Thursday... There are realities that we don't really take hold of.

One of them is found in Psalm 36:12 (NLT). It says, "Look! Those who do evil have fallen! They are thrown down, never to rise again." So many just keep at it, not realizing what is ahead.

In verses 1 & 2 David writes, "Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts. They have no fear of God at all. In their blind conceit, they cannot see how wicked they really are."

But David also shares another reality that we don't really take hold of enough. In verses 5-9 he says, "Your unfailing love, O Lord, is as vast as the heavens; your faithfulness reaches beyond clouds. Your righteousness is like mighty mountains, your justice like the ocean depths. You care for people and animals alike." I like how The Message puts it, "Yet in his largeness nothing gets lost, not a man, not a mouse slips through the cracks." I love that.

David goes on (NLT), "How precious in your unfailing love, O God! All humanity finds shelter in the shadow of your wings. You feed them from the abundance of your own house, letting then drink from the river of delights. For you are the fountain of life, the light by which we see." The Amplified Bible says, "For with You is the fountain of life [the fountain of life-giving water]; In Your light we see light."

And then verse 10 says, "O continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You, and your righteousness (salvation) to the upright in heart."

So let's really take hold of these realities and see how God will work in and through us. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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