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When the Darkness Will Not Lift

When the Darkness Will Not Lift

Doing What We Can While We Wait …for God — and Joy

by John Piper
It is utterly crucial that in our darkness we affirm the wise, strong hand of God to hold us — even when we have no strength to hold him.

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Isaiah 64:1–4; 46:1–4: God Works for Those Who Wait
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When the Darkness Will Not Lift

When the Darkness Will Not Lift

Doing What We Can While We Wait …for God — and Joy

by John Piper
It is utterly crucial that in our darkness we affirm the wise, strong hand of God to hold us — even when we have no strength to hold him.

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