Tuesday... It is very good that He remembers.

Now the writer of Psalm 103 tells us there are some things God doesn't remember. Have you ever put something so far away that you forget it? In verse 12 (NLT) the writer say, "He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west." Over in 1 John 1:9 (NIRV) the Apostle John writes, "But God is faithful and fair. If we confess our sins, He will forgive every wrong thing we have done. He will make us pure." And that means He will not remember them. I am so glad that He will not remember them and keep bringing them up to me.

But then there is something that He does remember and it is very good that He does. Psalm 103:13-14 (NLT) says, "The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him. For he knows how weak we are, he remembers that we are dust." The Amplified Bible says, "He remembers that we are [merely] dust." He remembers where we came from. He knows how weak we are. He knows that we need Him and we also need to remember that.

There is also something else that we need to remember. Verses 17-18 (NIRV) says, "But the Lord's love for those who have respect for him lasts for ever and ever. Their children's children will know that he always loves those who keep his covenant. He always does right for those who remember to obey his commands."

He knows what we are made of but He still loves us and we need to remember to obey his commands. We can't make it on our own. Dust doesn't have much power. But He does. So we need to remember where we came from, confess our sins, where we have blown it and then remember to obey his commands.

Yes, it is very good that He remembers and that we do too.. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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Friday... Yes, we need them. We really do

Psalm 8:3-4 (NLT), "When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers - the moon and the stars you set in place - what are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them?" Friday... Yes, we need them. We really do. No, not the fact that I can go out my front door and look out at night at the marvels of the sky. I can do that and it is amazing and it takes my breath away each time I see it. Yes, that is a fact but the reality of who did that and the wisdom and the faith that I have to believe that and to marvel that the one who did that cares about me makes such a difference in how I live my life. Yes, God really does. That is so wonderful for us to believe. And that is why faith and wisdom are so important. Now whatever belief you have at how that marvel happened must also be believed through faith. And the sad thing to me is that more and more people have been taught that there is no God and therefore he did not have a h...

Wednesday... It didn't just happen.

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Tuesday... Each one of us see and describe what we are going through differently but...

Tuesday... Each one of us see and describe what we are going through differently but... We each one have our own way of explaining what we are going through, don't we? Some of us are maximisers, other are minimizers and neither one is better. We each one are different and we see what we are facing differently but no matter what it is and how you see it and describe it, God can handle it! Now the writer of Psalm 46 shows the extremes. In verse 1 he states the basic reality and then he moves on into our fears and he maximizes them to make sure we really understand. Here is what Psalm 46:1-3 (NLT) says, "God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. So we will not fear when earthquakes come and the mountains crumble into the sea. Let the oceans roar and foam. Let the mountains tremble as the waters surge!" So what do you fear? The Amplified Bible says verse 1 this way, "God is our refuge and strength [mighty and impenetrable], a very presen...

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