He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber.Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper; The Lord is your shade at your right hand. Psalms 121:3-5 As you read these three verses from Psalm 121, do you get the impression that God is rather capable of keeping us in His loving hands. It seems…
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You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book? Psalm 56:8 There is this mentality once you give your life to Jesus, it will be smooth sailing after that. But even after getting saved, there is still sadness in life. We weep for those people we know who aren’t…
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The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him, In those who hope in His mercy. Psalm 147:11 The psalmist begins by declaring that, “it is good to sing praises to our God,” and then proceeds to explain why. God is merciful, and He heals the brokenhearted (Psalm 147:2-3), and He lifts up the humble (Psalm…
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“Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. And when He sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray.” Matthew 14:22-23 When we read this passage, it seems like Jesus was kind of in a…
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Then Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; it may be that the LORD will work for us. For nothing restrains the LORD from saving by many or by few. 1 Samuel 14:6 Just think about how God would use…
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The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7 The message and purpose of this book of Proverbs is laid out for us early in Chapter 1. We are told the main author was Solomon (Proverbs 1:1) and that he was writing to his son (Proverbs…
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Both these kings’ hearts shall be bent on evil, and they shall speak lies at the same table; but it shall not prosper, for the end will still be at the appointed time. Daniel 11:27 We seem to live in an age where those elected to office, whether on “our” team or “their” team, either…
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“The one who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. “And the one who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. The one who has found his…
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Blessed be the LORD, Who has not given us as prey to their teeth. Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers; The snare is broken, and we have escaped. Our help is in the name of the LORD, Who made heaven and earth. Psalm 124:6-8 Bless the Lord whose presence with us…
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