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    Words of Life Blogposts Volume 2
    Words of Life Blogposts Volume 2
    Words of Life Blogposts Volume 2
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    Words of Life Blogposts Volume 2

    By Jon Peasey

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    'Words of Life Blog Posts Volume 2' is a further compilation of 30 blog posts on various subjects to encourage Christians in these troubled times. Those of us who live in countries at peace should be especially thankful to our God for His care and protection over us. Many of the blog posts cover this aspect of our God's care and protection towards us.

    Some of the subjects covered are 'Four anchors for the soul', 'Created for His pleasure', 'Calm in the storm', 'The Comfort of the Scriptures', 'In all these things', 'The best is yet to come', 'I AM - Part One', I AM - Part Two', 'In Him we live and move and have our being' and then there are other blog posts pointing us to the glorious person of Jesus the Son of God in His sojourn on Earth as the Son of Man. May you find encouragement and calmness in your soul as you consider the various subjects in this eBook.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJon Peasey
    Release dateJan 3, 2016
    ISBN9780994150851
    Words of Life Blogposts Volume 2
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    Jon Peasey

    I am a retired male nurse, married with three grown up sons, who have all left home to pursue their own interests in life. My wife and I moved from Toowoomba in south east Queensland in October 2015 to Brookfield a suburb in Brisbane Queensland (QLD). We made the move to be closer to family. In December 2018 we moved to Nundah Queensland to move even closer to family. Brisbane is the capital city of Queensland. Queensland is famous for the Gold Coast and the Great Barrier Reef. Brisbane is situated on the Brisbane River and is known as the 'River City'. It is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city. I am a Christian and I fellowship with like minded Christians. I enjoy writing, reading my Bible and Christian books. I tend to read non-fiction books in my spare time. My interests are my family, writing, bible study, beach walking, car touring, gospel preaching and bible teaching.

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      Words of Life Blogposts Volume 2 - Jon Peasey

      Words of Life Blog Posts

      Volume 2

      By Jon Peasey

      Published by Peasey Publications

      at Smashwords

      Copyright 2016 Jon Peasey

      ISBN: 9780994150851

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      [All Scriptures quoted are from the New King James version (NKJV); unless otherwise noted. Words enclosed in [ ] are inserted for clarity. Words in bold type emphasise a point. You may notice some verses are quoted with ... at the beginning, ending or elsewhere in a verse. Only the relevant part or parts of the verse that relate directly to the current subject matter is quoted.]

      [Please note the blog posts are listed in the order they were published. The reason for this is that sometimes a blog post will refer back to an earlier blog post. An Alphabetical List of Contents is located at the end of the eBook. For access click on the link below in the Table of Contents. This will redirect you to the Alphabetical List where you can peruse and select the blog posts in their alphabetical order. To return to the Alphabetical List again click on any actual blog post heading; this will redirect you to The Table of Contents where you can again select the Alphabetical List from the link below.]

      Table of Contents

      Alphabetical list of Contents

      Preface

      In all these things

      Jesus lifted up His eyes to heaven

      Christmas Time

      The joy that was set before Him

      The Lily and the Cedar

      Four anchors for the soul

      Created for His pleasure

      Things new and old

      The Sun rose on him

      A Fragrant Gift - Part 1

      A Fragrant Gift - Part 2

      A Spiritual House

      He cares for you

      Remembrance Day 2013

      Worship

      The best is yet to come

      The Comfort of the Scriptures

      Faith - Hope - Love

      God's requested blessing is dependent on faith

      He Humbled Himself - Part 1

      He Humbled Himself - Part 2

      Double Security

      I AM - Part One

      I AM - Part Two

      In Him we live and move and have our being

      Calm in the storm

      Behold the Man! - Part One

      Behold the Man! - Part Two

      Behold the Man! - Part Three

      Prepare to meet your God

      About the Author

      Ebooks by Jon Peasey

      Preface

      I wrote these words in Words of Life Blog Posts - Volume 1, The following blog posts were written as the result of an exercise to start a Blog to encourage fellow Christians with short devotions and thoughts from the Scriptures. Continuing on with this theme, Volume 2 contains another 30 blog posts on a variety of subjects packed with good things to enjoy.

