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But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.

For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

True, we had only recently had the very same passage for Coffee with Jesus. But I am repeating it again thinking it may comfort someone else here just as it does me once again today.

Let us take comfort in the Lord and His words. God bless you and wipe away your tears my dear fellow believers... <3

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 “Because he loves Me, I will deliver him;

because he knows My name, I will protect him.

When he calls out to Me,

I will answer him;

I will be with him in trouble.

I will deliver him and honor him.

With long life I will satisfy him

and show him My salvation.”

Psalm 91:14-16

Amen! What an apt promise for today! Don't just read through it but claim it as your personal promise from God this morning. It is also true for anyone you are worried about and praying for at this very moment,

Praise the Lord! Now, read it once more to let it sink in...

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my refuge, the Most High—

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He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High

will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress,

my God, in whom I trust.”

Surely He will deliver you

from the snare of the fowler,

and from the deadly plague.

He will cover you with His feathers;

under His wings you will find refuge;

His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.

You will not fear the terror of the night,

nor the arrow that flies by day,

nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,

nor the calamity that destroys at noon.

Though a thousand may fall at your side,

and ten thousand at your right hand,

no harm will come near you.

You will only see it with your eyes

and witness the punishment of the wicked.

Psalm 91:1-8

Are you 100% sure that God Most High is your shelter? Then all these blessings are for you!

If you do not have that assurance, ask Jesus Christ to come and dwell within you by accepting Him as your Lord and Savior. He will convict you of all your sins which you can confess to Him to be forgiven. At once you will be sheltered by the Most High.

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He (the beast) causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666. 

Revelation 13:16-18

Today's scripture is a prophecy about what is to come once the Bride of Jesus Christ - The Church (which is you & me) - is/are taken up in the rapture which is the secret coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Things that seemed too impossible is suddenly possible as we can see around us in any part of the world. With the current pandemic (Covid 19) we see body temperature scanners in every business place, doctors office, hotels - everywhere! Clearly a proto type of how the mark of the beast will be scanned for any transactions after the rapture.

Wake up church! Be ready to be caught up with the Lord! Keep your hearts and minds clean of sin. Coming of our King is near!

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My heart is not proud, O LORD,
my eyes are not haughty.
I do not aspire to great things
or matters too lofty for me.

Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul;
like a weaned child with his mother,
like a weaned child is my soul within me.

O Israel, put your hope in the LORD,
both now and forevermore.

~ Psalm 131

Disclaiming pride, showing humility, and recommending hope in the Lord, it is a permanent song of Kind David, throughout his life. 

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 1I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice;

to You, O LORD, I will sing praises.

2I will ponder the way that is blameless—

when will You come to me?

I will walk in my house

with integrity of heart.

3I will set no worthless thing

before my eyes.

I hate the work of those who fall away;

it shall not cling to me.

4A perverse heart shall depart from me;

I will know nothing of evil.

5Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret,

I will put to silence;

the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart,

I will not endure.

6My eyes favor the faithful of the land,

that they may dwell with me;

he who walks in the way of integrity

shall minister to me.

7No one who practices deceit

shall dwell in my house;

no one who tells lies

shall stand in my presence.

8Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land,

that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.

Psalm 101

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 1Make a joyful noise to the LORD,

all the earth.

2Serve the LORD with gladness;

come into His presence with joyful songs.

3Know that the LORD is God.

It is He who made us, and we are His;

we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.

4Enter His gates with thanksgiving

and His courts with praise;

give thanks to Him and bless His name.

5For the LORD is good,

and His loving devotion endures forever;

His faithfulness continues to all generations.

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 1The LORD reigns;

let the nations tremble!

He is enthroned above the cherubim;

let the earth quake!

2Great is the LORD in Zion;

He is exalted above all the peoples.

3Let them praise Your great and awesome name—

He is holy!

4The mighty King loves justice.

You have established equity;

You have exercised justice

and righteousness in Jacob.

5Exalt the LORD our God,

and worship at His footstool;

He is holy!

6Moses and Aaron were among His priests;

Samuel was among those who called on His name.

They called to the LORD and He answered.

7He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;

they kept His decrees and the statutes He gave them.

8O LORD our God, You answered them.

You were a forgiving God to them,

yet an avenger of their misdeeds.

9Exalt the LORD our God

and worship at His holy mountain,

for the LORD our God is holy.

Psalm 99

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  1 The Lord is amy shepherd; bI shall not 1want. 

2 cHe makes me to lie down in 2green pastures; 

dHe leads me beside the 3still waters. 

3 He restores my soul; 

eHe leads me in the paths of righteousness 

For His name’s sake. 

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of fthe shadow of death, 

gI will fear no evil; 

hFor You are with me; 

Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. 

5 You iprepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; 

You janoint my head with oil; 

My cup runs over. 

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me 

All the days of my life; 

And I will 4dwell in the house of the Lord

5Forever.

