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Psalm 37:23-24
King James Version (KJV)
“The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.”
Psalm 37 tells us how to please God:
:1. Fret not thyself
Fret not, is mentioned 3 times in this Psalm : “because of evildoers, fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.”
In short, worry about your own walk with God first. Get your life straight and leave others alone. God will take care of the rest.”
:2. Trust in the Lord,
Trust in the Lord: ” and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
:3. Delight thyself also in the Lord:
Delight in the Lord: ” and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. he (The Lord ) delighteth in his (your) way.”
:4. Commit thy way unto the Lord;
Commit thy way unto the Lord: ” trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.” Commitment doesn’t mean much if not joined with Trust.
:5. Rest in the Lord,
Rest in the Lord: ” and wait patiently for him: fret not ” Rest, Wait, Fret not all in one, this comes from commitment and trust.
:6. Cease from anger,
Cease from anger: (now He’s meddling ) ” and forsake wrath: fret not ” again building one from another, all relie on the others.
:7. Depart from evil, and do good
Depart from evil: ” and do good; and dwell for evermore. For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.”
:8. Wait on the Lord, and keep his way,
Wait on the Lord: ” Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.”
:9. Mark the perfect man,
Mark the perfect man: ” and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.”
Are you wondering how to improve your walk with the Lord? The directions are right here:
“The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.”
Now Lord, help us to walk in them.
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The English language translation of the Old Testament is troublesome. We have one English word that we use for 3 different Hebrew/Chaldee words. The word that is so overused is Lord.
In Genesis 1 we find that God (Elohim in the Hebrew/Chaldee language and means Creator/Ruler), created the heaven and earth. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. The Ruach or breath or breeze of Elohim moved upon the face of the waters.
We see the Lord mentioned for the first time here:
Genesis 2:4
King James Version (KJV)
4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,
The Lord mentioned in Genesis 2:4 is from the Hebrew word Yahweh, which the Hebrew people were not allowed to speak. So they added a few vowels to make it Yahovah, which in turn we made Jehovah. Which means the Self Existent or Eternal One. This is the word used must often for the God of Old Testament, the law, or as I think of Him, Father God.
We have the word lord translated from the Hebrew word Adoni, which means a physical man, a ruler, rich man of that time.
Than we have The Lord from the word Adonay, another name for the Lord, which means Sovereign Controller.
Psalm 110:1
King James Version (KJV)
110 The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. Jehovah said to Adonay. So I read it as the Father talking to the Son.
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they became fools,
Is it hate to disagree with and protest the direction and moral decline of our country. No; but the left will claim we are hate filled because we agree with the Word of God.
It is foolish to think this country can continue to be blessed by God when we accept sin as normal.
As a Christian, I call for all who love God, to stand fast, act like a man and stand against a government that doesn’t act in the best interest of her people.
Pray for Godly leaders, who are not afraid to stand for the truth. Who will fight for that we hold dear.
” Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,”
We have fools in places of power. ….God save us.
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what is good;
Genesis 27:28
King James Version (KJV)
“Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:”
” they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.”
“no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.”
“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High:”
“Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.”
“Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, ”
“acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.”
“For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; ”
“Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good. For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.”
“what doth the Lord require of thee, ”
“surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.”
“what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,”
but to do justly,
“Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:”
“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”
” the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.”
” It is joy to the just to do judgment:”
and to love mercy,
“will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.”
and to walk humbly with thy God?
” remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.”
” that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;”
” If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
” Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the Lord.”
” he shall save the humble person.”
” he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.”
” Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:”
” Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.”
” honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.”
” I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.”
” Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”
” he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.”
” God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.”
” Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:”
Micah 6:8
King James Version (KJV)
“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”
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Mark 6 is a chapter all about perception, the people. thought Jesus was doing mighty works. He said He could do no mighty works because of their unbelief
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He could only heal a few sick. He was doing the work of His Father. Being His Father’s hands.
He fed 5,000, walked on the water with Peter, calmed the storm. The desiples were astonished.
When they landed on the other side.
” And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him,And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.”
Do people run around the villages to bring the sick to your Sunday or weekday services?
When we learn to touch Him, maybe He can then use us to touch others.
Lord, help me to be a vessel for Your love, healing and
Salvation. May Your Spirit reign in my life.
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We all know the symbol of the light bulb. A brilliant idea. Eureka!!!
Now, I know!!!
Six times in Scripture we find this phrase. Sometimes it is just a statement of fact.
Abram tells Sarai, Now, I know you are a beautiful woman, say you are my sister. (Genesis 12:11)
Moses father in law, after hearing of the plagues in Egypt :
Exodus 18:11
“ Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods: “
Naaman, after being told to go wash in the Jordan 7 times, to be clean of Leprosy.
2 Kings 5:15
” Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: “
Peter, after the angel released him from prison :
Acts 12:11
” Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, “
The one that really opened my eyes was in the story of. Abraham and Isaac, when the Lord said:
Genesis 22:12
“And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.”
The Lord himself said : “Now I know ” is it possible that the Lord who is omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient just found out something? Or was it a statement of fact.
Like with Job, the Lord knew all along the faithfulness of Abraham, He needed Abraham to do the unthinkable to prove to Abraham, that he, himself, would be faithful to God.
So we come to our own lives. What do we know. If we are Christians, we know Jesus is real and a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. Do we know it all?
1 Corinthians 13:12
” For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.”
We don’t understand yet, the importance of learning to take up the Yoke of Christ, of learning to walk with, not before or behind. Elijah knew what the Lord wanted of him when he first approached Ahab. He didn’t hear the Lords voice, till after the message was delivered.
Levi and Simeon were obedient to the Lords will, and they said: “Should he treat our sister as a harlot? ”
Moses was obedient to the Lords will, when he murdered the Egyptian. Phinious, in his zeal for the Lord, killed the man and woman and stopped The Lords plague.
These men knew the Lords will and did it, before getting instructions from the Lord. They all, walked with God, in obedience and faithfulness.
I dought the Lord calls people to murder today but I am sure He wants us to quit mudering defenceless babies, stop wilful and outright disobedience and learn to live within the parameters outlined in His Word.
Simply stated: “LOVE GOD AND LOVE YOUR NEIGHBORS AS YOURSELF”
A small thing, that is the whole of the Law and Prophets. Lord, please help us to this place.
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And the children of Israel said unto the Lord, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.

Here we go again. Lord, I know I have this problem because I did that thing I shouldn’t have. So Lord, help me out of this today, please.
We have a loving God so help comes. Repeat.
What we fail to understand is He helps, saves us so we might to serve Him. Spend time with Him, love and obey Him. If we did, we would find a peace in the midst of the worst storms of our lives.
Lord, help us to love, honer, obey to walk in Your yoke…..with You every day of our lifes. Don’t let us wait, until it’s too late.
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To the unbelieving, The Church is the building the hypocrites go to every week to show the rest of us how holy they are.
To some believers, The Church is where they go to hear the Preacher tell them what God wants them to know this week. Or the place you bring people who need salvation, healing or prayer. Or even the place where you praise or worship God.
The Church can and should be all these things but are you?
The Church isn’t the buildings believers meet in. The Church is the believer. We are the ones, the seekers should come to, to be led to the Lord. To be healed by, comforted by, discover the Love and Grace of the Lord.
They don’t recognize the Lord in our lives, so why would they expect to find Him.
Some think of The Church as a hospital for the sick and those recovering. The Lord never told us to nurse the brokenhearted. To go someplace to heal,
No, He said: “Your Faith has made you whole.”
“ The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.”
The Lord expects us to believe and to have signs and wonders following. Amen.