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I Will

I will be careful to live a blameless life— when will you come to help me? Psalm 101:2 NLT The fundamental principle in inductive Bible study is observation. That is, looking at the text carefully to see what is actually there. The point is that you can’t interpret what you haven’t seen. So what do you look for? One of theContinue reading “I Will”

Then I Went into the Sanctuary

So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper. But what a difficult task it is!Then I went into your sanctuary, O God, and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked…. I was so foolish andignorant — I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you. Yet I still belong to you; youContinue reading “Then I Went into the Sanctuary”

Innocent but Redeemed

Give order to my life, Lord, because I have walked before you completely and have trusted you and never wavered…. There are wicked schemes in their hands; in their right hands are bribes. But I have walked before you with my whole heart; be gracious to me and redeem me.                      Psalm 26:1, 10-11 (author’s translation)Continue reading “Innocent but Redeemed”

God’s Word and Ours

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.                                                                                                                                                                 Psalm 19:14 NLT Psalm 19 seems disarmingly simple on the surface. It also seems to have a split personality. It starts out talking about nature, and then suddenly moves toContinue reading “God’s Word and Ours”

The Lord is our Righteousness

“In those days and at that time I will raise up a righteous descendantfrom King David’s line. He will do what is just and right throughout the land. In that day Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this will be its name: ‘The LORD Is Our Righteousness.’           Jeremiah 33:15-16Continue reading “The Lord is our Righteousness”