Seek Him: Psalm 105:4

Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore. Psalm 105:4 I need your strength. When I am weak, you are strong, and able to carry me where I need to go. You make me what I need to be. Keep me close or I am nothing. I cannot wait to see your face. …

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No Other Name: Psalm 105:3

Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. Psalm 105:3 Your name is holy and pure. No other name under Heaven has the power to save a sinner or to raise the dead. Someday every knee will bow, and every tongue will confess that you are Lord. …

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Wondrous: Psalm 105:2

photo: Noah Nolywaika Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works. Psalm 105:2 Everything you do is wonderful—even those things I do not understand. Especially those things. By your power, you hold all things together: the water I drink, the ground I stand on, the atmosphere I breathe, the …

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Make Known His Deeds: Psalm 105:1

photo: Hans Nolywaika O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. Psalm 105:1 Thank you, Lord, that you are. Thank you that I can call on your name and you hear me. Me! Thank you I have the freedom to tell people about your marvelous deeds. …

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Golden sunset. Bless the Lord, O my soul

Thoughts on Psalm 103

When considering the magnitude of what the Lord Jesus has done for us, His children, I rejoice. But sometimes this joy is too deep for just a smile or a prayer or a song. Many times, with gratitude, I can only weep. PsalmsChapter 103 (A Psalm of David.) Bless the LORD, O my soul: and …

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The Altar: Reflections on Psalm 84

I quietly went to our bedroom, closing the door behind me.  And by the bedside, I prayed and calmly lay my son on the altar.  I did not like doing it.  I cannot say my heart was in it. But I did it.  I was not a cheerful giver, but neither did I give him …

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Thoughts on Psalm 105:1-5

I asked the Lord what I should write about today.  Then I opened my Bible and here's what He said: Tell of His Wonderful Works!   So here goes.. 1.  O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.  Thank  you, Lord, that you are.  Thank you …

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Thoughts on Psalm 55

The writings of other parents who have buried children have been of tremendous comfort to me.  It is nothing short of a rescue at sea to read your own heartache in the words of another; to wail through sloppy tears, "Yes, that's just how it is!" Likewise, I often find my emotions voiced perfectly in the pages of God's Word.

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Thoughts on Psalm 84

Just one day with God in glory is better than a thousand blessed days down here on the earth.  A day with Him in Heaven is jam-packed with unimaginable blessing.  The beauty of here is just a shadow - embryonic.  The wonders of there are beyond the scope of our perception.  There can be no comparison – our understanding is far too limited.