Thursday, March 7, 2024

Hear Him!


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..."Hear Him, ye deaf; His praise, ye dumb,

your loosen'd tongues employ;

ye blind, behold your Savior come;

and leap, ye lame, for joy."
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..."Then he said to them,

 'Go, eat of the fat, drink of the sweet, 
and send portions to him who has nothing prepared; 
for this day is holy to our Lord.' 

Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” ...
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..."So He [Jesus] told them this parable, saying,

“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?

When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 

‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’

I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance."...
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..."Though I have many things to write to you, 
I do not want to do so with paper and ink; 
but I hope to come to you and speak 
face to face, so that your joy may be 
made full."...
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..."Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord 
Jesus Christwho according to His great mercy has 
caused us to be born again to a living hope through 
the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 
to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable 
and undefiled and will not fade away, 
reserved in heaven for you, who are protected 
by the power of God through faith for a 
salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

In this you greatly rejoice, even though now 
for a little while, if necessary, you have been 
distressed by various trials, so that the proof 
of your faith, being more precious than gold 
which is perishable, even though tested by fire, 
may be found to result in praise and glory and 
honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ; and 
though you have not seen Him, you love 
Him, and though you do not see Him now, 
but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with 
joy inexpressible and full of glory, obtaining 
as the outcome of your faith the salvation 
of your souls."...
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GLORY to the LORD GOD!
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