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Wednesday... We will not regret it!


Psalms 2:12b (MSG), "But if you make a run for God - you won't regret it!"

Wednesday... We will not regret it!

Now Psalms 2:12b in The Message Paraphrase says, "But if you make a run for God - you won't regret it!"


The New Living Translation says, "But what joy for all who take refuge in him!"

And the Amplified Bible says, "How blessed [fortunate. prosperous, and favored by God] are all those who take refuge in Him."

Now there are so many people who do not know this to be true. 

In the beginning three verses of this Psalm (NLT) it says, "Why are the nations so angry? Why do they waste their time with futile plans? The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the Lord and against his anointed one. 'Let us break their chains,' they cry, 'and free ourselves from slavery to God.'" That is how so many people who have never had a relationship with God feel. They want to free us from God.

But they don't realize what a difference God makes in our lives.  We are not in chains. Oh, there are some things that we must not do but not doing them is for our benefit. Yes, politically, what we believe seems that we are in chains and some wish to free us from outdated and confining beliefs but somerday Jesus is coming back and in Mark 13:33 (AMP) Jesus gives us some great advice. He says, "Be on guard and stay constantly alert [and pray]; for you do not know when the appointed time will come." And he says in verse 37, "What I say to you I say to everyone, 'be on the alert [stay awake and be continually cautious]!'"

Whether it is today or later, yes, we will not regret it! That is without a doubt! Please, please believe it! Easter is coming and that would be a great time to free yourself from the chains that nonbelief have put around you and your mind and your heart. And yes, do what the Psalmist writes, "But if you make a run for God - you won't regret it!" He will make such a difference in the now and later. Yes, yes! #todaysysbeginning 


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