Tag: hope
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When was the last time you prayed this?
4As for me, I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me;heal me, for I have sinned against you!”–Psalm 41 Here’s what this powerful verse teaches us. A prayer like this should be often for you sin against God often. It maintains a humble, dependent perspective with God and a sobering reality regarding our sins. This is another…
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Speak of Your Salvation
9I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation; behold, I have not restrained my lips, as you know, O LORD.10I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart; I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation; I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness from the great congregation.–Psalm 40…
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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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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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How Sin Leads Us
1Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes. 2For he flatters himself in his own eyes that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated. 3The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit; he has ceased to act wisely and do good. 4He plots…
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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…
Joel M Bradshaw 