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?

We Desire God…But Addiction…

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“After twenty years of listening to the yearnings of people’s hearts, I am convinced that all human beings have an inborn desire for God. Whether we are consciously religious or not, this desire is our deepest longing….It gives us meaning….It is a hunger to love, to be loved, and to move closer to the Source of love…. But something gets in the way….Our desires are captured and we give ourselves over to things that, in our deepest honesty, we really do not want….Addiction…turns us away from love…..Addiction attaches desire, bonds, and enslaves the energy of desire to certain specific behaviors, things, or people….Addiction is the powerful psychic enemy of humanity’s desire for God.” Gerald May

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?