[:en]This Psalm deals about death and wealth. Essential truths about wealth: Wealth cannot redeem the life of another (v. 2) Wealth cannot go with you (v. 10, 17) Wealth cannot prevent death (vs. 12, 14) Wealth cannot buy permanence and fame (vs. 16-19) Advice from the Psalmist: Do not trust in wealth but trust in… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 49[:]
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[:en]OUR BEST FRIEND No man is an island. We need friends in our life. However, it is difficult to find a friend who is understanding, loyal, helpful and ever present with us. But we have a friend who had sacrificed his life for us. He offered us the free gift of salvation. He has opened… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/10/19)[:]
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[:en]To the people of Israel, Jerusalem was the place where God dwells. It is the city of God, the Holy City, beautiful and joyful. The psalmist described how armies came to capture Mount Zion. But when the Israelites joined forces and advanced to the city, the enemies fled in terror. Fear took hold of them… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 48[:]
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[:en]SWEET SCENT While Rita Snowden was visiting a small village in Dover, England, she sat outside a cafe enjoying a cup of tea. She became aware of a beautiful scent and asked a waiter where it was coming from and was told it was the people she could see passing by. Most of the villagers… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/9/19)[:]
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[:en]Why did the Psalmist praise God and sing to Him with shouts of joy? The Lord Most High is awesome (v. 2a) He is great King over all the earth (vs. 2b, 7) He subdued nations under them (v. 3) He has inheritance for them (v. 4) He has asecended to heaven (v. 5) He… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 47[:]
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[:en]Psalms 46 is God’s answer for stress. The synonym for stress are: strain, pressure, and tension. It comes from the Latin word “Strictus” meaning “to be drawn tight”. Images of stress include racing heartbeat, rising blood pressure, sweaty palms, burning stomach, and razing edged nerves. It stretches our emotions like a rubber band ready to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 46[:]
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[:en]This is a Messianic Psalm written for a royal wedding showing that Christ is the Roayl Bridegroom while the church is the bride. Description of Christ: The most excellent of men (v. 2) – His character, His words and His works are perfect His glorious victory (v. 4) – He displays truth, humily and righteousness… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 45[:]
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[:en]The writer of this Psalm was recalling the History of Israel of what he had heard. He described how God had driven out other nations and planted the nation of Israel in the land. Their history revealed one miracle after another – the deliverance from Egypt, the opening of the Red Sea, the path through… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 44[:]
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[:en]Jacob had been a shepherd, so he compared his relationship to God as that of a shepherd and his sheep. After living through many dramatic changes, he realized that God has been his shepherd all his life. How fortunate for us to know that we can have a relationship for life. the Shepherd has promised… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/8/19)[:]
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[:en]GODLIMAN STREET There was a road in London which was called “Godliman Street” because there was a man who lived there and whose life was sa saintly that his street because known as “that godly man’s street”. In the Old Testament, Saul’s father sent his son and a servant to look for some donkeys that… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/7/19)[:]