Thursday... He really knows us and he won't. I love the Psalms and their honesty. The writer of the longest Psalm, Psalm 119 at the end of the first section says something that I know we all feel at some time in our life. Verse 8 (NLT) says, "I will obey your degrees. Please don't give up on me." At 76 years of age I still need to pray that prayer. "Please don't give up on me." I love the honesty of the Psalms. It is so easy for us to give up on people, isn't it? They maybe don't live up to our standards but God gives us grace and help and so should we. Verses 4-8 says, "You have charged us to keep your commandments carefully. Oh, that my actions would consistently reflect your degrees! Then I will not be ashamed when I compare my life with your commands. As I learn your righteous regulations, I will thank you by living as I should! I will obey your degrees. Please don't give up on me!" That is so good. That shows our desire and our...
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