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Wednesday... They have become such good friends.


Wednesday... They have become such good friends. I love the Psalms.

I started reading a Psalm every day back when I was a Youth Pastor in Portage, Indiana. I had realized that I had a tendency to look at life from a negative view and decided that I wanted to start each day from a positive, faith based view and one of the things I started doing to change my daily view was to read a Psalm. And that is what I've done now for over 40 years. Yes, they have become dear friends.

Do you have a friend that makes a difference in your life? They have changed your view of life. They help you start your day with a right perspective, they are always there when you need them and they lead you to God. 

Let me introduce you to today's Psalm. Here is what David in Psalm 140:6-8 (MSG) says, "I prayed, 'God, you're my God! Listen, God! Mercy! God, my Lord, Strong Savior, protect me when the fighting breaks out! Don't let the wicked have their way, God. don't give them an inch."

The NLT says, "I said to the Lord, 'You are my God!' Listen to my cries for mercy! O Sovereign Lord, the strong one who rescued me, you protected me on the day of battle. Lord, do not let evil people have their way. Don't let their evil schemes succeed, or they will become proud."

Thanks, good friend, for reinforcing who my God is and what He is like and what He has done and what He will do. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning



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