Tag: jesus
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3 Urban Legends
10He does not deal with us according to our sins,nor repay us according to our iniquities.11For as high as the heavens are above the earth,so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;12as far as the east is from the west,so far does he remove our transgressions from us.–Psalm 103 Many people cherish…
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Our Turn
18Let this be recorded for a generation to come,so that a people yet to be created may praise the LORD:19that he looked down from his holy height;from heaven the LORD looked at the earth,20to hear the groans of the prisoners,to set free those who were doomed to die,21that they may declare in Zion the name of the LORD,and in…
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Hate Your Evil
10O you who love the LORD, hate evil!…–Psalm 97 Many would read a line like this from Psalm 97 and feel justified. They look at the evil in this world and then all of a sudden feel that noble urge within them to hate it in the name of the Lord. The problem is that hatred…
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Coffee and Bible
13But I, O LORD, cry to you;in the morning my prayer comes before you.–Psalm 88 This was a hard psalm and a hard situation. The sons of Korah prayed a depressing prayer full of pain and tears. But they prayed. They illustrated a wonderful principle that has helped me in my depression. Get up and spend…
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Find Strength in God
5Blessed are those whose strength is in you…–Psalm 84 I had the absolute honor to teach on Step 4 last night at our local Celebrate Recovery. Doing a fearless moral and spiritual inventory years ago absolutely changed my life and I am grateful for this pivotal ministry. The main verse for Celebrate Recovery is on…
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Your Name Is Near
1We give thanks to you, O God;we give thanks, for your name is near.We recount your wondrous deeds.–Psalm 75 The oddness of the expression grabbed ahold of me this morning. God’s name is near. Let’s look at Hebrew word usage and see if we can figure this out. For it was something that the psalmist Asaph…
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Do You Carry a Burden?
19Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation.–Psalm 68 David carried burdens. At one time, he ran from a tyrant king that wanted to kill him. David even had opportunities to kill this king and be free of the burden, but refused to touch the one God had made king.…
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Predestination, David Style
1Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion,and to you shall vows be performed.2O you who hear prayer,to you shall all flesh come.3When iniquities prevail against me,you atone for our transgressions.4Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts!We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness…
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God, the Only Hope
7Truly no man can ransom another, or give to God the price of his life,8for the ransom of their life is costly and can never suffice,9that he should live on forever and never see the pit.–Psalm 49 The general understanding was that after death, a person went to Sheol, the underworld, the grave, the place…
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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…
Joel M Bradshaw 