goal

Our goal should not be just to read the Bible every day - but to love it in every way.

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night.

Psalm 1: 1-2

(text copied from Dayspring calendar 2011
christmas card from 2013)

we just need to ask!

Women's Bible Cafe post on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/WomensBibleCafe

easy to know

See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. 

 And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.

Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.

 You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.

 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.

 Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.

 Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.

 No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God.

 By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.

For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

1 John 3

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seeker

encourage and equip!

Fish

So blessed to have so many resources that speak of God. I just got this in an email and I want to share:

God Whispers "Fish"
Our Daily Bread
By David H. Roper 
http://odb.org/2014/11/26/god-whispers-fish/ 

A number of years ago our sons and I enjoyed some days together drifting and fishing the Madison River in Montana with two fishing guides who also served as our boatmen.

The guide I drew was a man who had lived on the river all his life and knew where the big trout held. He was a quiet man who spoke scarcely two dozen words in all the time he was with us, but his few words enlivened my days.

We were fishing with small flies in choppy water. My eyesight was not what it once was, and I was missing most of the takes. My guide—who was also a soul of patience—began to alert me by murmuring “fish” when he saw a trout rising under the fly. When I heard his cue, I lifted the tip of my rod and . . . voilà! A trout on the end of my line!

I’ve often thought of that guide and Jesus’ declaration to His fishermen-disciples, “From now on you will catch men” (Luke 5:10). There are great opportunities that come our way every day—people circling around us, searching for that elusive “something” for which their souls crave—occasions to show the love of Christ and speak of the hope that is in us. These are opportunities we might miss if not alerted.

May the Great Angler, who knows every heart, whisper “fish” in our ears and may we have ears to hear.

 

All through this day, O Lord, let me touch as
many lives as possible for You—through the words
I speak, the prayers I breathe, the letters I write,
and the life I live.

When the Spirit prompts, take action.

"There are great opportunities that come our way every day—people circling around us, searching for that elusive “something” for which their souls crave—occasions to show the love of Christ and speak of the hope that is in us."

Bible Study

Charlotte and I were able to come to Bible Study today but no one showed up. I know everyone has meetings and other things and I guess this time all the meetings coincided with each other.

Please let me know if another time would work better for you.

Hopefully see you next week.

encouraging

Listening to Charles Stanley speak on a program and he is talking about remembering the first person who ever encouraged him. It was 75 years ago and he can still remember her clearly to this day. It was his first grade teacher and she heard him say, as he walked out of the room, "I like Charles". Mr. Stanley said that her comment changed his life.

a Christian will

prayer

Just got this note and I had to share it with you fellow prayer warriors:

 

life flows from one to the other

"Then one day it came to me: Our Lord who had far greater responsibilities than any of us, never seemed pressured for time, to speak to the woman at the well . . . " Louise Summerhill

The heart of relationship

Is not to do things for people.

It is not to possess them

Or to use them for our satisfaction, to fill our emptiness. 

It is to reveal to them that they are unique, precious and have beautiful gifts.

It is to live a communion of hearts with them

Where we help each other to grow to greater freedom.

Life flows from one to the other. 

 ~Jean Vanier

In The Story of Birthright, in the section where they were discussing how Jesus took the time to stop at the well and speak to a Samaritan woman, "How did Jesus reach the brokenness of the woman at the well? What did he do? He spoke with her - He built a relationship. Jesus didn't give her things, He didn't lecture her - instead He entered into communion with her.

In the words of Jean Vanier:

The heart of relationship
Is not to do things for people.
It is not to possess them
Or to use them for our satisfaction, to fill our emptiness.

It is to reveal to them that they are unique, precious and have beautiful gifts.

It is to live a communion of hearts with them
Where we help each other to grow to greater freedom.
Life flows from one to the other."

Borrowed from:

The Story of Birthright
By Louise Summerhill

  

study

We finished The Truth Project last Thursday. This entire series was eye opening. The last session was deeply moving. If you haven't gone through this series yet I would highly recommend doing so.

