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[IisJustMe]

But You, O LORD, are a shield about me,
My glory, and the One who lifts my head.
-- Psalm 3:3

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[Cris413]

Psa 91:1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Psa 91:2 I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust."
Psa 91:3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler[1]
And from the perilous pestilence.
Psa 91:4 He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
Psa 91:5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
Psa 91:6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,
Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.
Psa 91:7 A thousand may fall at your side,
And ten thousand at your right hand;
But it shall not come near you.
Psa 91:8 Only with your eyes shall you look,
And see the reward of the wicked.
Psa 91:9 Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge,
Even the Most High, your dwelling place,
Psa 91:10 No evil shall befall you,
Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
Psa 91:11 For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.
Psa 91:12 In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.
Psa 91:13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,
The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.
Psa 91:14 "Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him on high, because he has known My name.
Psa 91:15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.
Psa 91:16 With long life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation."

 

[Nadiine]

 

[BustedFlat]

God Working in Us What Pleases Him
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Now may the God of peace... make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. (Hebrews 13:20-21)


Once again, our attention is focused upon Hebrews 13:20-21. In the two previous devotionals, we saw that the God of peace makes obedience available to us through the blood of Christ and then equips us to do His will. Now we will see that this involves God working in us what pleases Him....

 

[IisJustMe]

And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed
against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.
-- Matthew 7:25

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[BustedFlat]

God Glorified by Working Obedience in Us
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Now may the God of peace... make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. (Hebrews 13:20-21)


Let's make one more visit to these tremendous words in Hebrews 13:20-21. When the Lord works in us unto obedience ("what is well pleasing in His sight"), He Himself is the one who appropriately receives the glory ("to whom be glory forever and ever").

Throughout eternity, God is to be glorified and magnified by all. "I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice: 'Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honor and glory and blessing!' And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: "Blessing and honor and glory and power be to Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever!" (Revelation 5:11-13)....

 

[BustedFlat]

Reflections on Obedience by God's Grace

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For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace... that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. (Romans 6:14; 8:4)


Before we leave this vital subject of obedience, let's reflect upon how it is related to God's grace. Various key passages that we have examined previously can help us accomplish this goal.
Romans 6:14 is such a passage. Herein, we are told how to get out from under the domination of sin. "For sin shall not have dominion over you." Anyone who is ruled by sin is living in disobedience. Sin and disobedience are virtually synonymous. Grace is the path of deliverance from disobedience. "For you are not under law but under grace."...

 

[Nadiine]

GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY!

 

[BustedFlat]

The Better Aspects of the New Covenant of Grace
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He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises. For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second. Because finding fault with them, He says: "Behold, the days are coming," says the Lord, "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah." (Hebrews 8:6-8)


These verses contrast the old covenant of law ("that first covenant") with the new covenant of grace ("a second"). The old covenant of law is good, but the new covenant of grace is far better. The law is ordained of God, but it can never bring to people what God desires for them to experience....

 

[IisJustMe]

Save me, O God, for the water have threatened my life.
I have sunk in deep mire, and there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters and a flood overflows me ...
... I am afflicted and in pain;
May Your salvation, O God, set me securely on high.
I will praise the name of God with song,
And magnify Him with thanksgiving.
-- Psalm 69: 1, 2, 29, 30

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[IisJustMe]

I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate, that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which He will bring about at the proper time -- He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
-- I Timothy 6:13-16

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[BustedFlat]

Hope everybody is doing well and has been keeping up with Day by Day by Grace.


In Him

 

[MaidforHim]

Ahhh - Summer!!!

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[MaidforHim]

 

[+Zero+]

Hey everyone, hows it going?

 

[Floatingaxe]

I'm baaaack!

Did I miss much?

 

[Nadiine]

I'm baaaack!

Did I miss much?

FA!!!!!!!!!!!

Miss much? lol So where do we start lol

Great to see you!!! So you're going to be around more?


(I know, you guys can gong me)

 

[MaidforHim]

Much confusion is what you missed
Welcome back

 

[Nadiine]

Much confusion is what you missed
Welcome back

 

[Cris413]

LOL...So much to gong...and so little time....LOL





oh...and welcome back