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Friday... They help us remember!


Friday... They help us remember!

And we need help when we are going through tough times to remember that we are not alone, that God cares, that he is just a prayer away. 


As I started reading Psalm 89:1 this morning a song came to my mind. Some writer had back in the beginning of contemporary Christian music written a song from these two verses and  I started singing it. Now I read it in the NIV but the song was written from the KJV.

Verse 1 in the KJV says, "I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever: With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations." If you are young but old like I am you may remember this song.

Now you may know that the book of Psalms is a compilation of songs that the children of Israel would sing. It was a great way for them to remember and to worship and to be encouraged. And we need that. We really do even in this day in which we live.

Verses 1 & 2 in the NLT says, "I will sing of the Lord's unfailing love forever! Young and old will hear of your faithfulness. Your unfailing love will last forever. Your faithfulness is so enduring as the heavens." Maybe you needed a reminder today!

The MSG says it this way, "Your love, God, is my song, and I will sing it! I'm forever telling the story of your love - how you built the cosmos and guaranteed everything in it."

The AMPLIFIED Bible says it this way, "I will sing of the goodness and lovingkindness of the Lord forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness from generation to generation. For I have said, 'Goodness and lovingkindness will be built up forever; in the heavens [unchangeable and majestic] You will establish Your faithfulness.'"

God uses so many different means through his Holy Spirit, through the Bible, through the Psalms, through different translations of the Bible, through songs to remind us that he loves us, that he is good, that he is faithful, that he is unchangeable and majestic. He even uses ministers and friends like me and you to be a reminder. 

Thank you so much, God, for your love for us. On this Good Friday may we stop and remember that you loved us so much that you sent your son to die for us. 

Two songs just came to my mind, At The Cross and The Old Rugged Cross. If you are young but old like me you may remember them.

Again, thank you so much, God, for this reminder. We needed it! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning 



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