• God is Our Ultimate Joy and Salvation – Psalm 16

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    Psalm 16 1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. 2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;     I have no good apart from you.” 3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,     in whom is all my delight. 4 The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply;     their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out     or take their names on my lips. 5 The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;     you hold my lot. 6 The lines have…

  • How to Praise When We Don’t Feel Like It

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    Psalm 8 O Lord, our Lord,     how majestic is your name in all the earth! Nothing says Pentecostal to this Baptist girl more than praise hands. Only at concerts or at friends’ churches did I get to experience the praise hands while growing up. When I say “experience,” I mean watching. My hands just didn’t naturally lift high in worship. Praise hands are amazing. It is such a beautiful picture of a heart posture. But I don’t need praise hands to praise…

  • A Joy-Filled Reading Plan

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    As I shared the other day…. God is working in our lives, and it is reason enough to rejoice when we know God is working in other people’s lives. And if our work seems futile, don’t worry. I’ve felt sometimes “ministries” I’ve endeavored to pursue have flopped and been such a waste of time. Adoption for one. Everyday I feel like I messed it up. I didn’t trust God when we were in China. I struggled for so many months,…

  • A Prayer from Psalm 1

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    Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked…but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yield its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. Psalm 1:1, 2-3 When I see, O Lord, the power of your Word, I wonder if I can see the…