Tag: christian
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Align Those Desires
4Delight yourself in the LORD,and he will give you the desires of your heart.–Psalm 37 We live in a world that encourages us to follow our hearts, to recognize our passions and let them lead us in our choices. We are told to find out what brings us most pleasure and pursue that thing. Just focus…
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Under His Wings
7How precious is your steadfast love, O God!The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.–Psalm 36 I want to take you on a little journey this morning through one of my favorite books of the Bible, Ruth. A man once left Bethlehem with his wife and two sons to look for…
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David’s Struggle
22You have seen, O LORD; be not silent!O Lord, be not far from me!23Awake and rouse yourself for my vindication,for my cause, my God and my Lord!24Vindicate me, O LORD, my God,according to your righteousness,and let them not rejoice over me!25Let them not say in their hearts,“Aha, our heart’s desire!”Let them not say, “We have swallowed him…
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Your Go-to Move
1I will bless the LORD at all times;his praise shall continually be in my mouth.2My soul makes its boast in the LORD;let the humble hear and be glad.3Oh, magnify the LORD with me,and let us exalt his name together!–Psalm 34 When you play sports, you have a move or a skill that you get good at. You make that your…
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Waiting on the Inside
20Our soul waits for the LORD;he is our help and our shield.21For our heart is glad in him,because we trust in his holy name.22Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us,even as we hope in you.–Psalm 33 We don’t know who wrote Psalm 33. We don’t know exactly what they were going through. But these verses…
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Have Theses Two Verses at the Ready
14But I trust in you, O LORD;I say, “You are my God.”15My times are in your hand;rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors!–Psalm 31 When I go on hospital visits, these are one of the two main verses I have with me (Psalm 46:10 being the other). They are a great…
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For They Shall Be Comforted
11You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,12that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent.O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever!–Psalm 30 We don’t know why David was mourning. This psalm was part of the dedication of the Temple that…
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Moving Forward
11But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;redeem me, and be gracious to me.12My foot stands on level ground;in the great assembly I will bless the LORD.–Psalm 26 I journey with people who have lost loved ones. I oversee a grief support group at my church. And we have a saying, “We don’t move…
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Humility Matters More
8Good and upright is the LORD;therefore he instructs sinners in the way.9He leads the humble in what is right,and teaches the humble his way.10All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness,for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.–Psalm 25 I love the Joseph story in Genesis for many reasons. And my favorite new reason…
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The Satisfied Sheep
1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.–Psalm 23 One of the most famous chapters of the Bible. It’s a guaranteed read at a funeral graveside service, and it’s a fountain of theology. Yeah, you read that right. We just need this verse. A verse so famous, that you might be able to approach random people…
Joel M Bradshaw 