Psalms
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Wishing You a Blessed Day
Dear all, In my Bible reading today I read about King David repenting to God for his sins in the Old Testament and about God using Peter and John to heal a man lame from his mother’s womb in the New Testament. My reading from Psalms contained the following: Behold, as the eyes of servants Continue reading
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Praying For Good vs Praying For Evil
Greetings, all, In my Bible reading today, I was struck by how the psalmist prayed for his adversaries to be accursed and suffer shame. This contrasts sharply with the teaching of Jesus, who said we should love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. I suppose this is why Jesus is set apart Continue reading
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Be Thankful
Good morning, dear friends, In my Bible reading today I read about Saul being made king after the people of Israel rejected God because they wanted to be a kingdom like the nations around them. Their behaviour demonstrated envy, which we know to be sinful. Coincidentally, in my reading from Psalms today the importance of Continue reading
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Hope in His Unfailing Love
Praise the Lord. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him! The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel. He heals the broken-hearted and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name. Great is Continue reading
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The Lord is my Refuge
He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support. He brought me out into a Continue reading
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Take Heart
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.’ Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with Continue reading
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