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God of the Brokenhearted

Posted by Jesse Pingenot in Student

When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears and he delivers them out of all their troubles. The LORD is near to the brokenhearted, and he saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all. He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken.—Psalm 34:17-20 Being hurt sucks. That’s kind of the nature of it. If it were pleasant, we wouldn’t be hurt. We certainly…

The Way Out

Posted by Jesse Pingenot in Student

No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. (1 Cor 10:13, ESV). “God won’t give you more than you can handle.” You hear it all the time. It’s usually said by people who aren’t having a hard time, to people who are having…

God Makes You Sufficient

Posted by Jesse Pingenot in Student

Such is the confidence we have through Christ toward God. Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God, who has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit, for the letter kills but the Spirit gives life. –2 Cor 3:4-6   I’ve been thinking about this passage a lot lately. I’ve stepped back from the campus this semester to…