Christ is Mine Forever

-net photo: Scotland in Autumn

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Mine are days that God has numbered

I was made to walk with Him

Yet I look for worldly treasure

And forsake the King of kings

But mine is hope in my Redeemer

Though I fall, His love is sure

For Christ has paid for every failing

I am His forevermore

Mine are tears in times of sorrow

Darkness not yet understood

Through the valley I must travel

Where I see no earthly good

But mine is peace that flows from Heaven

And the strength in times of need

I know my pain will not be wasted

Christ completes his work in me

Mine are days here as a stranger

Pilgrim on a narrow way

One with Christ I will encounter

Harm and hatred for His name

But mine is armour for this battle

Strong enough to last the war

And He has said He will deliver

Safely to the golden shore

And mine are keys to Zion city

Where beside the King I walk

For there my heart has found its treasure

Christ is mine forevermore

Come rejoice now, O my soul

For His love is my reward

Fear is gone and hope is sure

Christ is mine forevermore

Come rejoice now, O my soul

For His love is my reward

Fear is gone and hope is sure

Christ is mine forevermore

Come rejoice now, O my soul

For His love is my reward

Fear is gone and hope is sure

Christ is mine forevermore

And mine are keys to Zion city

Where beside the King I walk

For there my heart has found its treasure

Christ is mine forevermore

Christ is mine forevermore

Christ is mine forevermore

By Thompson & Robinson

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All the Way My Savior Leads Me

-Kinsman

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Winging it

A beautiful hymn and commentary for the beautiful woman in Christ, who wrote it.

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This seems very familiar...

 -PLUGGERS

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Speak the Truth: Jesus Saves!

John 3:16-21

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Waiting and Longing for the Mail to Arrive

-FB Scotland

Waiting for the arrival of the mail and that one special letter you long to receive is a world wide waiting.

So many sorrows, so many groans, so many concerns, and so many heartaches...

There is One for whom we never have to wait. This is the LORD God, His Son Jesus, and His Helper the Holy Spirit.

At any time, anywhere, we can cry out and we will be heard. 

We feel alone? We can tell Him in any moment.

We are deeply wounded in our inner most self? He already knows, but cry out to Him!

Seek Him in His Word anytime!

We are so very fearful of the world's troubles! But He can calm us in ALL the trials we are in and that which will come.

John 14:1,6-7,12-13,16-17,25-27

“Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me...

...Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.

If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; from now on you know Him, and have seen Him.”...

...Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father. Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son...

''' I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you...

...“These things I have spoken to you while abiding with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you. Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful."..."

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Give your sorrows and worries to the LORD. 

You can wait for the mail, but you never have to wait to talk with the LORD.

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Kindness and Respect

 1 Peter 3:7-9

..."You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit; not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing."...

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Not one thing in these verses sound cruel, mean, vicious, controlling, disrespectful, violent, manipulating, crazy-making, lying, tricking, abusive...

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Blessed be the LORD God for Jesus!

-Kinsman

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1 Peter 1:3-5

..."Blessed be the God and Father 

of our Lord Jesus Christ,

 

who 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."...

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Our Daily Source of Knowledge

-Yellowstone FB photo

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“Instead of coming into worship with the express understanding that all of this begins with God in His glory,

 people come with coffee in hand, saying,

‘Let’s see if he’s got something good for us today,’” 

“Expositional preaching gives way to inspirational talks, 

which gives way to therapeutical endeavors,”  

“I'm not sure that America understands just how deep the problem is, 

in relationship to biblical illiteracy. 

You cannot continue to make your journey through life without your Bible, 

not as a talisman, 

not as something just to be revered in a corner, 

but without the Bible as our daily source of knowledge and encounter with God.”

-Alastair Begg

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Sadly...Manipulating, Using, and Abusing comes quite naturally to some people.

-Charles Schulz 

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Colossians 3:1-17

"Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.

For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.

Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.

For it is because of these things that the wrath of God will come upon the sons of disobedience, and in them you also once walked, when you were living in them.

But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth.

Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices, and have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him— a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and freeman, but Christ is all, and in all.

So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.

Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful.

Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father."...

