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Focus. Recharge. ACTION!

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John 6:15 When Jesus, knowing that they meant to come and seize Him that they might make Him king, withdrew again to the hillside by Himself alone. 16 When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea. 17 And they took a boat and were going across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and still Jesus had not [yet] come back to them. 18 Meanwhile, the sea was getting rough and rising high because of a great and violent wind that was blowing. 19 [However] when they had rowed three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and approaching the boat. And they were afraid [terrified]. 20 But Jesus said to them, It is I; be not afraid! [I AM; stop being frightened!] John 6:15-20, Amplified Bible In John 5: 41 , Jesus says to the Jews that He sought not the fame among men. The Amplified Bible states: ‘I receive not glory from men [I crave no human honor, I look for no mortal fame],’ In John 6:15 , He proves what He says. Father God had a plan, a purpose for Jesus; a cal

Healing Inside

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Isa 53:5 But he [was] wounded for our transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace [was] upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. Wounds are the result of violence against a living being. An injury, a hurt, an abrasion, a gash … they’re all wounds. Sometimes, the body is hurt, and sometimes, the heart. The pain, the agony, the discomfort; it’s a constant reminder that, yes, it’s still there. We may cover it up in layers of bandage, but when something hits the spot, we know it was still there. There are some of us out here with deep wounds of many kinds that we carry around every day; wounds in our hearts, souls, and spirits; wounds that we have learned to live with. A few months back, there was a time that I became lazy about clipping my toe nails. I’d painted them so, to me, they looked nice. However, when I wore sports shoes, they hurt me. I was going to the gym (almost) regularly then, so I was wearing those almost every day. Day aft