Good morning. This morning
we're going to look at some bits and pieces from Psalm 57. For my soul takes
refuge in You; and in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge, until
destruction passes by. He will send forth from heaven and save me. God will
send forth His lovingkindness and His truth. So many times God uses the imagery
of a mother hen protecting her chicks under her wings. It's when we get out
from under that protection that we get into trouble. It's just like our
children wanting to get out from under us. They want to be on their own. And
they don't want us telling them what to do. That sounds too much like
Christians today. They want the benefits and protection from God; but they
don't want to be told what to do. Then destruction will not pass them by; it
will come upon them. Then God will have to send from heaven and save them. But
sadly He won't always do that. He will let them stew in their own juices for a
while. But for us our heart is steadfast, and we will sing praises to God! We
will awaken the dawn and give thanks to God. His loving kindness is great to
the heavens and His truth to the clouds. Father thank You that You protect and
guide the reader every day. You keep him/her under the shadow of Your wings to
protect him/her. You keep his/her heart steadfast after You.
Unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God
Good morning. While Jesus was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name, observing His signs which He was doing. Jesus was not entrusting Himself to them, for He knew all men. Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. It doesn’t say, but I assume it is still during this time of the Passover. This man came to Jesus by night. Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do the signs that You do unless God is with him. It just said that the people believed in His name because of the signs He was doing; yet it does not say what those signs were. Unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God. That is why unbelievers cannot tell what is of the kingdom of God and what is not – they’re not born again. Nicodemus doesn’t have a clue. How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born, can he? Unless one is born of water and the Spirit ...
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