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Devotions, Devotions, Devotions - Worship, An Expression of Love (#27)

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" I love the Lord because He hears my voice and my supplications.  Because He has inclined His ear to me Therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live"                                                                     Psalm 116:1 (   NASB) 'I Love you'  -  three words packed with emotional intensity.  We've said them (hopefully) to our spouses, children, family, friends.  (if you have not done so lately, now would be  a good time to do this). But, have we said them lately to the Lord? These  three words reflect the intimacy of our relationship to our Heavenly Father and all it implies: our desire to be with Him; our gratitude for answered prayer; our thanks for being a confidant -  One who forgives, corrects, and One who loves  us passionately,  and always has our best interests at heart. In this psalm, David expresses his sincere love and  gratitude to God in a praise-song of thanks to Him  for His deliverance from various trouble

Missed Understandings (#26)

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Some years ago my husband undertook a solo rescue mission.   The victim?   A cat hooked by his small chain in the mesh wire of the back fence of the apartment complex in which we lived at that time. For this kind and compassionate act, my husband was rewarded with a hiss, a snarl, and a wicked jab from this miniature, sabre-toothed creature!   Still, my goal-oriented hubby pressed on and eventually succeeded in freeing the unthankful feline, who in local parlance “scratched off” (pun intended) faster than Usain Bolt! To this day we still laugh at this amusing incident. But laughter aside, it is my belief that fear is the reason for a lot of the misunderstanding we experience today.   (Just like the cat misunderstood my husband’s attempt to free him)   This irrational fear causes us to lash out at those who are trying to help us. Our Lord, Jesus, is certainly an example of someone who suffered from “missed” understanding.   He was rejected because people could not

Song Find (#25)

Listed below are some of my songs.   See if you can find them in the puzzle. O G O D E N O L A S I H S I E C O M E C E L E B R A T E A F R D V M I H E S I A R P S M I A S O 1 H O L Y S P I R I T L I P W A I D W A T U X F A S Y S E E B N I F H A G K U R A M E A N A O E D O G I A R P U E D K T N E W S O N G T S E H K I S E R A C Y L L A E R E H A W H A T M A T T E R S M O S T D O G F O T H G I S E H T N I Come Celebrate                                 Stand Holy Spirit (Purify My Heart)              New Song Take My Life                                      Safe His Alone                                           Praise Him God Speaks