Category: Psalms
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If a man does not repent
If a man does not repent, God will whet his sword; he has bent and readied his bow; he has prepared for him his deadly weapons, making his arrows fiery shafts. (Psalm 7:12-13) Continuing my theme of the fear of the Lord, here’s a vivid picture for you. The Almighty God, Creator of heaven and…
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Rejoice with trembling
Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. (Psalm 2:11) Here’s a verse you won’t see on a coffee cup anytime soon. To the modern christian, fear of the Lord is something that belongs to the Old Testament, along with the law. Now, God is love and we don’t think, or talk, about fearing him.…
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The light of His presence
You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence. (Psalm 90:8) The first line of this verse is fairly easy to read and gloss over. We know this, right? God sees our iniquities. The second line makes it clearer, more vivid. Even our secret sins, you know the…
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Pray for their ultimate good
Let them be put to shame and dismayed forever; let them perish in disgrace, (Psalms 83:17) Jesus tells us to pray for our enemies (Matthew 5:44), but I doubt this is what most of us think he meant. Here in Psalm 83 David is praying for the enemies that threaten the nation of Israel. Interestingly…
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a path to help
Our help is in the name of The Lord, who made heaven and earth. Psalm 124:8 Just like for the psalmist and God’s chosen people before us, our help comes from one source alone – the name of The Lord. It does not come from our own strength and intellect, or even our neighbors’, literally…
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the greatest job on earth
Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker! For he is our God and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. Psalm 95: 6-7 It is a beautiful thing to worship and bow before our Maker, the God of the universe.…
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i have peace, do you?
Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. (Psalm 62:8) God is a safe place for his people. He can be trusted at all times, regardless of the circumstances in our life. I heard a pastor once say that the safest place we…
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turn to me
Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. The troubles of my heart are enlarged; bring me out of my distresses. Consider my affliction and my trouble, and forgive all my sins. (Psalm 25:16) We have all been there, if we aren’t currently there. As humans, we are all…
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free desktop: locked door
This weekend we have a free download image to pretty up your computer, your phone, your tablet, even your Facebook page. This is a photo I took, here in Southie, and we’re providing it at full resolution if you’d like to print it. You are free to use the image for any personal use. We…
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near to the brokenhearted
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. (Psalm 34:18) Years 16 – 24 were some of the darkest, yet most beautiful years of my life so far. During that time, because of an illness, I reached the end of myself physically, mentally, and emotionally. On the outside all seemed…