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The Light, Jesus, Shinning in the Darkness

 -UK

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John 1

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 

He was in the beginning with God.

All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.

In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.

The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.

He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.

He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.

He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.

He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him.

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John *testified about Him and cried out, saying, 

“This was He of whom I said, 

‘He who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.’”

For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace.

For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.

No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.

This is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” 

And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, 

“I am not the Christ.” 

They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?”

And he *said, “I am not.” 

“Are you the Prophet?” 

And he answered, “No.”

Then they said to him, “Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”

He said, 

“I am a voice of one crying in the wilderness, 

‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”...

(read the rest in John 1)

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Jesus is:

The Word was God

The Light who enlightens men

From God the Father

Full of grace and truth

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Beware of the Dishonorable People out there

 

Kindness and Truth in your own life

Proverbs 3:3-6

..."Do not let kindness and truth leave you;

Bind them around your neck,

Write them on the tablet of your heart.

So you will find favor and good repute

In the sight of God and man.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart

And do not lean on your own understanding.

In all your ways acknowledge Him,

And He will make your paths straight.

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He is My Portion and so I Hope in Him

-Scotland on the Net

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Lamentations 3:1-3, 7-9, 21-24, 37-40

1) I am the man who has seen affliction

Because of the rod of His wrath.

He has driven me and made me walk

In darkness and not in light.

 

Surely against me He has turned His hand

Repeatedly all the day...

...7) He has walled me in so that I cannot go out;

He has made my chain heavy.

Even when I cry out and call for help,

He shuts out my prayer.

He has blocked my ways with hewn stone;

He has made my paths crooked...

...21) This I recall to my mind,

Therefore I have hope.

The Lord’s lovingkindnesses indeed never cease,

For His compassions never fail.

They are new every morning;

Great is Your faithfulness.

“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,

“Therefore I have hope in Him.”

The Lord is good to those who wait for Him,

To the person who seeks Him.

 

It is good that he waits silently

For the salvation of the Lord...

...37) Who is there who speaks and it comes to pass,


Unless the Lord has commanded it?

Is it not from the mouth of the Most High


That both good and ill go forth?

Why should any living mortal, or any man,


Offer complaint in view of his sins?

Let us examine and probe our ways,


And let us return to the Lord..."

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Precious and Magnificent Promises

2 Peter 1

"To those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:

Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;

seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust.

Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.

For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For he who lacks these qualities is blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins.

Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble;

for in this way the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be abundantly supplied to you.

Therefore, I will always be ready to remind you of these things, even though you already know them, and have been established in the truth which is present with you.

I consider it right, as long as I am in this earthly dwelling, to stir you up by way of reminder, knowing that the laying aside of my earthly dwelling is imminent, as also our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

And I will also be diligent that at any time after my departure you will be able to call these things to mind.

For we did not follow cleverly devised tales when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.

For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, such an utterance as this was made to Him by the Majestic Glory, 

“This is My beloved Son with whom I am well-pleased”— 

and we ourselves heard this utterance made from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.

So we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts.

But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God."

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Worthless Grapes

 Isaiah 5

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Praise the LORD!

 Luke 1

"Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile an account of the things accomplished among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word, it seemed fitting for me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you in consecutive order, most excellent Theophilus; so that you may know the exact truth about the things you have been taught.

In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.

But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years....

...After these days Elizabeth his wife became pregnant, and she kept herself in seclusion for five months, saying, 

“This is the way the Lord has dealt with me in the days when He looked with favor upon me, to take away my disgrace among men.”

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

And coming in, he said to her, 

“Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”

But she was very perplexed at this statement, and kept pondering what kind of salutation this was.

The angel said to her, 

“Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God.

And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus.

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David;and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end.” ...

...Now at this time Mary arose and went in a hurry to the hill country, to a city of Judah, and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. 

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

And she cried out with a loud voice and said, 

“Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 

And how has it happened to me, that the mother of my Lord would come to me?

For behold, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy.

And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord.”...

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Someone I know is a PLUGGER just like this!

 

The Joy of Reading

-Yellowstone

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"The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read."