______________________________________________________________________________
Now we need input from everyone as to the direction we should head for our next series of study.

Some suggestions thus far:

• Gideon: Your weakness. God's Strength by Priscilla Shirer

• Stepping UP from Family Life Today

• Navigating Your Finances God's Way

• Assign a leader for the next week and we would discuss the chapter during our session that the leader chose.

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sanctification

Just heard this on Bott radio's Alistair Begg's Truth For Life program and I wanted to share and see how you felt about this.

Sanctification occurs upon:

Hearing God's word

Understanding God's word

Living God's word

worship prayer

O COME, let us sing unto the LORD; * let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.
 
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; * and show ourselves glad in him with psalms.
 
For the LORD is a great God; * and a great King above all gods.
 
In his hand are all the corners of the earth; * and the strength of the hills is his also.
 
The sea is his, and he made it; * and his hands prepared the dry land.
 
O come, let us worship and fall down, * and kneel before the LORD our Maker.
 
For he is the Lord our God; * and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
 
O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness; * let the whole earth stand in awe of him.
 
For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth; * and with righteousness to judge the world, and the peoples with his truth.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
 

don't worry?

This article is a must share:

What does God’s Word say?

By Andrée Seu Peterson

My father asked me a question today. He had read an article by a Christian saying that we don’t need to worry if we constantly stumble into sin, because that’s what Jesus died for—to take the punishment for us. My father was confused: “Is there not going to be a Judgment Day then?”
I said, “Well, first of all, I didn’t read the article, so I’m getting this from you second hand.” And then I took out my Bible and read:

“Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. … And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. … And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. … Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done” (Revelation 20:11–13, ESV).

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My dad asked, “But doesn’t being judged according to your deeds apply to non-Christians only? Aren’t Christians ‘safe’”?
So I read Romans, in which the apostle Paul makes a point that that he is addressing religious people as well as the world at large when he warns about sloppy living:

“[God] will render to each one according to his works” (Romans 2:6, ESV).

Then I read Hebrews, which was pointedly written to people who considered themselves to be insiders to the house of faith. Hebrews is a Paul Revere of a letter, sounding the alarm of impending danger to those who complacently think they are “safe”—safe in the sense of being able to relax our guard against the amount of sin we allow in our lives:

“… let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach [God’s rest]” (Hebrews 4:1, ESV).

The Hebrews author gives examples of the church insiders of olden times who thought they were “safe” and who were surprised to end up rejected by God (3:9–11; 4:2–3).
God is not mocked. How silly is it to think we can sin without consequence because we are “in Christ”? There is no safety in unbelief and disobedience. Whoever concocts a theological notion that in any way relaxes determination to fight the good fight and the clear command to “Put to death therefore what is earthly in you” (Colossians 3:5, ESV) will have a lot to answer for.
My dad looked relieved. “I believe you are right in this case,” he said. “Why?” I asked. “Because you read it to me from the Bible,” he concluded. 

everyone wants one

Today we discussed the labor sector.

What would the world be like if Christians really worked as Jesus told us to . . . work as if we were working for Him?

Imagine this conversation over a lunch:

One man turns to the other and says, "I just hired a Christian."
The other man turns to him and says, "Where did you find them? They are so hard to come by because everyone wants one."

What would the world be like if we were the most sought after laborers because we worked with joy and with pride in our work and we worked harder than any thought possible - all because we are working for Christ.

The Truth Project is definitely worth watching!

how does God transform us

I came across this and I wanted to share:

 

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. Acts 2:42

Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. Hebrews 10:23-25

some pictures

Some shots from our study of The Truth Project. Sobering to see how far our nation has moved from our founding fathers.

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Last Bible Study someone, a parent, of children who used to be home schooled, but because of changes in the family, they now have to be in public schools. Well, it has been on my mind on how we can help each other.  I just came across a resource and I want to share. Please share any resource you have access to as well please.

www.keysforkids.org  I just listened to one of their programs. It was a very short clip - which is perfect for kids. I can see them listening while they grab a quick bite after school, or just anytime actually.

