Morning Direction From Scripture 7-9-18

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Let heaven and earth praise him,
    the seas and all that move in them,
35 for God will save Zion
    and rebuild the cities of Judah.
Then people will settle there and possess it;
36     the children of his servants will inherit it,
    and those who love his name will dwell there. Psalm 69:34-36

Who do you suppose are “the people who love his name”?

Morning Direction From Scripture 7-8-18

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Let heaven and earth praise him,
    the seas and all that move in them,
35 for God will save Zion
    and rebuild the cities of Judah.
Then people will settle there and possess it;
36     the children of his servants will inherit it,
    and those who love his name will dwell there. Psalm 69:34-36

Why do you suppose God considers Zion so important?

Morning Direction From Scripture 7-6-18

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I will praise God’s name in song
    and glorify him with thanksgiving.
31 This will please the Lord more than an ox,
    more than a bull with its horns and hooves.
32 The poor will see and be glad—
    you who seek God, may your hearts live!
33 The Lord hears the needy
    and does not despise his captive people. Psalm 69:30-33

At what moments in life do you feel most needy or captive?

Morning Direction From Scripture 7-3-18

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I will praise God’s name in song
    and glorify him with thanksgiving.
31 This will please the Lord more than an ox,
    more than a bull with its horns and hooves.
32 The poor will see and be glad—
    you who seek God, may your hearts live!
33 The Lord hears the needy
    and does not despise his captive people. Psalm 69:30-33

How does you being thankful to God help the poor to be glad?

Mid Afternoon Meditation 6-30-18

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I will praise God’s name in song
    and glorify him with thanksgiving.
31 This will please the Lord more than an ox,
    more than a bull with its horns and hooves.
32 The poor will see and be glad—
    you who seek God, may your hearts live!
33 The Lord hears the needy
    and does not despise his captive people. Psalm 69:30-33

What would make you a more thankful person?

Mid Afternoon Meditation 6-29-18

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I will praise God’s name in song
    and glorify him with thanksgiving.
31 This will please the Lord more than an ox,
    more than a bull with its horns and hooves.
32 The poor will see and be glad—
    you who seek God, may your hearts live!
33 The Lord hears the needy
    and does not despise his captive people. Psalm 69:30-33

What does God desire more thanksgiving or sacrifice? What makes you think that way?

 

Morning Direction From Scripture 6-26-18

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I will praise God’s name in song
    and glorify him with thanksgiving.
31 This will please the Lord more than an ox,
    more than a bull with its horns and hooves.
32 The poor will see and be glad—
    you who seek God, may your hearts live!
33 The Lord hears the needy
    and does not despise his captive people. Psalm 69:30-33

How does the act of being thankful glorify God?