TODAY'S PROMISE

"The LORD is righteous in all his ways,

and holy in all his works.

The LORD is near to all them that call upon him,

to all that call upon him in truth.

He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him:

he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

The LORD preserves all them that love him:

but all the wicked will he destroy."

(Psalms 145:17-20 AKJV)

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"The promises of the Lord can be trusted;

they are as genuine as silver refined

seven times in the furnace."

(Psalms 12:6 GNB)

1. Meditate on God's Promises.

2. Plead the Promises at the throne of Grace.

3. Act in Faith that God Will Perform His Promises.

(William Gurnall)

TODAY'S PROMISE

"The LORD is near unto all them that call
upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him;
he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
The LORD preserves all them that love him;
but all the wicked will he destroy."
(Psalms 145:17-20 AKJV)

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"The promises of the Lord can be trusted;

they are as genuine as silver refined

seven times in the furnace."

(Psalms 12:6 GNB)

1. Meditate on God's Promises.

2. Plead the Promises at the throne of Grace.

3. Act in Faith that God Will Perform His Promises.

(William Gurnall)

GETTING YOUR DESIRES

Why is the little girl smiling?

Because she knew her picture was being taken.

And your supposed to smile when your picture is taken.

Plus,  we will hope that being on the way to church with

Bible in hand was an influence also.

And yes,

she does smile when she gets what she wants,

at least temporarily just like you do.

But do you have a frown or a look of despair instead?

Are you tired of working and fighting to get the things you

want out of life?

All to no avail. 

There is an easier way.

"Take delight in the Lord,

and he will give you the desires

of your heart."

(Psalms 37:4 NRSV)

Or as another version says;

"Seek your happiness in the Lord,

and he will give you your

heart's desire."

(Psalms 37:4 GNB)

WARNING.

If you truly begin to delight or seek your happiness

in God.  Your desires may change for something

even better.  And you will find a happiness and 

contentment that will stay with you all the time.

You have a choice.

You can work hard at it yourself,

and get frustrated.

Or,

find you your happiness in God

and let him do it for you.

LEARNING FROM BEDOUINS

Looking around the house I see nicknacks, ornaments, decorations

and just "stuff".  All sitting, doing nothing but being in the way

and gathering dust.

My shop has more chain saws than I can keep running and more motorcycles

than I can ride at one time.  There are even new unused tools sitting and 

gathering dust and rust.

As you would guess, there are things around that the grandchildren
just had to have.  But now grandpa has to take care of - just in case
some year or other they decide to play with them again.

Sound familiar?

Something is wrong!

I am not suggesting that we return to horse and buggy days.

But there is wisdom in a statement made by Dr. Bob Pierce when

talking with Dr. Wes Ulrich in a Jordan hospital years ago.

"But here!  These Bedouins are living as they did three or four

thousand years ago.  They don't even want what we have in

the West; they don't even miss television and such, they don't

covet our way of life."

(BOB PIERCE This One Thing I Do  p.167) 

"Do not love the world or anything that belongs to the world.

If you love the world, you do not love the Father.  Everything

that belongs to the world - what the sinful self desires, what people

see and want, and everything in this world that people are so proud

of - none of this comes from the Father; it all comes from the world."

(1 John 2:15,16 GNB)

TODAY'S PROMISE

"Seek your happiness in the Lord,
and he will give you your heart's desire."
(Psalms 37:4 GNB)

"The promises of the Lord can be trusted;

they are as genuine as silver refined

seven times in the furnace."

(Psalms 12:6 GNB)

1. Meditate on God's Promises.

2. Plead the Promises at the throne of Grace.

3. Act in Faith that God Will Perform His Promises.

(William Gurnall)