Thanks

False Teachers

http://youtu.be/KJmcEAwazD0

Thursday, August 2014

The Truth Project

We talked about consciously remaining in communion with God throughout the whole day. Anthony mentioned that we should try the experiment of listening to Praise/Worship music as we drift off to sleep so that the last thing on our mind is God. Miguel said something about teamwork.

Just now I came across this article about prayer and Oswald Chambers mentioned something that Susan had mentioned to us while in class, " Get into the habit of dealing with God about everything."

Here is the rest of Oswald Chambers article:

Prayer— Battle in “The Secret Place”

    When you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly —Matthew 6:6

Jesus did not say, “Dream about your Father who is in the secret place,” but He said, “. . . pray to your Father who is in the secret place. . . .” Prayer is an effort of the will. After we have entered our secret place and shut the door, the most difficult thing to do is to pray. We cannot seem to get our minds into good working order, and the first thing we have to fight is wandering thoughts. The great battle in private prayer is overcoming this problem of our idle and wandering thinking. We have to learn to discipline our minds and concentrate on willful, deliberate prayer.

We must have a specially selected place for prayer, but once we get there this plague of wandering thoughts begins, as we begin to think to ourselves, “This needs to be done, and I have to do that today.” Jesus says to “shut your door.” Having a secret stillness before God means deliberately shutting the door on our emotions and remembering Him. God is in secret, and He sees us from “the secret place”— He does not see us as other people do, or as we see ourselves. When we truly live in “the secret place,” it becomes impossible for us to doubt God. We become more sure of Him than of anyone or anything else. Enter into “the secret place,” and you will find that God was right in the middle of your everyday circumstances all the time. Get into the habit of dealing with God about everything. Unless you learn to open the door of your life completely and let God in from your first waking moment of each new day, you will be working on the wrong level throughout the day. But if you will swing the door of your life fully open and “pray to your Father who is in the secret place,” every public thing in your life will be marked with the lasting imprint of the presence of God.

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Thursday, August 14, 2014

Truth Project
John 14: 16-17

The infinite God of the Universe dwells within us.

The mystery, long hidden, made known:
Ephesians 3:6
Galations 3:28-29
Ephesians 2:19-22
John 17:20-23

Our Father

prayer

Someone just popped by and asked me if it was okay to add a person to our prayer list. She is mostly worried because the person didn't technically ask for prayer.

Here is the request:

I'm not sure if this is the right way of doing this, but one of our co-workers is having a really rough week.  She attended one funeral earlier this week, and just found out she lost a family member.  She didn't ask me to share this, and maybe you already know, but if not...I was hoping to lift her and her family members up in prayer.  I feel like maybe I'm violating her privacy a little, but I also think she and her family could use it...

Please add this lady to your prayers.

Please know that it is always good to pray, even when they don't ask. I imagine them coming up to you in heaven and saying "thank you for bringing me to God, even when I couldn't think to ask".

Here is a good prayer from the Book of Common Prayer if you are having trouble organizing your thoughts. Sometimes an old prayer comes in handy:

O God, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we humbly beseech thee for all sorts and conditions of men; that thou wouldest be pleased to make thy ways known unto them, thy saving health unto all nations. More especially we pray for thy holy Church universal; that it may be so guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves Christians may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally, we commend to thy fatherly goodness all those who are any ways afflicted, or distressed, in mind, body, or estate; [* especially those for whom our prayers are desired;] that it may please thee to comfort and relieve them, according to their several necessities; giving them patience under their sufferings, and a happy issue out of all their afflictions. And this we beg for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen.

a conversation about fruit

I know you are busy but here was the other question I had during the service. Fruits . . . how in the world do I know what kind of fruits I have? Or you have? As I'm typing this the preacher on the radio is saying God will judge us by our attitude. But seriously, what would our fruits be? 

