Psalm 92
New American BibleIt is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praise to your name, Most High,
To proclaim your love in the morning, your faithfulness in the night,
With the ten-stringed harp, with melody upon the lyre.
For you make me jubilant, LORD, by your deeds; at the works of your hands
I shout for joy.
How great are your works, LORD! How profound your purpose!
A senseless person cannot know this; a fool cannot comprehend.
Though the wicked flourish like grass and all sinners thrive,
How great are your works, LORD! How profound your purpose!
A senseless person cannot know this; a fool cannot comprehend.
Though the wicked flourish like grass and all sinners thrive,
They are destined for eternal destruction;
for you, LORD, are forever on high.
Indeed your enemies, LORD, indeed your enemies shall perish;
for you, LORD, are forever on high.
Indeed your enemies, LORD, indeed your enemies shall perish;
all sinners shall be scattered.
You have given me the strength of a wild bull; you have poured rich oil upon me.
My eyes look with glee on my wicked enemies;
You have given me the strength of a wild bull; you have poured rich oil upon me.
My eyes look with glee on my wicked enemies;
my ears delight in the fall of my foes.
The just shall flourish like the palm tree, shall grow like a cedar of Lebanon.
Planted in the house of the LORD, they shall flourish in the courts of our God.
They shall bear fruit even in old age, always vigorous and sturdy,
As they proclaim: "The LORD is just; our rock, in whom there is no wrong."
Footnotes
1 [Psalm 92] A hymn of praise and thanks for God's faithful deeds (Psalm 92:2-5).
2 [14] Planted: the just are likened to trees growing in the sacred precincts of the temple, which is often seen as the source of life and fertility because of God's presence. Cf Psalm 36:9,10; Ezekiel 47:1-12.
All things work together for Good for those believing in the Lord.
Gently ridiculing people rarely keeps them motivated. They will determinedly move away from ridicule. We just don't see that as a tool Jesus employed. Jesus was willing, not to accept Sin, but to Love the Person.
Reverend Ed Young tells of his neighbor coming out of the house shrilly screaming "Ed, you are GOING TO HELL! I've read my Bible and you need to get back to Church.!" Ed reports he ran in the house. And was converted by his roommate Walter, saying, gently, if you believe that God is knowable - then the Eternal Promise of that Love and Beauty is worth putting first. God equips us to do His Will for our lives.
Ambrose was the mentor of St. Augustine. St.Augustine was living his life very Lightly. And Salvation came to ... not the righteous, but a sinner. Ambrose loved Augustine and would have enjoyed being like Timothy to St. Paul. Like Mark to Peter. I once was told with love, the people of God are actually living with the people they worship with from here to eternity.
Salvation just isn't to be taken lightly.
We look at St. Augustine as a saint with warts. We are all called as saints, surely we relate to the true story of Augustine with Verve! And we want to know about people we pray for in their salvation. Like TEENAGERS.
We need to consider the stages of Augustine's conversion. Not just from sin to grace but the steps he took within philosophy. Rejecting the Gospel as meaningless and the Old Testament as a God of ill humor. Is God fussy? Jesus was known to be relaxed and at ease, sitting to teach, eating drinking. Jesus never was recorded jumping in front of people who sought Him Screaming, "What were you thinking!" Only Nicodemus received recompense for coming at night instead of openly.
We look at St. Augustine as a saint with warts. We are all called as saints, surely we relate to the true story of Augustine with Verve! And we want to know about people we pray for in their salvation. Like TEENAGERS.
We need to consider the stages of Augustine's conversion. Not just from sin to grace but the steps he took within philosophy. Rejecting the Gospel as meaningless and the Old Testament as a God of ill humor. Is God fussy? Jesus was known to be relaxed and at ease, sitting to teach, eating drinking. Jesus never was recorded jumping in front of people who sought Him Screaming, "What were you thinking!" Only Nicodemus received recompense for coming at night instead of openly.
Augustine went on to becomw part of cult to a change in philosophy again. And again. Eventually meeting ill circumstance and Ambrose, who would encourage him to discussions of the Gospel. Augustine's mother prayed for him and the results were 50 years down the path.
We focus on Augustine as a sexual being. Shakespeare used the word Lightly to mean the trading of Sexual Favors. That's not entirely new this generation, yet we have seen the number of Sexually Transmitted Diseases increase from 3 to 28 and 3 can be lethal of those are quite serious unto death. Really. Diseases lead to Cancers. We pray for God to lead people to discern hearts better and wait for that person who will say I commit my life to love and care for you until you are Home with God. We pray for the Nation to connect more easily to the Person who would be for them in all seasons. In Jesus Amen.
We focus on Augustine as a sexual being. Shakespeare used the word Lightly to mean the trading of Sexual Favors. That's not entirely new this generation, yet we have seen the number of Sexually Transmitted Diseases increase from 3 to 28 and 3 can be lethal of those are quite serious unto death. Really. Diseases lead to Cancers. We pray for God to lead people to discern hearts better and wait for that person who will say I commit my life to love and care for you until you are Home with God. We pray for the Nation to connect more easily to the Person who would be for them in all seasons. In Jesus Amen.
Abba, Father God,
Help us to seek You first.
For our Nation to be guided in good solutions promoting us all to thrive.
For our loved ones we want to know the love of Jesus, it's wonderful when our children and our loved ones walk knowing the Lord, and the Scriptures record the families that have ups and downs with faith. We pray for the health, all the good health God would give us. Grandmother Anita prayed we would drop whole into Father God's hand like a Camellia. Fruitful until God takes us Home. With mercy.
For the joy of new generations that will arrive in our families.
We know this even when we do not see any evidence. For love in future in-laws.
For a Family to be Loving and Whole.
Blessings of Health and Healing upon all this Nation
and His Good Creation.
Health for Elliott, Jesus speak Healing we ask.
For Cindy and her family as well.
We open our hands to all the Blessings God would give
and in the midst of "discussions" pray large prayers of tremendous blessings.
We look expectantly to God for His answer and the fulfilling of His Word. In Jesus. Amen.
Now to Father God, Who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
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