Be real as I am real

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? Psalm 22:1 Psalm 22 falls in the category of Psalms called 'Messiahnic Psalms'. These are Psalms that look forward to the coming of Jesus and his life
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How to be blessed

1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. 3 That person
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The source of my help

I lift up my eyes to the mountains – where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 121:1-2 This is a short Psalm. You would do well to read all 8 verses and make them your thankful prayer that God is watching
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Better is one day

Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. Psalms 84:10 As I turn to my schedule and come to today's planned verse, I can still hear my friends Desmon
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More Precious Than Gold

9 The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring for ever. The decrees of the Lord are firm, and all of them are righteous. 10 They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb. 11 By
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Slow to anger, rich in love

8 The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. 9 The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made. Psalm 145:8-9 As we look to the Psalms to ignite our prayers, we come today to Psalm 145 that gives more insight into what God is like. Gracious!
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Glimpses of Majesty

Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens. Psalms 8:1 Over the next few days we will be finding strength and inspiration in the Psalms. This book is rich with promises, praise, prayer and prophecy among
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Guard your heart

Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 4:23 In the New Testament we read that out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. According to Proverbs, it's apparently more than just our words that come from our heart
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Sharpen and be sharpened

As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17 Yesterday, we spoke a little bit about being one's own god and how our human nature is that we like to be in charge of our own lives. One way this manifests itself is that we do not like be
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Walk the way of life

There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. Proverbs 14:12 You've got to love the Message paraphrase of the Bible. Here's how it puts this verse: “There’s a way of life that looks harmless enough; look again—it leads straight to hell. Sure, those
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