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Posts tagged "word of God"

Hold Fast

Psalms Reflection

Ever feel out of step with the world? You should. We are counter-cultural people. Our citizenship is in heaven. As such it can feel like we are swimming against the current. David laments this fact when he cries out to the Lord in Psalm 12:1, “Please help me, Lord! All who were faithful and all who were loyal have disappeared.”

In our culture talk is cheap.

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Choosing Wisely Every Day

Psalms Reflection

There is seldom a shortage of people who would like to lose weight. I have sat in a few weight loss programs trying to lose that last ten pounds. I have noticed, those who are strikingly successful do the program, whatever it is, wholeheartedly and they keep doing it.

In Psalm 119:1-24 we meet the Psalmist whose heart’s cry is to walk in the ways of God.

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God’s Unchanging Word

Psalms Reflection

What we allow to fill our view, influences our actions. If I stare at a wonderful piece of cheesecake, it will not be long before I am eating it. The Word of God and the truth we find in the Word of God are like that.

The psalmist reminds us of the sustaining power of God’s teaching.

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