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Tuesday... This is such a good thing to know. It really is!

Tuesday... This is such a good thing to know. It really is! Knowledge is a such a powerful thing to have. And we never stop needing it even as we get older. Proverbs 11:9 (NLT) says, "With their words, the godless destroy their friends, but knowledge will rescue the righteous." David in Psalm 41:9 says, "Even my best friend, the one I trust completely, the one who shared my food has turned against me."   He continues in verse 10 with a prayer, "Lord, have mercy on me. Make me well again, so I can pay them back." And then in verse 11 David says, "I know that you are pleased with me." Wow, now that is a great thing to know, isn't it?  To know that He is pleased with me can make all the difference, can't it? And you can know it. Verses 10-13 in the MESSAGE Paraphrase says, "God, give grace, get me on my feet. I'll show them a thing or two. Meanwhile, I'm sure you're on my side - no victory shouts yet from the enemy camp! You...