WITH OR WITHOUT YOU

See the thorn twist in your side

I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 2 Corinthians 12:7 NIV

They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. Matthew 27:28-29 NIV

But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear... John 19:33-34 NIV

And you give yourself away

Jesus: "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." Mark 10:45 NIV see also Matthew 20:28

Jesus: "Give away your life; you'll find life given back, but not merely given back—given back with bonus and blessing. Giving, not getting, is the way." Luke 6:37-38 MSG

Jesus: "Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds." John 12:24 NIV

Yeah, we'll shine like stars in the summer night
We'll shine like stars in the winter night

Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. Philippians 2:15-16 NIV

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God Via Human Relationships