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Week Five: The Affections of Christ… ONE THING
One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek:that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. (Ps. 27:4, NIV)
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One day we may pay attention
In my regular reading through the Psalms I came to this in Psalm 66:10 For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver.
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To pray honest prayers
This was from a recent Renovare newsletter: Feeling overwhelmed, exasperated, enraged?
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The temptation to “multitask”
Psalm 27:4 — “One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek…”
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The call to wait
If I was looking for a sign things couldn’t get more obvious. I was asked to preach on Christmas Day and when asked, I immediately knew I should set aside the gospel for the day and instead focus on Simeon and Anna (Luke 2:22-40).
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All I have
There are some challenges I’ve given myself in the new year, one of which being more in the Word and less on social media. It’s all a work in progress. May 2025 find me leaning in to hear the Spirit speaking through the Word. I want to understand his whispering to me on a regular basis.
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To know the WHY
One verse I come to over and over that still challenges me: He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel (Ps. 103:7, NIV)
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Be still
The verse has always, in my mind, been focused on me. I realize I forget to read my own notes. He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” (Ps. 46:10, NIV)
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There isn’t a substitute
We are in the season of Epiphany. It is about the revealing of God’s glory. It is the Lord manifesting his glory among his people and among the nations. This is a season I am praying for a fresh unfolding of God’s glory in this dark world.
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Put Not Your Hope in the Nation (Psalm 146)
Every line of this song is so deeply impacting to me. It is wonderful to listen to again and again. One verse in particular: He is the hope of the hungryHe is the Lord of the feastOur Father’s house always opens wideTo welcome refugees
Tag: Psalms