Mark Twain

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We Rest Our Hope in You

O God of Mercy, God of Might

O God of mercy, God of light,


in love and mercy infinite,


teach us, as ever in your sight,


to live our lives in you.

You sent your Son to die for all,


that our lost world might hear your call;


oh, hear us lest we stray and fall!


We rest our hope in you.

Teach us the lesson Jesus taught:


to feel for those his blood has bought,


that ev'ry deed and word and thought


may work a work for you.

For all are kindred, both far and wide,


since Jesus Christ for all has died;


grant us the will, and grace provide,


to love them all in you.

In sickness, sorrow, want, or care,


may we each other's burdens share;


may we, where help is needed, there


give help as though to you.

And may your Holy Spirit move


all those who live to live in love,


till you receive in heav'n above


all those who live in you.

-G. Thring

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What Childhood use to be LIke

 

Perseverance, Encouragement, Trusting

 Romans 15:4-6, 13

..."For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ...

...Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."...

Romans 8:24-39

..."For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees?

But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.

What then shall we say to these things? 

If God is for us, who is against us?

He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?

Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? 

God is the one who justifies; who is the one who condemns? 

Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.

Who will separate us from the love of Christ? 

Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Just as it is written,

“For Your sake we are being put to death all day long;
We were considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”

But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.

For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

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Fearful

Isaiah 41:10

‘Do not fear, 

for I am with you;

Do not anxiously look about you, 

for I am your God.

I will strengthen you, 

surely I will help you,

Surely I will uphold you 

with My righteous right hand.’

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Tolerance

1 John 1

"What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life— and the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us—  what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. 

These things we write, so that our joy may be made complete.

This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us."

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Need a Lift?

Philippians 4

"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!

Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. 

The Lord is near.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Finally, brethren,

 

whatever is true,

 

whatever is honorable,

 

whatever is right, 

whatever is pure,

 

whatever is lovely, 

whatever is of good repute,

 

if there is any excellence and 

if anything worthy of praise, 

dwell on these things.

The things you have learned and 

received and heard and seen in me, 

practice these things, 

and the God of peace will be with you."...

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"A Manner in Time"

-PLUGGERS

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We are blessed to live in an area where many, many people have grown up around here learning to live and act with good manners.

Joy!

We were raised with manners also even though in a different state so learning manners can happen with lots of people which is really a good thing! :o)

When people, young or old, behave badly around others we all know: 

#1 they did not grow up here

and/or 

#2 they were never taught proper manners

'Tis a real shame and a sorrowful one. Life has been becoming more rude and mean. 

Our only hope is in Jesus!

2 Timothy 4:1-5

"I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom:

preach the word; 

be ready in season and out of season; 

reprove, 

rebuke, 

exhort, 

with great patience and instruction.

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; 

but wanting to have their ears tickled, 

they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, 

and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths. 

But you, 

be sober in all things, 

endure hardship, 

do the work of an evangelist, 

fulfill your ministry."...

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In Honor of my Sweet Mary Nell

-Pickles 

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The LORD alone is our Refuge from Treachery and Oppression

Psalm 62

"My soul waits in silence for God only;

From Him is my salvation.

He only is my rock and my salvation,


My stronghold; 

I shall not be greatly shaken.

How long will you assail a man,


That you may murder him, 

all of you,


Like a leaning wall, 

like a tottering fence?

They have counseled only to thrust him down from his high position;


They delight in falsehood;


They bless with their mouth,


But inwardly they curse. 

 

My soul, 

wait in silence for God only,


For my hope is from Him.

He only is my rock and my salvation,


My stronghold;

I shall not be shaken.

On God my salvation and my glory rest;


The rock of my strength, 

my refuge is in God.

Trust in Him at all times, O people;


Pour out your heart before Him;


God is a refuge for us.

Men of low degree are only vanity 

and men of rank are a lie;


In the balances they go up;


They are together lighter than breath.

Do not trust in oppression


And do not vainly hope in robbery;


If riches increase, 

do not set your heart upon them.

Once God has spoken;


Twice I have heard this:


That power belongs to God;

And lovingkindness is Yours, O Lord,


For You recompense a man according to his work."

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