But I trust in your unfailing love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation.
6 I will sing the Lord’s praise,
for he has been good to me. Psalm 13:5,6
How does rejoicing in God’s salvation benefit us?
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Morning Direction From Scripture 6-30-16
But I trust in your unfailing love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation.
6 I will sing the Lord’s praise,
for he has been good to me.Psalm 13:5,6
As you meditate on the unfailing love of God what thoughts enter your mind?
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Run Pt. 3
We have been going through Sunday’s sermon at Cornerstone, entitled “Run”, point by point.
If you missed Pt. 1 find it HERE.
If you missed Pt. 2 you can find that HERE.
Here is Pt. 3
We finished yesterday asking, “So what are some ways that people run?”
Some people “run away.”
Listen, we all know the world is getting dark: The United Kingdom just voted to leave the EU and the world is speculating what the future of that alliance is; Refugees continue to stream in to Europe from Syria and the Middle East sparking controversy about terrorism; Shootings across our country have us questioning the Constitution itself; The upcoming elections have our country more divided than any other time in history since the Civil War; The church itself seems threatened by political pressure from the outside and unbelief from the inside.
In light of such circumstances Psalm 11 asks, “When the foundations are being destroyed,what can the righteous do?”
Some would say the answer is just to run away or withdraw from society; Stock up on food; Stock up on fuel; Arm your sons and hide your daughters; Flee to the mountains! Withdraw from society.
That is what some people say is the answer. But is it the Christian answer?
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Run Pt. 2
Today we are continuing with another excerpt from Sunday’s sermon at Cornerstone entitled Run.
If you missed Pt. 1, it can be found HERE.
Let’s begin today’s excerpt by revisiting our opening Scripture.
Psalm 11
In the Lord I take refuge.
How then can you say to me:
“Flee like a bird to your mountain.
2For look, the wicked bend their bows;
they set their arrows against the strings
to shoot from the shadows
at the upright in heart.
3When the foundations are being destroyed,
what can the righteous do?”
4The Lord is in his holy temple;
the Lord is on his heavenly throne.
He observes everyone on earth;
his eyes examine them.
5The Lord examines the righteous,
but the wicked, those who love violence,
he hates with a passion.
6On the wicked he will rain
fiery coals and burning sulfur;
a scorching wind will be their lot.
7For the Lord is righteous,
he loves justice;
the upright will see his face.
I think the first thing we have to recognize is that society encourages us to live our lives running. How many of you feel like life just makes you run all the time? How many of you find yourself getting tired of running sometimes?
Can I suggest here that maybe it is not the running that is the problem but the way we are running?
Isaiah 40 :31 helps to understand this when it says…
“They that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength they shall mount up with wings as eagles. They shall RUN AND NOT GROW WEARY THEY SHALL WALK AND NOT FAINT.”
The problem is not in the running, then. It is in how we run.
So what are some ways that people run?
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Evening Meditation 6-29-16
But I trust in your unfailing love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation.
6 I will sing the Lord’s praise,
for he has been good to me. Psalm 13:5,6
How do you practically show your trust for God?
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MidAfternoon Meditation 6-29-16
Look on me and answer, Lord my God.
Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,
4 and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,”
and my foes will rejoice when I fall. Psalm 13:3,4
What images does the phrase “Give light to my eyes” evoke?
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Morning Direction From Scripture 6-29-16
Look on me and answer, Lord my God.
Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,
4 and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,”
and my foes will rejoice when I fall. Psalm 13: 3,4
How invested do you think God is in your success?
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Evening Meditation 6-28-16
Look on me and answer, Lord my God.
Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death, Psalm 13:3
Have you ever felt so desperate for God you thought you would die if He didn’t show up? If not, could you imagine such a scenario? What would that look like?
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MidAfternoon Meditation 6-28-16
How long must I wrestle with my thoughts
and day after day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me? Psalm 13:2
Is the greater enemy within or without? How does that help you plan for the enemy’s defeat?
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Run? Pt. 1
What follows is an excerpt of the message I preached at Cornerstone Church on Sunday June 26, 2016. The message is entitled:
RUN?
Psalm 11
In the Lord I take refuge.
How then can you say to me:
“Flee like a bird to your mountain.
2For look, the wicked bend their bows;
they set their arrows against the strings
to shoot from the shadows
at the upright in heart.
3When the foundations are being destroyed,
what can the righteous do?”
4The Lord is in his holy temple;
the Lord is on his heavenly throne.
He observes everyone on earth;
his eyes examine them.
5The Lord examines the righteous,
but the wicked, those who love violence,
he hates with a passion.
6On the wicked he will rain
fiery coals and burning sulfur;
a scorching wind will be their lot.
7For the Lord is righteous,
he loves justice;
the upright will see his face.
The title of the sermon this morning is “Run?”
In the next few days we are going to be talking about three ways that people “run” through life spiritually Two of the methods of running are harmful to us as Christians and the third is the way the Lord has intended us to run.
Now I don’t come her today as an expert on the physical act of running. Honestly I don’t know much about running. I know it’s a thing. I know it’s a thing many people like to do. For instance, I have a cousin who likes to run double marathons. I don’t know a lot about the specifics but I know she trains hard to be able to do these races. I know running involves controlling every area of her life including: her eating, what she drinks, her everyday habits and schedule, in some ways her relationships and even in a few respects where she has chosen to live.
No, I don’t know much about the physical art of running but I do know a bit about running in a spiritual race. I know there are ways of running spiritually that are helpful, and I know that there are ways of running spiritually that are harmful. Today I want to talk about three methods of running. Two of them harmful, one of them helpful and before we jump into what the methods are I want to say that at different points in my life I have practiced all three of these methods of running spiritually and probably so have you.
The goal this morning is for each of us to recognize how we are running… maybe if we are running and then to see whether that method is healthy or harmful and to decide what to do about the answer to that question from there…
Tune in tomorrow for more…
Lillie-Put 