The LORD has chosen Zion, He has desired it for His dwelling. Psalm 132:13

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Bless the Lord, O my soul!

Jul 16th, 2023: Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Psalm 103:1 In this Psalm, David exhorts his soul to praise God and lists out all the benefits trying not to forget any in his life. David lists out the highlights: forgiveness of sins, justification, redemption from destruction, encompassment with loving kindness and…

Kind, tenderhearted and forgiving

Jul 15th, 2023: And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. Eph 4:32 Paul writes the epistle to the Ephesians with a theme of achieving unity of believers. This 4th chapter gives us the essence of this book in the Bible. He’s asking the believers to ‘endeavor to keep the unity of the…

Gifts vs Wages

Romans 3:23-24 says, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a GIFT by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus.” And Romans 6:23 says, “For the WAGES of sin is death, but the free GIFT of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Justification is a term that lets us recognize that…