[:en]FINDING THE WAY OUT Jesus promises us this: God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can endure it” (1 Cor. 10:13) Jesus was “tempted in every way, just as we are –… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (5/20/19)[:]
Author: Josephine Yu
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[:en]PREPARE THE CHILD The Psalmist Asaph wrote in Psalm 78: 4-7 “We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done. He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which He commanded our forefathers… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (5/19/19)[:]
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[:en]CLOTHED BY GOD God showed Zechariah a vision of Joshua, a high priest, who was dressed in filthy clothes. His filthy clothes were removed and replaced with rich garment together with a new turban. The filthy clothes represent sin and wrongdoing. The Lord has taken away his sins and robe him with clean garments. Similary,… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (5/18/19)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Psalms 89[:]
[:en]Ethan wrote this Psalm with “Faithfulness” as the key word. It was mentioned 7 times (vs. 1, 2, 5, 8, 14, 33, 49). Faithfulness was seen from generation to generation (v. 1), among His people (vs. 5-7), in creation (vs. 11-13), among the nations (vs. 14-18) and to David and his family (vs. 19-37). But… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 89[:]
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[:en]The earthly Mount Zion is a figure of the heavenly Zion, the city of God. God set His foundation on the Holy Mountain. He loves the gate of Zions and glorious things are said of the city of God. (vs. 1-3). Zion is important to the believing Christians because it is the foundation of our… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 87[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Psalms 88[:]
[:en]Henan, the Ezrahite was the author of this Psalm. When he wrote it, he was suffering tremendously without any relief. He felt like a man without strength lying in the grave (vs. 4-5), like a drowning man sinking under cold wave and billows (v. 7), like a defiled man watching everybody running away and leaving… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 88[:]
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[:en]A Prayer of David: Guard my life (v. 2) Have mercy on me (v. 3) Teach me your way (v. 11a) Give me an undivided heart (v. 11b) Grant me your strength (v. 16) Give me a sign of your goodness and put my enemies to shame (v. 17) Description of God: Forgiving and good… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 86[:]
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[:en]The Psalmist was asking restoration from God – restore the fortunes of Jacob by forgiving their iniquity and putting away His displeasure. Next, he was asking for revival so that people may rejoice in Him. Then, he was calling the people to listen to God and not return to folly. He urged the people to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 85[:]
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[:en]It is the custom of the Jews to go to Jerusalem 3 times each year to celebrate Passover, Pentecost and the Feast of Tabernacles. The author of this Psalm was unable to join the pilgrimage even he wanted to go there. So he wrote this Psalm revealing his outlook on the blessings we often neglect.… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 84[:]
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[:en]LIVING WITH LIONS One of the original Striding Lions of Babylon is being displayed in Chicago museum. It is a large mural-type image of a winged lion with a ferocious expression. It symbolized Ishtar, the Babylonian goddess of love and war. There were 120 similar lions lined in a Babylonian pathway during the years of… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (5/17/19)[:]