Tag: jesus
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Language Lesson
1The LORD says to my Lord:“Sit at my right hand,until I make your enemies your footstool.”–Psalm 110 Your Bible probably writes the two titles differently. The Hebrew reads ne-um YHWH ladoni or “said Yahweh to my Lord”. What’s cool is that the Greek translation of the Old Testament, the Septuagint, has two forms of the same Greek…
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Remember Me
4Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people; help me when you save them…–Psalm 106 This psalm is one of confession and brokenness before God. The psalmist even confessed the historical sins of his ancestors who God brought out of Egypt and into the Promised Land. And in his humility, he uttered verse…
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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…
Joel M Bradshaw 