Psalms
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Unless the Lord…
Psalm 127 A song for pilgrams ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of Soloman. 1 Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted.Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good.2 It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night,anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest
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Peace In the Valley
Psalm 119:160, 165 “All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.” “Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.” The definition of stumble is “to trip or momentarily lose one’s balance; almost fall.” Stumbling requires one to proceed forward, believing your next step is solid, only
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The Benefit of Affliction
Psalm 119:71 “It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees.” I often talk about cycling and how the best way to describe it is managing your pain. You often go into what is called “the hurt locker.” It is the place where the pain you are experiencing blocks
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The Blessed Man’s Check List
Psalm 119:1-7 1 Joyful are people of integrity, who follow the instructions of the Lord.2 Joyful are those who obey his laws and search for him with all their hearts.3 They do not compromise with evil, and they walk only in his paths.4 You have charged us to keep your commandments carefully.5 Oh, that my actions would consistently reflect your decrees!6 Then I will not be ashamed when
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Getting to Know the Father
Psalm 117 “Praise the Lord, all you nations; extol him, all you people. For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord.” If you spend enough time with someone, you get to know them. You begin to finish each other’s sentences and predict their actions. This close
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Seeing the Unseen
Psalm 115:8 “Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them.” Humans have a tendency to believe only when we see. Social media has capitalized on this. From any social media app or site, you can find plenty of things to see. Those images and videos have been
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The Pancake Flip of Faith
Psalm 112:7 “They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting the Lord.” You know the friends you have who are constantly looking for bad news? Those people who seem to seek out the bad and say, “I told you so! This was going to happen!” Sometimes they are right, but
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Before It Breaks
Psalm 111:10 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;” “The [reverent] fear of the Lord is the beginning (the prerequisite, the absolute essential, the alphabet) of wisdom;” amplified version Not to keep pounding on the AC repair we just had in our house, but the Lord just keeps giving me something to learn. The AC
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Worthless Help
Psalm 108:12 “Give us aid against the enemy, for human help is worthless.” The other day, I came downstairs and noticed that the downstairs was colder than the upstairs. Naturally, I went to the thermostat to check what was up. Even though the thermostat was on heat and set at 70 degrees, the downstairs was a
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Pull, Don’t Push
Psalm 95:1 “Come let us sing for joy to the Lord:” Psalm 96:1 “Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth” Psalm 98:1 “Sing to the Lord a new song,” Psalm 99:3 “Let them praise your great and awesome name — he is holy.” Psalm 100:2 “come before him with joyful
Let It Go 