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There’s no greater hope than to believe this…

But to really believe this we are wise to build our understanding of how very great God is.

How to begin? Go dwell in Psalm 139.

Meditate on His greatness as it applies to you!

In Romans 8 Paul states clearly that “there is no condemnation” IF you’re IN Christ Jesus.

I cling desperately to that truth.

It is also a teaching I love to meditate on from Psalms.

Are you taking your refuge in Him?

Or is your own strength and shrewdness your refuge?

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(FWIW, a long time follower asked about this blog and encouraged me to return. So I have.)

God is with you and for you.

This morning as I sat and read from Psalm 119 these words stood out:

“I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways. I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.” (Psalm‬ ‭119‬:‭15‬-‭16‬ ‭ESV‬‬)

A bit later as I chatted with a couple of brothers over eggs and other goodies, we began talking about getting truths from our heads to our heart.

It is my experience that meditation on the words of the Bible is a real answer to moving truth from the head to the heart.

There are several ways to meditate on Scripture. But the key seems to be to make time to go slow and reread. Don’t be in such a hurry to finish that you miss the meaning.

Here’s a NT way of expressing it:

“If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” (Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭ESV‬‬)

Pause, stop, set your mind on Him and He will move you from head knowledge to heart understanding.

In Luke’s telling of the storm on the sea, he notes that the disciples wondered who this man (Jesus!) could be and that they marveled.

The Psalmists were good at marveling. Here’s a favorite example:

“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.” Psalm‬ ‭19‬:‭1‬ ‭ESV‬

We need to slow down long enough to marvel.

Try this⬇️

“The Lord reigns; he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed; he has put on strength as his belt. Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved. Your throne is established from of old; you are from everlasting.” ‭‭(Psalm‬ ‭93‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭ESV‬‬)