Tag: faith
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Wait for Godly Things
7“And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you.8Deliver me from all my transgressions. Do not make me the scorn of the fool!–Psalm 39 During the quarantine of 2020 I recorded a short podcast series called WAIT. It explored four biblical chapters from the season when David was a fugitive…
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How David Saw His Situation
1O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath!2For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has come down on me. 3There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin.4For my iniquities have gone over my…
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Puzzle Box
3Trust in the LORD, and do good;dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.4Delight yourself in the LORD,and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5Commit your way to the LORD;trust in him, and he will act.6He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,and your justice as the noonday. 7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for…
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Is Anyone Like God?
9Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD,exulting in his salvation.10All my bones shall say,“O LORD, who is like you…–Psalm 35 David hadn’t been delivered yet. He was still looking forward to his salvation. He was hoping for help and then proclaiming what he would say. Maybe you are in one of those moments with God where…
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Truly Blessed
1Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,whose sin is covered.2Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity,and in whose spirit there is no deceit.–Psalm 32 Just let those words sink in. Forgiven. Covered. No longer counting the iniquity. For the sinner with no hope of paying his or her eternal bill this is…
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Your Times are in God’s Hand
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 We don’t know what specific trouble David faced in this psalm. But David faced many enemies through his life. He had a season being chased…
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Respond Like David
6Blessed be the LORD! For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.7The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.–Psalm 28 If you exclusively follow Jesus in faith and are intentional about glorifying God, then…
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Light, Salvation, Stronghold
1The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?–Psalm 27 David had enemies and he was afraid. He saw no other answer to his situation than to lean upon his relationship with God. What do you use to light your spiritual darkness? Where is…
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The Sinner’s Prayer
6Remember your mercy, O LORD, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. 7Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O LORD! 8Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. 9He leads the humble…
Joel M Bradshaw 