{"id":841,"date":"2023-11-15T01:46:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T01:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rap.us\/?p=841"},"modified":"2023-11-15T01:46:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T01:46:41","slug":"scripture-brings-strength-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rap.us\/?p=841","title":{"rendered":"Scripture Brings Strength"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Philippians 4:13 teaches that God gives us strength to do anything we need. It is God who brings strength (Isaiah 40:29) in all areas including the ones we are weak in. God is strong (2 Corinthians 12:9). The Bible teaches us that it gives God glory when we trust in Him when we are weak, God never fails. Jesus taught \u201cI will never leave you; never will I forsake you. \u201cAnd be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Matthew 28:20 ESV\u201d. God even spoke in the Old Testament telling us, \u201cBe strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:6 NIV\u201d \u201cFinally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Ephesians 6:10\u201d The greatest choice we can make in life is to trust God. Jesus came so that we could be forgiven of our sins, however that is not all God came to give us a better life. The only way to fulfill God\u2019s purpose in our lives is to trust in Him. I\u2019m thankful for God\u2019s abundant grace and mercy, amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philippians 4:13 teaches that God gives us strength to do anything we need. It is God who brings strength (Isaiah 40:29) in all areas including the ones we are weak in. God is strong (2 Corinthians 12:9). The Bible teaches us that it gives God glory when we trust in Him when we are weak, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rap.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rap.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rap.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rap.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rap.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=841"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rap.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":842,"href":"https:\/\/rap.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/841\/revisions\/842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rap.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rap.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rap.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}