      Since writing Volume 1, international attention has been focussed on terrorism and its related consequences; particularly the plight of millions of refugees seeking to flee to countries of refuge and peace. Those of us who live in countries at peace should be especially thankful to our God for His care and protection over us. Many of the blog posts cover this aspect of our God's care and protection towards us. Other blog posts point us to the humanity and perfectness of God's beloved Son - Jesus. May you find encouragement and calmness in your soul as you consider the various subjects in this eBook. As you finish a blog post, pause for a moment and reflect on its message before starting the next blog post.

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      In all these things

      The title of this blog post comes from a verse in Romans 8:37, "Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us." What are the things that the apostle Paul is referring to? Verse 35 gives us the answer. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? There are 7 things mentioned in this verse. If you look at them carefully you will see that all these things can be carried out by our fellow men. That is a very negative aspect of this verse.

      The positive aspect is given to us in verse 37 ...we are more than conquerors... through Christ. Let's look at the 7 things in verse 35.

      Tribulation can be a time of testings and trial. Tribulation can come in many forms.

      Distress I think we can all relate to this; to be in situations where things go wrong and we have no control over it.

      Persecution can take many forms; such things as verbal abuse, physical abuse, mental abuse, racial abuse, financial pressures, religious intolerance and bigotry.

      Famine occurs in many countries when the food crops fail or there is insufficient food to feed these nations. [Sometimes as a result of government policies.]

      Nakedness can come about due to persecution or abject poverty. What a terrible plight; no clothing to wear and exposure to all kinds of weather conditions. On top of that the humiliation of it all.

      Peril to me means life threatening situations.

      Sword conveys the thought of death or life threatening injuries.

      The apostle Paul was a person who experienced many of the 7 things in his own life and yet he remained confident, fully trusting in his Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. The last two verses of Romans chapter 8 seem to sum up his thoughts.

      Romans 8:38, 39

      (38) For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, (39) nor height nor depth, nor any created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

      "Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us." (Romans 8:37).

      An old Scottish Christian I knew had a favourite exhortation. Keep looking up, keep going on!

      Jesus lifted up His eyes to heaven

      This title is taken from John 17:1 which informs us, "Jesus spoke these words and lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said, 'Father, the hour has come, glorify Your Son, that Your son also may glorify You'."

      The scene is the upper room known as the setting for Jesus' last supper. The incidents in John chapter 13 to chapter 17 all take place in the upper room. It is the night of Judas Iscariot's betrayal of Jesus of Nazareth.

      In chapter 13 we have the Lord Jesus washing His disciples' feet. Later we have Judas Iscariot leaving to arrange the betrayal of Jesus.

      In chapter 14 we have the Lord Jesus instructing and comforting his disciples.

      In chapter 15 Jesus likens Himself and His disciples to a vine and its branches; pointing out the branches receive their life from the vine. ...without Me you can do nothing. (John 15:5).

      In chapter 16 Jesus tells them that when He goes away the Holy Spirit will come to them and guide them into all truth; and that He will be their Helper.

      Then we come to chapter 17, a beautiful, instructive, compelling, compassionate prayer; which should enrich the lives of all true born again believers in the Lord Jesus Christ.

      What is before us here? I cannot hope to do an in depth exposition of this marvellous chapter in this short blog post. However I can highlight some of the rich truths in this chapter.

      In verse 1 we learn that Jesus' time on earth was nearly over. He petitions the Father to glorify the Son, so that the Son can also glorify the Father.

      Verses 2 & 3 reveal that to know both Father and Son is eternal life.

      Verses 4 & 5, we learn that Jesus' work on earth was finished and now He wanted to be glorified with the glory He had in eternity.

      Verses

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