Only reply when you have time. I know mornings are probably busy for you. 

See, when I think of the fruits of the spirit....man I need my bible!  I think of things also, like:   

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.” (Galatians 5:22)

and I think that is exhibited in abundance with the many believers, especially here, that I've encountered.

There's a love that flows that is almost tangible.  

IMHO people are not naturally kind.  And being able to welcome someone the way that you do, encourage someone the way that you do, pray for someone the way that you do, etc.  Is showing the love of God and I believe that is something that draws others to him, because they see that so strongly.  

Even someone who is not yet saved, can see and remember that.  And I think that plants a seed.

I remember before I became saved, I overheard a girl in middle school talking about the Lord.  I had known about Him before then, but it was the first time I can remember thinking, "I want that..."

When I think about how God will judge us, I think first about why we are here on Earth, which I believe is simply: to serve Him.  We are created to serve Him, and I think we do that by allowing His Spirit to lead our live.  We do that by trusting Him with all aspects of our lives (which I always fail, and then try again, and then sometimes again and again), and by doing that we supernaturally have a Christ-like love that shapes and changes our attitudes.

boot camp

http://www.equip.org/articles/spiritual-boot-camp/

The gospel is at the heart of the Christian faith. If Christians do not know how to share their faith, they have probably never been to “boot camp.” The gospel should be so much a part of you that presenting it becomes second nature. Here’s an easy way to do just that.

The first step involves developing a relationship with an unbeliever. This includes using your personal testimony as a bridge into sharing the good news of the gospel. This is the inverse of grabbing somebody by the lapels and shouting, “Brother, are you saved?”

After a relationship is established, you can move naturally into a presentation of the gospel using the alliterated words realize, repent, and receive.

First, according to Scripture, people need to realize that they are sinners. If we do not realize that we are sinners, we will not recognize our need for a savior. The Bible says we “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23).

Furthermore, one must repent of their sins. Repentance is an old English word that describes a willingness to turn from sin toward Jesus Christ. It literally means a complete U-turn on the road of life-a change of heart and a change of mind. It means having a willingness to follow Jesus and receive Him as Savior and Lord. Jesus said, “Repent and believe the good news!” (Mark 1:15).

Finally, true belief means a willingness to receive. To truly receive is to trust in and depend on Jesus Christ alone to be the Lord of our lives here and now and our Savior for all eternity. It takes more than knowledge (the Devil knows about Jesus). It takes more than agreement that the knowledge we have is accurate (the Devil agrees that Jesus is Lord). What it takes is trust in Jesus Christ alone for eternal life. The requirements for eternal life are based not on what we can do but on what Jesus Christ has done. He stands ready to exchange His perfection for our imperfection.

According to Jesus Christ, those who realize they are sinners, repent of their sins, and receive Him as Savior and Lord are “born again” (John 3:3)-not physically, but spiritually. And with this spiritual birth must come growth.

Because we are called to make disciples, not converts, we also need to be equipped to lead those who receive Christ as Savior and Lord through the basic steps of discipleship and growth as new believers.
Consider what would happen if every evangelical Christian led just one person to faith in Christ each year. If we began with only twelve committed Christians and each of them led one person to Christ and discipled that person, next year there would be twenty-four believers. If each of them in turn led one person to Christ and discipled that person, the third year there would be forty-eight believers. If this process continued, it would take less than thirty years to evangelize the six billion or more people alive today on planet Earth! If in the same time frame the population doubled, it would take only one additional year.^l

Many people today run from church to church in search of the ultimate experience. No experience, however, can compare with that of the Holy Spirit working through you in the process of bringing someone to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.
—Hank Hanegraaff

History - The Truth Project (Thursday, July 17)

Today we watched 12. Lesson 6: History, teaser: Windows Media .wmv (4.5MB); QuickTime .mov (3.9MB)

Prayer requests include prayers for safe travel for friends from Paraguay and for a family trip to be beneficial for a family member who isn't saved and for another struggling with a possible addiction. A request for prayer for court and an ex-husband. Please check out the prayer request to the left for other prayers from people who do come to bible study - and others who don't. Thank you for your care in remembering these requests when you come before our Mighty God.

