Archives: December2009

• Sing Praises to Him

  “I will sing of your love and justice; to you, O Lord, I will sing praise.” Psalms 101:1
  In all that we do or say, God is the center of all that is and ever will be. Sing praises unto God and render him reverence, for he is worthy to be praised!
  Patrice Tankard
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• Teach Me To Do Your Will

  “Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good spirit lead me on level ground.” Psalms 143:10
  I do not know about you but I need the Lord to teach me quite a few things and especially about his will. It is important to be open to allow the Holy Spirit to lead and guide us in everyday life. His good spirit is needed in order for us to stay on level ground. If we are [...]

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• Prayer Accepted

  “The Lord has heard my cry for mercy, the Lord accepts my prayer. All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed, they will turn back in sudden disgrace.” Psalms 6: 9, 10
  This scripture is all the more reason why it is not necessary to break into revenge toward our enemies. God had already taken care of it His Way! The Lord accepts our prayers.  We don’t have to try to trip up our enemies. It is already all taken care [...]

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• He Cares. He Sustains.

  “Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.” Psalms 55:22
  This is an interesting scripture. I am so glad that I can cast my cares on the Lord and I look forward to being sustained. But I have to admit that there have been some days when it felt like I fell and fell hard.  He will not let the righteous fall. Life gets so rough sometime that it feels like [...]

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• Closing Out This Chapter

  As we close out this year and enter into a new year, look back on this year and reflect on your life. We are closing out this chapter and it is with hope that we have walked away from this year with the right perspective. What kind of year was this for you? Was it your best year? Was it a very difficult year? The year of 2009 was a year of renewal for me. This was a year in [...]

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• Praise him as long as I live

  “Praise the Lord, O my soul. I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.” Psalms 146:1,2
  Psalms 150 says to let everything that has breath to praise the Lord. We may not realize it or not but we owe God. We can never praise Him enough for all that he has done. But we can rest assure that he is able and willing to bless us. Continue to praise [...]

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• Treat Your Enemies Like Royalty

  “If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.” Proverbs 25:21, 22
  Can you imagine the level of maturity it would take to fulfill the requests in this scripture? Feeding your enemy and giving him drink is easier said than done. When we are offended by our enemies, it is quite common to want [...]

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• God is the Stronghold

  “The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life – of whom shall I be afraid?” Psalms 27:1
  It is just that simple. We have no reason to fear anything that comes up against us in this world simply because the true and living God exists. The Lord is our light and salvation and is the stronghold of everything that has been designed for our lives. Through whatever trials and [...]

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• Instruction

  “Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.” Proverbs 4:13
  Is it not amazing that instruction is your life? Wisdom encompasses instruction. What we need to understand is that living a life without discipline causes destruction. But living a life of wisdom and instruction brings about abundant life.
  Patrice Tankard
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• Note of Encouragement

  “Be assure that my words are not false; one perfect in knowledge is with you.” Job 36:4
  God is love and we should always trust him. He will not lie to us and his words will never be false. When God promises you something you better believe it is going to happen. It may not come when we want it to come but He stands on his word. God is perfect and His plan for your life is made just for [...]

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