Psalm 23

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He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken. Isaiah 25:8

So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee. Isaiah 35:10

So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee. Isaiah 51:11

I will rejoice in Jerusalem and take delight in My people. The sounds of weeping and crying will no longer be heard in her. Isaiah 65:19

For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. 'He will lead them to springs of living water,' and 'God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.'" Revelation 7:17

Death stings; true. But today's scriptures promise us that there will be no more death in life eternal. No more stinging of death. No more tears. Only joy. Let that be our hope as we follow through the valley of death these days.

May the Word of God comfort our hearts and console our souls.

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 Isaiah 43

1 

But now, this is what the LORD says-- he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.

2 

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.

3 

For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush ^[1] and Seba in your stead.

4 

Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you, and people in exchange for your life.

5 

Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west.

6 

I will say to the north, `Give them up!' and to the south, `Do not hold them back.' Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth--

7 

everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made." 

8 

Lead out those who have eyes but are blind, who have ears but are deaf.

9 

All the nations gather together and the peoples assemble. Which of them foretold this and proclaimed to us the former things? Let them bring in their witnesses to prove they were right, so that others may hear and say, "It is true."

10 

"You are my witnesses," declares the LORD, "and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me.

11 

I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from me there is no savior.

12 

I have revealed and saved and proclaimed-- I, and not some foreign god among you. You are my witnesses," declares the LORD, "that I am God.

Isaiah 43:1-12

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 But you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid,

and do not be dismayed, O Israel.

For I will surely save you out of a distant place,

your descendants from the land of their captivity!

Jacob will return to quiet and ease,

with no one to make him afraid.

And you, My servant Jacob, do not be afraid,

declares the LORD, for I am with you.

Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have banished you,

I will not completely destroy you.

Yet I will discipline you justly,

and will by no means leave you unpunished.”

If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. Romans 14:8

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If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. 13 For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Romans 10:9-13

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 35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36As it is written:

37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, ^kneither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8:31-39

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 Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment. John 5:28-29

And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. Daniel 12:2

For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. Romans 14:8

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. Psalm 113:15

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13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

This is our blessed hope dear ones. So let us not be afraid of death - either ours or our loved ones’. 

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 Lord my God, I called to you for help,

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 Psalm 103

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Psalm 103 Of David.

1 

Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

2 

Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits--

3 

who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,

4 

who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,

5 

who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. 

6 

The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. 

7 

He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel:

8 

The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.

9 

He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;

10 

he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.

11 

For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;

12 

as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

13 

As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;

14 

for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.

15 

As for man, his days are like grass, he flourishes like a flower of the field;

16 

the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.

17 

But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children--

18 

with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts. 

19 

The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all. 

20 

Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.

21 

Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.

22 

Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the LORD, O my soul. 

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 The righteous perish, and no one ponders it in his heart; devout men are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil. Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death.

Isaiah 57:1

நீதிமான் மடிந்துபோகிறான், ஒருவரும் அதை மனதில் வைக்கிறதில்லை; புத்திமான்கள் எடுத்துக்கொள்ளப்படுகிறார்கள், ஆனாலும் தீங்குவராததற்குமுன்னே நீதிமான் எடுத்துக்கொள்ளப்படுகிறான் என்பதைச் சிந்திப்பார் இல்லை. ஏசாயா 57:1

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The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. Proverbs 18:10

I know i had shared the same verse a couple of days ago. But wanted to remind you again. 

This is the scripture I hold on to even as I mourn the loss of my beloved sister today.

There is no other refuge than the presence of our Lord. Do not panic. This life is temporary anyways. We are homeward bound. Praise the Lord 

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But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves. Malachi 4:2

For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity. Psalm 84:11

But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD. Jeremiah 30:17

Even as I am reminded of these scriptures for my family, I would like to encourage each one of you to hold fast to His word. His promises.

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Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 124:8

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1

Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Psalm 62:8

The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth. Psalm 145:8

At the current times we are all limited in terms of who we can avail help from. Our dear ones maybe far away, the travel restrictions making it impossible to reunite with them at this time of need.

Pin It Now! The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. Proverbs 18:10

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The Word of God:

• Refreshes our soul
• Makes wise of the simple
• It brings joy to our hearts
• It gives light to our eyes
• It creates fear of God in us.
• It warns us
• Keeping (or following) the Word of God comes with great reward.

Above all my friends, it connects us with our Maker. It helps us hear His words and understand His heart. It brings about peace within us.

Now if you believe that is true, have you had your share today?

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Then Jesus told them this parable: 

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

And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders, 6comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’ 

In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.

Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it? 

And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’ 

In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.” 

Luke 15:3-10

What a joyful day it will be when our close friends and family who do not know the Lord come to the saving knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ! Let us keep praying for their salvation, trusting that their day of salvation is at hand. 

Happy 'Son'day folks!

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