Please feel free to share the link to our blog and to The Truth Project. This video series is very interesting and highly recommended.

Thanks. 

single . . .

(Found a great article that I have to share. I also came across this wonderful picture that, while it didn't come with the article, it just has to be shared as well!)



Single for God

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – July 11, 2014

For your Maker is your husband— the Lord Almighty is his name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of all the earth. Isaiah 54:5

How do we stay single for God in a society that marginalizes God? First, it happens within our soul. There is a deep respect and love for God. There is a resolve of righteousness. There is an inner commitment to purity that we proclaim–like young, handsome and winsome Joseph: “How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God” (Genesis 39:9). Someone single for God abides by a standard for living defined by the living Lord Jesus in His word, the Bible. So, he or she is a diligent and teachable student, ever learning. They grow because they know God.

Indeed a single heart aligned with the heart of the Lord is never alone. The Holy Spirit is always present to lead, comfort and convict. We may wander in self pity to the edge of despair, but Christ is there to lead us back to hopeful thinking. We may wonder why our prayers are not answered immediately in the affirmative, but we grow to understand the wisdom of waiting on our heavenly Father. His is wise not to bestow His blessings until we are ready to receive them.

“I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope” (Psalm 130:5).

Furthermore, peaceful security comes to the soul of a single whose identity is wrapped up in Jesus. Because of their quiet confidence in the Lord, there is no pressure to impress, no guilt or shame in deciding differently from another’s opinion. Our faith teeters off balance if our joy depends on someone else’s good opinion. However, in Christ we are accepted. He is our audience of one whom we want to honor with our faith, love and obedience. We are single for God when we are single, not double minded. Our identity in Christ helps us identify His priorities.

What is your biggest challenge in being single for God? Fear, embarrassment, loneliness, or being singled out? Perhaps you are newly single from a divorce or death. Your stable world has been rocked by change, confusion and hurt. In your vulnerable state be transparent with your heavenly Father, but avoid making rash decisions you may later regret. Do your best, trust God with the rest, while resting in Him. Allow God’s grace and mercy to make you whole. You are incredibly loved by your Maker in heaven. Use your singleness for God as a season of faithfulness others can follow.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, use my single lifestyle as a sacrifice of praise and service to You.

http://www.wisdomhunters.com/2014/07/single-for-god/

today's bible study

Truth Project - Science. We finished the last episode.

The heavens declare the Glory of God!

Announcements:

Doug and Bethany will be at Aimee's house this coming Tuesday (July 15) and you are welcome to attend. Just email Aimee for details.

By the way, did you know that you can attend Bible Study via the intranet? :)

Something we have decided, which is something we should have been doing all along, and that is to pray for the direction of our Bible Study here at work. So please pray.

Evangelism at Ease via DesiringGod.org

Sweaty hands and a gnawing in the stomach. Nervous thoughts that can’t sort themselves out fast enough. The all too cognitive sense that the words coming out are forced, a formula you’d rather memorize than fumble through.
If you’ve ever tried to intentionally share the gospel with an unbeliever, you might relate to such an experience.
Throughout college, and especially this past year in Central Asia, it has been a journey trying to discern how to point a dying world to the living Messiah. When I have found myself in situations feeling prompted to share the gospel, too often I have landed upon one of two methods: saying nothing, or saying something really awkward that might even come off as insincere. Both approaches have left me more than a little frustrated with myself. I want to be intentional but natural, bold but organic, and I’ve often been caught in this distressed dance of trying to conjure authenticity.

