world–our faith.
5 Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
June Greenstreet from Bradford Ontario
“When I thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up. When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.” Psalms 94:18-19 ESV
Michele – Springfield, Virginia
…while we wait for the blessed hope–the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,…
Titus 2:13 (NIV)
Nikola, BC, Canada
“For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins”. Colossians 1:13-14 NIV
Rebecca, Louisa, VA
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody.
If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. ~ Romans 12:17-18 (NIV)
Mullica Hill, NJ
“who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,”
Psalm 103:4 NIV
Susan, Houston, “So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory.” Psalm 63:2 ESV
Ally
Houston tx
“How can I repay the Lord all the good He has done for me? I will take the cup of salvation and worship the Lord. I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all His people.”
Psalm 116:12-14 HCSB
Kathy
St. Louis, MO
” ‘For I will satisfy the weary soul and every languishing soul I will replenish.’ ” Jeremiah 31:25(ESV)
John 11:35 ESV
Jesus Wept.
Lisa, West Des Moines, IA: “I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit.” Ephesians 3:16 (NLT)
Janet from Odessa, TX
Therefore, I remind you to keep ablaze the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God has not given us a spirit of fearfulness, but one of power, love, and sound judgement.
II Timothy 1:6-7 HCSB
I John 2:10 “He that loveth his brother abideth in the light and there is no occasion of stumbling in him.”
Deena from Amarillo, Texas
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Ephesians 6:12 NIV
Jackie from Rockwall, TX: Mary and Martha: But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” (Luke 10:40, NIV)
Lisa from Mesquite: Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Hebrews 13:1 (NIV)
Julianne Jones, Olathe,Ks. Verse 16
So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable. 1 Corinthians 15: 42. NIV
Jennifer Millican from Spring, TX:
“The arrogant have forged a lie against me;
With all my heart I will observe Your precepts.
Their heart is covered with fat,
But I delight in Your law.
It is good for me that I was afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.
The law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.” Psalm 119:69-72 NASB
Berni, Albuquerque
Bless those who persecute you. Don’t curse them;
pray that God will bless them. Romans 12:14 NLT
Jennifer Bass from Fort Worth, TX:
“At my first defense, no one stood by me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be counted against them.”
2 Timothy 4:16 HCSB
Dear Diane,
I am so sorry for your loss. What a great comfort the word is for us during those times. Thank you for sharing.
Phillis White from Shelby, NC
But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him.
Jeremiah 17:7. NIV
Stephanie, Irvine, CA
“When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.” (Proverbs 10:19, NIV)
Doretta, Ada, OK
being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Jesus Christ.
Phil 1:6 NIV
Melissa from Lawrenceburg TN
Isaiah 26:3-4 ESV You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.
Jeanette Dahm. Lake Oswego, Oregon. Psalm 111-10 NIV. The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.
Maureen, Pascoag, RI
Blessed are those who have not seen
and yet have come to believe.
John 20:29
NRSV
Pam, Brighton, CO
Ephesians 6:12, ESV
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
Cher Goeder, Toledo, OH II Timothy 3:16-17 HCSB
“All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”
Jeanni, Westland, MI
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. John 15:16 KJV
Cathy Pernsteiner, Clarkson, WA
The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
Romans 8:16 ESV