11 Sunday Dec 2016
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We hope you enjoy today as a day of reflection and worship. This is a great day to catch up on reading and spending time with family and friends.
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10 Saturday Dec 2016
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There are times when we all sin and there are consequences to sin. But there is also nothing wrong with asking for mercy from those consequences. David recognized this in Psalm 38:1, O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. While David knew punishment for his sin would come, he asked God to not punish him in His wrath. While we all know God doesn’t work that way, it is comforting to know God loves us and is not in the business of looking for ways to hurt us. In the end, God loves us and ultimately wants what is best for us.
09 Friday Dec 2016
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There is a right way and a wrong way to succeed. The right way involves hard worth through a strong character and integrity. The wrong way comes through cheating and stealing from others. In Psalm 37:7 David says, Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. When we do the right things and wait for God’s timing, He blesses us and we can be proud of our accomplishments through Him.
08 Thursday Dec 2016
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David, even with a limited understanding of astronomy, knew how infinite the heavens were. In Psalm 36:5 David uses the infiniteness of the heavens to describe God’s love for us, Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the sky. It is this unfailing and endless love God has for each of us if we simply choose to believe and accept it. God cares for us more than we can ever imagine.
07 Wednesday Dec 2016
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David knew God was always going to protect him no matter how powerful was the enemy against him. In Psalm 35:10 David praises God by saying, My whole being will exclaim, “Who is like you, O LORD? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them. When powerful forces come against you, remember God is more powerful than they could ever be, and He will never leave your side.
06 Tuesday Dec 2016
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Faith, Hope, Protection, Trust
When we trust in God to protect us in hard times, He delivers us. When the Bible talks about “fearing” the Lord, it means we respect Him and trust Him. He never stops sheltering us from this crazy world if we simply believe in Him and His ability to deliver us.
The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.
Psalm 34:7
05 Monday Dec 2016
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God is our all-powerful creator. He created us, and all that is around us into being. If God is able to do this, then He is able to do so much more. Let us not fear or doubt His ability, but let us trust and believe.
For he spoke and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
Psalm 33:9
04 Sunday Dec 2016
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We hope you enjoy today as a day of reflection and worship. This is a great day to catch up on reading and spending time with family and friends.
If you ever come across anything you’d like me to post on this blog, please feel free to contact me at dino.evangelista@gmail.com.
03 Saturday Dec 2016
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When we trust in God for the forgiveness of our sin, we are truly blessed. God has the ability to cover our sin as if it never happened when we trust and believe in him to do it. David recognized this in Psalm 32. He understood the impact forgiveness has in bringing true joy. When we ask God to forgive us of our sins, He gives us real happiness and relief from the guilt of carrying the burden.
Blessed is he whose transgression are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
– Psalm 32:1
02 Friday Dec 2016
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David knew he could be strong because he could lean on the strength of the Lord. In Psalm 31:24 David says, Be Strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord. Our hope comes from God. If we had to rely on our own strength all the time, it would falter. Praise God for being our strength, no matter the circumstances.
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