{"id":231,"date":"2022-06-06T22:06:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T22:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/?page_id=231"},"modified":"2022-06-06T22:07:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T22:07:38","slug":"daily-word-encouragement-duplicate-224","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/daily-word-encouragement-duplicate-224\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Word Encouragement &#8211; Duplicate &#8211; [#224]"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"231\" class=\"elementor elementor-231\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd3aef3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd3aef3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Daily-Encouragement-1024x481.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Daily-Encouragement-768x360.jpg 768w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Daily-Encouragement-1536x721.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80d5698 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80d5698\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0a0939\" data-id=\"a0a0939\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d6bf25 premium-blog-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-blog\" data-id=\"7d6bf25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;force_height&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_grid&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_layout&quot;:&quot;even&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_columns_number&quot;:&quot;50%&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_columns_number_tablet&quot;:&quot;50%&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_columns_number_mobile&quot;:&quot;100%&quot;,&quot;scroll_to_offset&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-blog.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-wrap  premium-blog-even\" data-page=\"231\" data-pagination=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"229\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-modern\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/creator\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/billy-huynh-W8KTS-mhFUE-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4634\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/billy-huynh-W8KTS-mhFUE-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/billy-huynh-W8KTS-mhFUE-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/billy-huynh-W8KTS-mhFUE-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/billy-huynh-W8KTS-mhFUE-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/billy-huynh-W8KTS-mhFUE-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/creator\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Creator<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/creator\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tCreator\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>April 14, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">The creation belongs to the Creator&#8230;no matter what mankind may think&#8230; The earth is the Lord\u2019s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him. For he laid the \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"229\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-modern\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/security-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/david-mullins-3Jnws1iRSwk-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4630\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/david-mullins-3Jnws1iRSwk-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/david-mullins-3Jnws1iRSwk-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/david-mullins-3Jnws1iRSwk-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/david-mullins-3Jnws1iRSwk-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/david-mullins-3Jnws1iRSwk-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/security-2\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Security<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/security-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tSecurity\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>April 13, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Even in the most difficult times, God&#8217;s presence is our security&#8230; Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"229\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-modern\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/my-shepherd\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jaka-skrlep-kfv21yEf-6Y-unsplash-1024x769.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4627\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jaka-skrlep-kfv21yEf-6Y-unsplash-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jaka-skrlep-kfv21yEf-6Y-unsplash-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jaka-skrlep-kfv21yEf-6Y-unsplash-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jaka-skrlep-kfv21yEf-6Y-unsplash-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jaka-skrlep-kfv21yEf-6Y-unsplash-2048x1538.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/my-shepherd\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span>My Shepherd<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/my-shepherd\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tMy Shepherd\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>April 12, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">The Lord&#8230;your caregiver and provider&#8230;you need no other&#8230; The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. Psalm 23:1-2 \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"229\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-modern\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/your-confidence\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ronda-dorsey-ZoVR7mPHMGo-unsplash-1024x719.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4624\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ronda-dorsey-ZoVR7mPHMGo-unsplash-1024x719.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ronda-dorsey-ZoVR7mPHMGo-unsplash-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ronda-dorsey-ZoVR7mPHMGo-unsplash-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ronda-dorsey-ZoVR7mPHMGo-unsplash-1536x1079.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ronda-dorsey-ZoVR7mPHMGo-unsplash-2048x1439.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/your-confidence\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Your Confidence<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/clcbranson.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/your-confidence\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tYour Confidence\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>April 11, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Confidence in any, other than the Lord is futile&#8230; Some nations boast of their chariots and horses, but we boast in the name of the Lord our God. 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