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Blog entries by quietbloke

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'For my enemies speak against me. Those who want to kill me conspire together' (Psalms 71:10)...............The Psalmist had his enemies. We are not told who the writer of Psalms 71 was,but Charles H Spurgeon and others believed it was David,the Shepherd boy,who became King of Israel. He...
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'Do not cast me away,when I am old. Do not forsake me when my strength is going' (Psalms 71:9) .........We all have to get old,unless we leave this life when we are young! It is not always easy to live with the difficulties and trials of growing older,especially when our health or strength,is...
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'My mouth is filled with Your praise,declaring Your splendour all day long' (Psalms 71:8)...............Do we really appreciate what praise does in our life? Prayer,is important to build us in our relationship to God and builds others up,as we intercede for them. Praise is also important because...
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'I have become a sign for many,you are my strong refuge' (Psalms 71:7)......May we like the Psalmist be a 'sign to many'. We are lights in a dark society. Jesus said,I am the Light of the world,whoever believes in me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of Life' (John 8:12) Jesus...
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From birth I have relied on You. You brought me forth from my mother's womb. I will ever praise You! (Psalms 71:6)..................I think of the hymn,'Now thank we all our God with hearts and hands and voices. Who wondrous things has done,in whom our heart rejoices. Who from our mother's arms...
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'For You have been my hope,Sovereign LORD,my confidence since my youth' (Psalms 71:5) .....The Psalmist is looking back on his life to the LORD's faithful dealings with Him in love and Commitment. ..........................We too can look back with gratitude. Joe Adams,a USA Assemblies of God...
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'Deliver me,my God,from the hand of the wicked,from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel' (Psalms 71:4)......................................... 'This is a prayer the Psalmist prayed in his difficulties and it is a prayer that is just as relevant today! We still need deliverance from our...
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'Be my rock of refuge,to which I can always go. Give the command to save me,for You are my rock and fortress' (Psalms 71:3) Our Faithful God is our rock and fortress'. He is our Fortress,a stronghold. A Fortress is a strongly fortified place in which we can go and be...
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'In Your Righteousness,rescue me and deliver me. Turn Your ear to me and save me' (Psalms 71:2) God is the Righteous God. He is the Holy God in all His Being and Ways. He hates our sin,but He loves the sinner and wants to rescue each one from their sin and deliver them. My sin separated me from...
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In the Psalms we,so often, see our own experiences,revealed in the experiences of the Psalmist. Psalm 71 is a Psalm of an old man looking back at God's faithfulness in his life. He begins this Psalm with an experience that most of us can relate to. 'In You,O LORD,I have taken refuge,let me never...
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How wonderful it is to trust in the God of Faithfulness,Love and Power. He is absolutely reliable and dependable. There is none like our God,the God of the Bible,the God of Grace and Truth! This song by Don Moen says it all! 'LORD,You're Faithful and Just. In You I put my trust,Mighty...
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I used to sing,when at Sunday School,sixty years ago,'When you see a rainbow,remember God is love..Yes! God is Love...When you see a rainbow,remember God is Love'. God said,after the Global Flood,'Never again will I cause the flood because of man,even though every inclination of his heart is...
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Our GOD is always faithful and True! There is none else who is as kind and true as He! (Hebrews 2:17) says 'For this reason He had to be made like them,fully human in every way,in order that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God and that He might make atonement...
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'But the fruit of the Spirit is love,joy,peace,longsuffering, faithfulness...' (Galatians 5:22-23) 'Faithful God,so Unchanging. Ageless One,You're my Rock of peace. LORD of all,I depend on You,I call out to You,again and again. I call out to You,again and again.You are my Rock in times of...
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''No temptation has overtaken you,except what is common to mankind and God is Faithful. He will not let you be tempted,beyond what you can bear,but when you are tempted,He will provide a way out so that you can endure it' (1 Corinthians 10:13)......... ............'Pardon for sin and a peace...
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'If we are faithless,He remains Faithful,for He cannot disown Himself' (2 Timothy 2:13)...................... Summer and winter and spring time and harvest,sun,moon and stars in their courses above,join with all nature in manifold witness to Thy great Faithfulness,Mercy and Love' (Thomas...
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It was 11 October 1975 that I married my beautiful wife! It will be 45 years this October 2020,since we agreed our covenant love for each other.......................................... A covenant is a formal agreement between two people or groups. God's covenant of love with His...
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How I love the Faithfulness of God the Unchanging One. He is always Love. It is what He is! Faithful Unchanging Love! .................................................. Chris Bowater sings so well,. . 'Faithful God! Faithful God! All Sufficient One,I worship You! Shalom,my peace,my...
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God's Faithful Commitment and Love towards us is so wonderful and new every moment! So Faithful is God to us! (Lamentations 3:22-23) 'The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases. His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning. Great is Your Faithfulness'. This reminds me of...
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In 2008 we began fellowship in the Assemblies of God Church,where we are now. I served on the Welcome team,the Catering team and the prayer team and we both took part in a discipleship training course for a year,'Blaze'. We served for two years in a Church Plant,in our neighbourhood. In 2013. I...