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    Pain

    by TerryLema May 27, 2022

    My doctor reduced the dosage of my infusion medication. It is a trial period to see if I am in remission or if the auto-immune diseases are just under control. The proof will be if the PMR and GCA pain returns. So now I am on the watch trying to determine if the pain I have is from the diseases, from old age, or from the side-effects of the medications or the lingering effects from the virus I had last year. And if that pain is going to stay at the level it is or get worse.

    Pain. Ugly four-letter word. Three years ago I was doing well. I did not wake up each morning thinking about pain. Then in the span of two weeks, pain invaded and has never left. Some days are worse than others, but all days I battle some sort of pain.

    Pain, of course, is a warning that something is wrong. It is not always physical; it can also be mental or emotional or spiritual. That makes a promise in the final book of our Bibles the most welcome of promises.

    John saw a new heaven and a new earth. Everything that was – was no more.  Then he heard a voice shout from heaven.

    “’Look! God’s dwelling is with humanity, and He will live with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will no longer exist; grief, crying, and pain will exist no longer, because the previous thing have passed away.’” Then the One seated on the throne said, “Look! I am making everything new.” He also said, “Write, because these words are faithful and true.’” [Revelation 21:4 HCSB]

    See that little phrase tucked right in the middle?  “Pain will exist no longer.”

    Pain tells us that something is wrong with us – but there is coming a time when there will never be anything wrong with us again – forever. I wonder if we will even ‘remember’ what pain was like?

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    One Small Act

    by TerryLema May 26, 2022
    May 26, 2022

    I’ve been thinking about my friend Nella today.  Nella was actually my mother’s friend.  They were as different as two people could be.  Nella over six foot, my mother under…

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    Boldly

    by TerryLema May 25, 2022
    May 25, 2022

    The last three days we have been in Hebrews 4. We have seen the Sword that judges and heals (the Word of God), we have noted that God sees everything…

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    Great Aunt Julie’s Jesus

    by TerryLema May 24, 2022
    May 24, 2022

    Heb 4:14-15:  “Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens—Jesus the Son of God—let us hold fast to the confession. For we do not have a…

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    To Whom We Must Give Account

    by TerryLema May 23, 2022
    May 23, 2022

    I wrote yesterday of the Word of God, that double edged sword that is living and active and able to penetrate and separate and judge the ideas and thoughts of…

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    The Sword That Heals

    by TerryLema May 22, 2022
    May 22, 2022

    Somehow, I ended up in Hebrews 4 this week in my personal reading. I love this chapter. It begins with a warning to not miss the “rest” God has for…

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    Brought Out … Brought In

    by TerryLema May 21, 2022
    May 21, 2022

    Deuteronomy 6:23: “But he brought us out from [Egypt] to bring us in and give us the land that he promised on oath to our forefathers.”   [NIV] “He brought us out…

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    Equals

    by TerryLema May 20, 2022
    May 20, 2022

    Often when I am reading through a passage of Scripture, I will read it in a number of verses. Doing that expands my understanding.  I was reading in Nahum the…

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    What a Contrast!

    by TerryLema May 19, 2022
    May 19, 2022

    I have a Bible-reading plan that I use to go through my Bible once a year.  I have been using it for decades. Each day has two OT chapters, one…

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    Surrender

    by TerryLema May 18, 2022
    May 18, 2022

    Kay Arthur wrote, “For believers, surrendering to God is not a one-time occurrence; it’s a matter of continually bowing our hearts before the Lord, laying our desire for control at…

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Pastor Terry Lema

Pastor Terry Lema has been married for 53 years, and has 3 children and 3 grandsons. Terry graduated from Trinity Bible College, and and recently retired as Lead Pastor at The Way Church in Middleton, Idaho.

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