| Today's Bible Verse |
| "I will lift up mine eyes unto
the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help
cometh from the Lord, Which made heaven and earth."
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Psalm 121:1-2 King James
Version (KJV)
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| Today's Bible Study |
This is probably my favorite
start to a Psalm. I picture the psalmist journeying
through the hills in Israel, surrounded by
creation.
Nothing else draws worship from me quite like the
beauty of God’s universe. I recently visited
Alaska, which may be the most awe-inspiring place I
have been. Its area is vast and varied. I wanted to
take photos, but it was hard to isolate one section
of the scene upon which to focus my camera. Beauty
surrounded me.
Or, maybe the most awe-inspiring place I have
visited is the Grand Canyon. I took my Bible one
morning and sat at its rim (not too closely to the
rim) and read from the Psalms. I communed with God
through the colors of the canyon and sky. I
listened to the sounds made by the animals He
created. Did I say Alaska was vast and varied? No
less so is the Grand Canyon.
But I do not need to leave my home to see the
beauty of God’s creation. I gaze into the night sky
and see the numberless stars. I watch the moon
through all its phases. My head is dizzy with the
enormity of God’s sky.
And maybe this is God’s wonder that amazes me most:
The creator of this universe loves me. He protects
me and leads me in His ways. He knows my name.
Hallelujah!
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| Today's Prayer |
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| Lord God, Maker of heaven and earth, I thank you for your creation. I thank you for its beauty and splendor. I thank you that you desire a personal relationship with me. Let me never take for granted your glorious power and grace. Amen.
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| Yesterday's Bible
Verse |
| "He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder."
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Psalm 107:14 King James Version (KJV)
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| Yesterday's Bible
Study |
Have you noticed the theme of
freedom in scripture? God loves to set people free.
He hates to see people bound. He longs to break the
chains that hold us back.
I love the line in Charles Wesley’s beautiful hymn,
And Can It Be, that states, “My chains fell off, my
heart was free, I rose, went forth, and followed
thee.”
Here we are reminded again by the psalmist that it
is God Who has brought us out of the darkness and
the shadow of death and has broken the chains that
bound us.
Jesus has transferred us, through his death and
resurrection, from the kingdom of darkness into the
kingdom of light. We no longer live under the
shadow of death and our chains are no more.
Believe this truth wholeheartedly. Some of the most
miserable people are those who semi-believe God’s
promises. Often people cannot fully believe because
they wrestle with this question: How can a holy God
accept me, a sinner?
These people look upon God’s gift of salvation as a
legal agreement between us and God by which we earn
His grace. The words gift and earn rarely belong in
the same sentence.
God sets us free, not because we deserve freedom.
He sets us free because He loves us. He offers us a
freedom we could never earn by our works.
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| Yesterday's Prayer |
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| Father of Salvation, thank You for Your gift of freedom. I thank You that Jesus did all that was needed to release us from Satan’s chains. I thank You for the cross, where that mighty transaction took place. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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