17 Tuesday Nov 2015
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In our reading today, Psalm 136 is all about God’s never ending love. As the author talks about all God has done for the people of Israel, he caps every verse with “His love endures forever”, because it does.
16 Monday Nov 2015
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It is easy to talk to the people around us when we are struggling, but there is nothing better than taking it directly to God. Psalm 118:8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man. It is futile to trust in anything more than the one who create us. God knows our circumstances better than us and He is the only one who has the ability to change it or give us peace.
14 Saturday Nov 2015
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As we reflect on last night’s tragedy in Paris, today’s Psalm brought to mind what the people of Paris must be going through after such a brutal attack on their city. Psalm 137:1 says, By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. We must never forget evil exists. Nothing is permanent including the most powerful governments of this world. Our hope, peace, and comfort comes only from God and our relationship with Him.
13 Friday Nov 2015
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Whether it is physically in a church building or figuratively in prayer and communication with God, we find comfort in being in the presence of the Lord. Psalm 84:4 Blesses are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you. True joy is found when we find a way to be in God’s presence.
12 Thursday Nov 2015
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It is easy to look to other people for advice, but the Lord should be our one source of truth. Psalm 40:4 says, Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods. Eventually people let us down, but the truth will always be found in Christ.
11 Wednesday Nov 2015
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The more we obey God and refuse to listen to those who reject and disobey Him, the happier we will be. Psalm 1:1 says, Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. Friends and colleagues can have a lot of influence over us. The big question is whether our friends build up our faith and encourage our relationship with God. True friends should help us draw closer to a relationship with God, not tear it down.
10 Tuesday Nov 2015
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Being popular, wealthy, or famous is not something to be envied. No matter how much money or notoriety someone has, it will all wither away in the end. Psalm 37:1-2 1 Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong; 2 for like the grass they will soon wither. like green plants they will soon die away. What matters in this life are the things that last for eternity, not just in this lifetime. God asks us to live our lives differently than how the rest of the world lives their lives. Our value comes from our relationship with God and what we do to impact this world for all eternity.
09 Monday Nov 2015
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Today we read the smallest chapter in the Bible, Psalm 117, 1 Praise the Lord, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples. 2 For great is his love towards us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord. God’s love is limitless. He is capable of loving the entire world no matter how much it loves Him back. God’s love is limitless.
07 Saturday Nov 2015
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In today’s reading, God Himself proclaims in Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” No matter what is breaking around us we can know that even if we sit still and do nothing, God is in control. Our peace comes from God and God alone. The sooner we realize that, the happier and more content we will be.
06 Friday Nov 2015
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There is only one way to salvation and it is through a relationship with God. In Psalm 62:2 David says, He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. When we take our eyes off of God, and our relationship with Him, we are swayed in every direction. But when we stand on the power of God, we cannot be moved.
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