Category: Psalms
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The Bliss of the Ignorant
Psalm 19:12 “Who can discern his errors? Declare me innocent from hidden faults.” Have you ever heard the saying, “Ignorance is bliss”? It means that if you don’t know about something, you won’t worry about it. That’s why some people never read, watch, or listen to the news – they don’t want to be depressed by…
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Our Greatest Help
Psalm 20:1 “May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!” To whom do you turn in a time of need? What do you do when the chips are down but you don’t know what to do? Do you turn to a parent, a friend, a psychiatrist, or…
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It’s Personal
Psalm 139:17-18 “How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I would count them, they are more than the sand.” Do you read the Bible? Do you realize it is a message written to you, personally? If you don’t read it, what a shame to miss what was meant for…
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The Greatness of God
1 John 4:8 “God is love” Isaiah 6:3 “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God almighty” Psalm 25:8 “Good and upright is the Lord.” Exodus 34:6 “The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.” All of the statements above about God’s nature could be considered massive understatements, primarily…
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Loving Sinners. Hating Sin.
Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.” “Love the sinner and hate the sin” –…
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The Secret Place
Psalm 91:1 (NKJV) “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” Do you have any secrets? Some secrets are fun to keep – like some secret gift we are planning to give someone we love on their birthday or at Christmas. Others are necessary in…
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Source of strength
Psalm 119:133 “Keep steady my steps according to your promise, and let no iniquity get dominion over me.” Every person on earth has areas of weakness. Another way of saying this is that there are many things in this world that are stronger than we are. In the physical realm, one only needs to think…
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The sojourners
Judges 16:30 “And Samson said, ‘Let me die with the Philistines.’” Psalm 39:4-5, 12-13 “O Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am! Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely all mankind stands as a…
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The sword that divides
John 17:17 “Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.” Psalm 119:104 “Through your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.” In John 17 Jesus prays that His followers would be sanctified, i.e., set apart to God and separated from the world and all the sin that so characterizes it. This is the concept…
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Are you grateful?
Psalm 145:15-16 “The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. You open your hand; you satisfy the desire of every living thing.” Do you realize how dependent you are on God for the most basic necessities of life? If you eat anything today, it is only because God provided it…
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