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Thursday... It does, it really does make sense.


Thursday... It does, it really does make sense.

Look at what Psalm 119:73 (NLY) says, "You made me, you created me. Now give me the sense to follow your commands."


Now the problem here is that so many don't believe the first part. Our culture is doing all it can to do away with the fact that Genesis 1:1 is true. They say it doesn't make sense.  And so they are living their life all on their own. And they have the right to do that. But I have put my trust in God's Word and it says in the first book of the Bible in Genesis 1:1 that, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" and everything on it and around it. And that is why that first verse in the Bible is so important and why Psalm 119:73 makes sense.

Because he made me, created me then it makes sense that he has the right to ask me to follow his commands. And it also makes sense why culture wants to annihilate that fact. They want control, they want to tell us what to do, they want to command us to do what they want us to do. It has been a major battle from the beginning.  

Now verse 78 is an important verse. It says, "Bring disgrace upon the arrogant people who lied about me; meanwhile I will concentrate on your commandments."

In between 73-78 the writer says, "May all who fear you find in me a cause for joy, for I have put my hope in your word. I know, O Lord, that your regulations are fair; you disciplined me because I needed it. Now let your unfailing love comfort me, just as you promised me, your servant. Surround me with your tender mercies so I may live, for your instructions are my delight."

Now if that doesn't make sense to you and your life it seems is a mess, why not give it a try. You may find that it really does make sense. Yes, God wants to surround his creation with tender mercies so we may live, really live. That was and still is his plan. 

Again, the writer says in verse 73, "You made me, you created me. Now give me the sense to follow your commands." And then verse 77, "Surround me with your tender mercies so I may live, for your instructions are my delight." Now that makes sense, it really does. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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