Psalm 28:3-9
Do
not take me away with the wicked and with the workers of iniquity,
who speak peace to their neighbors, but evil is in their hearts. Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavors; give them according to the work of their hands; render to them what they deserve. Because they do not regard the works of the Lord or the operation of His hands, He shall destroy them and not build them up.
who speak peace to their neighbors, but evil is in their hearts. Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavors; give them according to the work of their hands; render to them what they deserve. Because they do not regard the works of the Lord or the operation of His hands, He shall destroy them and not build them up.
Blessed
be the Lord because He has heard
the voice of my supplications!
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; therefore, my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song, I will praise Him. The Lord is their strength, and He is the saving refuge of His anointed. Save Your people, and bless Your inheritance; Shepherd them also, and bear them up forever.”
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; therefore, my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song, I will praise Him. The Lord is their strength, and He is the saving refuge of His anointed. Save Your people, and bless Your inheritance; Shepherd them also, and bear them up forever.”
I’ve heard this
term most of my life; “He is a self-made-man” now what does that mean?
How does one do that? Do they form themselves out of dust and breath life
into their bodies? I'm foolish, but so is anyone who makes such a
statement, or anyone who believes such foolishness. I understand that
many who are uninformed and ignorant of the Scriptures may genuinely think that
some of the wealthiest people like Bill Gates are a self-made man. (Note:
Only used Mr. Gates as an example) But stop and ponder on these questions: who
gave Bill Gates the fantastic mind, the physical abilities, and the skills?
Who gives him the breath and who is it that has numbered his days, before he
was born?
When you ponder on
those, you understand that Mr. Gates has been given much and yet so have you,
and today is a great day to ask Jesus Christ to open your mind and heart to the
truth. The first part is about people who turn from God to follow after
the things of this world, in their search for knowledge, they became proud and
believed a lie and rejected God and truth.
But in the second
part, we find a wise person, not trusting in themselves, but their
Creator. “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him,
and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song, I will
praise Him.”
From the Back
Porch,
Bob Rice
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