Good morning. We are back
in psalms. The Lord raises up those who are bowed down. That is not the way He
wants us to be. If we are bowed down, then we cannot look up towards heaven.
The Lord loves the righteous – that means you. He supports the fatherless
and the widow. That reminds us of James chapter 1: this is pure and undefiled
religion in the sight of our God and Father, to visit orphans and widows in
their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world. But God thwarts the
way of the wicked. They may get away with it for a while; but in the end God
will get them. He will not let them succeed. It is good to sing praises to our
God; for it is pleasant and praise is becoming. You will look becoming when
you're wearing the outfit of praise. And a very special verse: He heals the
brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds. No matter how badly you have been
wounded, He heals you. But just like some physical wounds, it may take many
many years to heal completely. He counts the number of the stars; He gives
names to all of them. They just revealed the latest count of (I think it was
galaxies), and it was in the trillions. We have trouble just counting the stars
we can see. Great is our Lord, and abundant in strength; His understanding is
infinite. Whatever it is – God knows it and can do it. There is nothing that
can sneak up on Him. The Lord favors those who fear Him, those who wait for His
lovingkindness. Father thank You that You support the reader. You bind up his/her
wounds and heal his/her broken heart. You favor him/her because he/she fears
You; and You pour out Your abundant lovingkindness towards him/her.
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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