Tag: psalm 119
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The Only Hope for the Lost
176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant,for I do not forget your commandments.–Psalm 119 Two other Bible moments came to mind as I read this final verse from the longest chapter in the Bible. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid…
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The Addict’s Struggle
133Keep steady my steps according to your promise, and let no iniquity get dominion over me.–Psalm 119 Here are three points that jump out at me from today’s text.
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Turn On the Light!
05Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.–Psalm 119 A few years ago I recall being persuaded by a nutritionist to add additional glasses of water to my daily intake. I wish I could tell you that it aided my weight loss journey tremendously. But it did guarantee one…
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Mercy Required
77Let your mercy come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.–Psalm 119 There is a tension with the law of God. Paul summed it up well. What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the…
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Companions
63I am a companion of all who fear you,of those who keep your precepts.–Psalm 119 I journey with all kinds of people. I keep many people on my radar and when I see them I connect with them. If I see you at a church service or at the store then you are important to…
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Sovereign Inner Guidance
36Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain! 37Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways.–Psalm 119 Here are five points I would like to make regarding this passage. Now I want you to ponder your story. Is there any lasting hope for you as…
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What Are You Storing in Your Heart?
11I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.–Psalm 119 I counsel my friends journeying with depression to maintain a quiver of arrows ready to draw upon and fire. Each of those arrows is a powerful piece of self-talk based upon Biblical truth. And the best arrows are…
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Your Daily Journey Has a Destination
3Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain, and to the place where You dwell.-Psalm 43
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Long Forwards
123My eyes long for your salvation and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.–Psalm 119 The psalmist was in a rough situation with enemies that pursued him. He looked towards the deliverance promised him by God. It’s a good principle for us. We are tempted to long backwards. Some look back at the past and…
Joel M Bradshaw 