Ps 39:12-13 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
13 O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.
KJV
The word stranger brings some things to mind and most of them not good. Children are told not to talk to strangers, not to accept gifts from […]
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2 Tim 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
KJV
Do you know of a foundation that will stand sure, that we endure the test of time, that will never fall or fail? I can take a walk and find some foundations that have failed as I have done many times over the years. Just a […] -
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Ps 118:23-24 This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.
24 This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
KJV
What will make this a day you can rejoice in this morning, a day you can be glad about all day? Many tragic and sad things may take place in your life today and in the lives of those around you, yet we still have this proclamation “This […] -
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Song 2:15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.
KJV
This verse points out little things that seem harmless but can cause great and at times permanent damage. A little fox in the vineyard at that time would eat away at the roots of the vines and destroy them and it is an illustration of little sins that seem to cause no harm left in our lives that will cause […] -
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Ps 30:1-5 I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
2 O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
3 O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
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Ps 127:1-2 Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
KJV
Did you know the word late is found just three times in the Bible and never refers to God in any way? Our God is […] -
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Ps 116:12-15 What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me?
13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.
14 I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
KJV
Verse fifteen is one I ponder over as I wonder how something that brings so much pain […] -
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John 17:16-17 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
KJV
What is it that separates people? Most often it is truth and the truth of the Word of God. Jesus stated “They are not of the world.” Why? They had believed the truth, they believed what Jesus had told them, they had turned from the world and sin, received Jesus not only as […] -
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Eph 5:16-17 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
Col 4:5-6 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
KJV
Perhaps a little later than usual this morning posting this as I did have an early morning errand to […] -
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Ps 147:12-18 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
16 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can […]