Introducing a Person

If you’re like me, often what trips us up is the anticipation that someone’s reaction to our bringing up matters of faith will spawn a wave of interrogating questions we can’t answer. When we don’t have the answers, we worry that we’ll give Christianity a bad name, as if by talking at all we’ll do more harm than good. I wonder, though, if we have created so much pressure for ourselves to deliver a paradigm that we fail to introduce a Person.
What if in our interactions with unbelievers, we stopped fearing that we might misrepresent Christianity, getting caught up in explaining away the Crusades and analogizing the Trinity, and instead just talked about who Jesus is? What if we simply introduce people to the Jesus we know, and let him speak for himself?
If we know anything about the Jesus we follow, we ought to know that he can handle things — that he is the sovereign Savior who always knows exactly what he’s doing. Look at the Gospel accounts and you won’t see a man pining for a following (John 6:66–67). You won’t see a man hesitant to dissuade the apathetic from the cost of discipleship (Matthew 19:16–22). You won’t see a man beating around the bush afraid to offend his listeners (John 6:60–65; Luke 9:57–62). What if we are simply called to make this Jesus known and let God be the one to draw his own to himself? Russell Moore explains,

You need not be intimidated by unbelievers, as though what you need is a more nuanced “worldview” to protect the kingdom of God from their threats. Yes, we engage in apologetic arguments, but those aren’t at the hub of our mission. . . . We should talk about those things lovingly, but not so we can defend the faith. We engage others only so we can get to the only announcement that assaults the blinding power of the god of this age (2 Corinthians 4:4). The gospel is big enough to fight for itself. (Tempted and Tried, 110–111)

His Purposes, Not Ours

Rarely are we quick to imbibe Paul’s methodology, forsaking eloquence and superior wisdom to only know Christ crucified (1 Corinthians 2:1–3). We tend to forget that even the most compelling arguments, the most logical defenses, cannot draw a heart to Jesus, because it is Jesus who draws a heart to Jesus.
In the presence of unbelievers, speak freely. Tell stories about Jesus from the Gospels. Talk about how he is at work in your life. Ponder aloud what you admire about him. And then leave it in their court. There’s a time to press the conscience, but it doesn’t need to be every time. If Jesus intrigues them, encourage them to read more about him in Scripture. If they are averse to Jesus, that doesn’t mean you’ve failed. It’s not about your ability to convince anyone of anything. It’s not about you at all, actually. It’s about a man — the God-man — who came to redeem, restore, relieve, reform, forgive, challenge, convict, rebuke, and sometimes even confuse (Matthew 13:13–15).
Get out of the way and let him do his work.


http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/evangelism-at-ease




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worship

Just saw this picture on Facebook, on JCLU Forever post, concerning worship:

The One Hundred Forty Fifth Psalm

Exaltabo te, Deus.

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I WILL magnify thee, O God, my King; * and I will praise thy Name for ever and ever.

Every day will I give thanks unto thee; * and praise thy Name for ever and ever.

Great is the LORD, and marvellous worthy to be praised; * there is no end of his greatness.

One generation shall praise thy works unto another, * and declare thy power.

As for me, I will be talking of thy worship, * thy glory, thy praise, and wondrous works;

So that men shall speak of the might of thy marvellous acts; * and I will also tell of thy greatness.

The memorial of thine abundant kindness shall be showed; * and men shall sing of thy righteousness.

The LORD is gracious and merciful; * long-suffering, and of great goodness.

The LORD is loving unto every man; * and his mercy is over all his works.

All thy works praise thee, O LORD; * and thy saints give thanks unto thee.

They show the glory of thy kingdom, * and talk of thy power;

That thy power, thy glory, and mightiness of thy kingdom, * might be known unto men.

Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, * and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages.

The LORD upholdeth all such as fall, * and lifteth up all those that are down.

The eyes of all wait upon thee, O Lord; * and thou givest them their meat in due season.

Thou openest thine hand, * and fillest all things living with plenteousness.

The LORD is righteous in all his ways, * and holy in all his works.

The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him; * yea, all such as call upon him faithfully.

He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him; * he also will hear their cry, and will help them.

The LORD preserveth all them that love him; * but scattereth abroad all the ungodly.

My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD; * and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy Name for ever and ever.