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What are your deepest desires? Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will act. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday. Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him…” -Psalm 37:4-7a As we delight ourselves in God, we find that our greatest desire becomes Christ. Christ is, indeed, our righteousness, and He will be “brought forth” in our life as we abide in Him, waiting patiently for the promised deliverance of God from the myriad mazes of the circumstances in which we find ourselves.

Think with me for a moment… Love songs tell of the glory of the loved and the response of the lover. They highlight the value of the person being loved and the commitment and actions of the one who’s offering their love in return. In a way, then, “worship songs” are like love songs to Jesus, and “love songs”… Are like “worship songs” to people.

What happens when you try to back Jesus into a corner? "Jesus in a Corner" | NEW POST @ http://t.co/u9k0jlff http://t.co/Eu5qCRCo # Looking forward to preaching next Sunday at Gateway Grace. It's going to be a packed & fantastic week, I can feel it! # Deep thoughts from philosoraptor… http://t.co/phxjnJ27 # What a crafty kitty… http://t.co/3SIvWufP # http://t.co/3SIvWufP What a crafty kitty… # A short message to the young and the young-at-heart… The “Achievable” Exchange | NEW POST @ http://t.co/u9k0jlff http://t.co/M9SSPrNH # Somehow I don't think gardening is one of my gifts… http://t.co/Lphw8Lvk # I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/rEDwhrs9 Somebody That I Used to Know – Walk off the...

If God is “for me”, why should I have afflictions at all, much less ‘many’ of them? “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out them all.” -Psalm 34:19 Yesterday’s post was a reminder that for all of those who are “in Christ”, God is FOR them and on their side.  When the hard times come, though, it’s often difficult to understand why we suffer.  While there are no easy answers, here are three things to consider… 1) Wired in to the fabric of the universe are patterns of cause and effect.  For instance, you probably have no trouble completing these sentences: - “What goes up, must _________.” - “If you play with fire, you’re going to...

Ever wonder if God is on your side? “The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and His ears toward their cry.” -Psalm 34:15 (ESV) The GREAT news of the Gospel is that in Christ, our righteousness depends not on our performance but His, not on our worthiness but His alone. Therefore, this passage reveals that for all who have trusted Christ for salvation, the fundamental posture of God towards them is one of love, care and concern. We can have confident hope that God’s eyes and ears are “inclined” toward us in our affliction, ready and willing to act. At the same time, see the conflict in verse 19, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out them all.” -Psalm 34:19 The question that...