Author: Phil Rehberg

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Our Future Blissful Marriage

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The most astonishing feature of the next age is that we will be “married” to the Lamb (Rev. 19:6-9; 21:2, 9-27; 22:17).[1] “In the story of redemption and the history of heaven the supreme event for which the ages are waiting is the marriage of the Lamb. The Bible is one long love story and redemption a divine romance of the love of God.”[2] The bride of the Lamb comes down out of heaven as the New Jerusalem (the city of the saints of God) “having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel” (21:11). Our wedding day will finally arrive and having been clothed in staggering beauty our loving Bridegroom will take us into his heart and ravish us in loving embrace forever. Being Christformed, deep will call to deep and form a complete, eternal spiritual bond with God. As in a human marriage, this union Continue Reading →

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Rest For His Beloved – Weekly Words Of Encouragement

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It is in vain that you rise up earlyand go late to rest,eating the bread of anxious toil;for he gives to his beloved sleep. Psalms 127:2 (ESV) Anxiety seems to be prevalent in all societies. Modern society has not reduced our anxiety; instead, it seems to have magnified it. We are in a pandemic of anxiety in America and our youth are especially afflicted. Anxiety treatment is a huge industry. Most of us are tempted to be anxious by our financial circumstances. We are anxious about having enough to afford what we need to sustain a moderate standard of living. But the Psalmist (Solomon) warns us against anxious work. If you are working so much that you are “late to rest” and not getting the sleep you need, then maybe anxiety is driving your daily routine. Is this what the Lord wants from his children? If the God of all Continue Reading →

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Are You Lacking Fulfillment?

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God gave humans healthy desires that he intends to fulfill, although he does not promise to fulfill all of them in this age. If our overall level of fulfillment is low then it is safe to say that we are in a time of suffering. The following fulfillment assessment helps us to see our overall level of fulfillment and to know which areas are most lacking. This will help us to focus on the areas of need and to embrace the recovery process for those areas. One of the important principles of fulfillment is that if we are severely lacking in fulfillment, then it will be very difficult to pursue new transformation. Instead, we have to apply our energy to enduring the deprivation and wait until we find some healing and fulfillment before we can embark on additional transformation. This assessment is also helpful when helping others through times of Continue Reading →

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Our Sorrow Will Turn To Joy – Weekly Words Of Encouragement

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Those who go out weeping,carrying seed to sow,will return with songs of joy,carrying sheaves with them. Psalms 126:6 (NIV) In this mortal life, sometimes we are like farmers who sow tears instead of seeds. We are sad about the destruction all around us; we watch people waste or ruin their lives because they turn away from Yahweh. Sometimes these are our loved ones, even our children, which magnifies our sorrow. We are sad about our own faults and failures in faith and love because we know that we cannot be fully one with the Lord. But God will germinate all these tears that we sow; they will produce a bumper crop. Jesus said: “Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted” (Matt. 5:4, NIV). Yahweh will comfort us with fruitfulness; the tears we shed now will produce an abundant harvest of blessing. “For this light momentary affliction is Continue Reading →

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Yahweh Watches Over You – Weekly Words Of Encouragement

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The LORD watches over you— the LORD is your shade at your right hand the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. Psalms 121:7-8 (NIV) Today’s post is a reminder of a very basic encouragement from Yahweh: he watches over us. He sees everything that goes on in our lives and he gazes on our lives because he loves us and wants to guide us. Sometimes it might seem like God is not watching our lives and is just letting bad things happen without any attention from him. But he is watching and he knows everything and he will act in his time. We are only in the first phase of the kingdom of God, so we must embrace suffering like Jesus did. But he is always watching and caring. He “will never leave you nor forsake you” (Heb. 13:5, ESV) and “he cares for Continue Reading →