In God I Trust

Psalm 56:3-4
When I am afraid, I will trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?

Sometimes, when I get so busy, I’m afraid that I am cheating God. This will be my refrain today.

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Wait for the Lord

Psalm 27:14
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.

I know He forgives. I know He hears. I know He knows. And so I clamor… what is taking so long? What more must I do? And today, He says, “Wait!” I dislike waiting. It doesn’t feel active enough…. at least, [...]

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I will heal them

Isaiah 57:18-19
“I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him, creating praise on the lips of the mourners in Israel. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the Lord. “And I will heal them.”

I don’t think this is physical healing… this is healing of [...]

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Enlarge the place of your tent

Isaiah 54:2, 4-5
Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, stengthen your stakes…Do not be afraid; you will not suffer shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth and remember no more the reproach of [...]

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4/8/07: Set your heart on things above

Colossians 3:1-4
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of god. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, [...]

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4/7/07: Alive with Christ

Colossians 2:13-14
When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. [...]

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4/6/07: …like a lamb to slaughter

Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.

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