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GIVEN OVER So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts, to follow their own counsels. Psalm 81:12 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts… —Romans 1:24 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts… —Romans 1:26 God gave them over to a depraved mind… —Romans 1:28             These are very concerning words— “God gave them over.” When men follow their own counsels then anything can happen.   The only solid foundation is the Word of God. All other foundations are but shifting sand. Everything, yes everything that is built on shifting sand will come crashing down.   Only that which is built…

DISCIPLESHIP Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth! I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old, things that we have heard and known, that our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, and the wonders that he has done. He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children, that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them…

REMEMBER I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your wonders of old. I will ponder all your work, and meditate on your mighty deeds. Your way, O God, is holy. What god is great like our God? —Psalm 77:11-13             What deed or deeds of our Lord come right to your mind? What came to mind and why did that come to mind? I just thought about when He created in six days.   How awesome was that! Think of the power, the creativity, the design, the interconnectedness and then He made man to be a steward of it!   Wow!             We are told to ponder and…

  WOW! OUR AWESOME GOD! For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.”  Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due.  And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works: “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin.” —Romans 4:3-8 That is why his faith was…

MAY THE EARTH BE FILLED WITH HIS GLORY! Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.  Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and Amen! —Psalm 72:18-19             What wondrous things have you seen our Lord do? The statement above says He does wondrous things, so what have you seen Him do? The desire of David was to see the earth filled with His glory. Is that our desire as well? It so, how are we serving Him that His glory could be seen in and through us?             Think about this— Jesus said His followers…

  HE BEARS US UP! Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Our God is a God of salvation, and to GOD, the Lord, belong deliverances from death. —Psalm 68:19-20             It is our Lord God Almighty who bears us up daily. Without Him we wouldn’t be breathing. He not only created all things but He holds all things together— “He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together” (Colossians 1:17). He is the only way of salvation (Acts 4:12) and the only one who delivers us from death (Hebrews 2:14). Yes, truly, our Lord bears us up daily and for all…

SALVATION IN GOD ALONE For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. –Psalm 62:1-2  For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.  He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.  On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God.  Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. —Psalm 62:5-8 So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are…

MY REFUGE  O my Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love. –Psalm 59:17  God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. —Psalm 46:1      Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. —Psalm 124:8 My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. —Psalm 121:2             My strength is in the Lord. I have none of my own. If I think I do then I am setting myself up for a fall. He is my fortress, my protection, my refuge. In Him is my…

HE KNOWS YOUR PAIN! You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book? —Ps 56:8 Surely He… carried our sorrows. —Isaiah 53:4 I served the Lord with great humility and with tears and in the midst of severe testing… —Acts 20:19 So be on your guard! Remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears. —Acts 20:31 Recalling your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy. —II Timothy 1:4            God knows your pain! Each tear that has slowly rolled down your cheek has been…

CAST AND BE SUSTAINED AND NOT MOVED Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved. —Psalm 55:22             Why carry your burden? Our Lord desires to take it and sustain you. He does not want those following Him to be moved because of a burden. Jesus said, “Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For My yoke is easy and My burden is light” (Matt…