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March 31, 2025 Daily Reading- Read the Bible in 1 Year
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Today we are continuing with Psalms in the section entitled Songs of Joy. And joyous, they are! We will read Psalm 93, Psalm 94 1-5, Psalm 97 1-7, Psalm 98, Psalm 99 1-5, and Psalm 100. In our discussion today we will be encouraged again and again to REJOICE and sing God a song. He is stronger than the waves of the sea. He is fair and just when He judges people, even those who have committed sins against us! His kingdom is built on what is right and fair. The natural world testifies to His glory and position as King over all He has created, which include US! We will be encouraged to remember God is holy, perfect, loving, and faithful. We will be encouraged to give thanks to Him today for the many blessings He has given us, JUST TODAY!
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Welcome and Theme Introduction
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Hello, everybody. it is Monday, March 31st, 2025, and you are here with Robin at In the Family Way Coaching. We're here for our daily Bible reading.
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We are going through the Bible this year and we are using a storybook version called the Day by Day Kids Bible, which has been written by Karen Henley. And it's not just a story version.
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It has everything in chronological order. If you are just joining me and do not know, this is the big story from Genesis to Revelation, and it's in storybook form in timeline order.
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So this makes the Bible very easy to read and understand and and know what God was doing.
Monthly Reflections and Personal Lessons
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So thank you for joining me here today, whether you are on your favorite podcasting app and are listening or whether you are watching the video somewhere, whether that's on YouTube or Spotify or from my site, wherever you are, I'm so glad that you're here.
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Well, we are at the end of our month, so it is and it is also time to take out our calendar because we're about to hear the Bible today. That is the last day of the month here.
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So for Jedi, Pearl, and Forest, you ready to do your fraction today? How many months of the year are there? That's right, 12. twelve And we are just finishing March, so March is which month of the year?
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It's the third month, that's right. January, February, March. So if we have a 3, how many times does 3 go into that 12?
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That's right, four. We have three, six, nine, 12. twelve So we have one three, and then it goes in four times. So we are one fourth of the way done with this year.
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That is amazing. That is amazing. So I'm so glad that you have been with me for this long. We are a fourth of the way done.
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Wow, that's a lot. Well, let's head into our Bible reading for today. Oh, I wanted to share with you, ah hopefully, maybe my last ah episode of the refrigerator saga. I thought that would be yesterday, but I really wanted to share ah my application.
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ah One of the things that I have mentioned here is that I am sharing what God is doing in my life with these lessons. And um so that you can see how God works in our lives every single day and he uses every single thing that is going on, even my refrigerator, for good.
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So I have been ah reading a book I just started, actually. ah I started a process. I'll step it back a moment and say i started a process that I've really been interested in called identity exchange.
Identity Exchange and Forgiveness
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And that's where we exchange the lies that we tell ourselves and that the enemy tells us. And then listen for the truth that Jesus tells us. And so part of that is ah after we receive our identity in him, that's where we tell him what we call ourselves and then we listen for what he tells us he calls us.
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And then I was looking through the process and one of the recommended books to read is on forgiveness. So I got the book and i was reading it today and I have mentioned ah maybe at least once that i I've been advised and I was thinking, well, at the end of my refrigerator episode, with the number of times that they have, they just, nobody ever followed up with me. I had to do everything myself, which was basically very poor customer service on the part of Lowe's and and it's it's delivery people.
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and And even the last time, the lady said to me on the phone, she said, it's been really bad. She said, when you're finished, call back. And I'm going to put notes in here that we will offer you some sort of compensation for that.
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And so we think, oh, good. They're going to compensate me for this. Okay, so what Jesus and God have been teaching me in this is that nothing happened by accident.
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I mean, it was just one thing after another, wasn't it? And kept bothering me. about that idea of the of the discount or the compensation, however we want to word that, it's it's essentially that they owe me something for my inconvenience.
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They owe me. And this is the same thing that when somebody wrongs us, we've mentioned a little bit in the past about how we can't practice forgiveness unless somebody wrongs us.
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ah wrongs us. So when we pray the Lord's Prayer, Jesus taught us to pray that ah forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.
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And so forgiveness doesn't um equal reconciliation, I'm learning. but And we put all of these things up of what we think what must happen when we forgive.
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And really, forgiveness is simply the cancellation of debt. And so I am going to cancel their debt to me.
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And that is forgiving them. i In order to forgive them, i need to cancel their debt to me because I'm the one that's actually being hurt by continuing to think about, oh, they wronged me, they wronged me.
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ah was so frustrated. i was irritated. I had you know this going on. I took the day off. they know They got all the way to the driveway. They didn't even
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And then when it didn't come on Saturday and i was just like, wow. And God uses everything for good. And he is using this experience to give me a monetary opportunity so that I can see the application of forgiving a debt, quote unquote, and being able to translate that into forgiveness and learning how to apply that elsewhere.
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And so I wanted to share that because it feels so much better when I cancel their debt and say, it's done. You don't owe me, I'm going to forgive that debt.
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And then I'm forgiving that. And it's not just simply saying, oh, they don't have to recompense me. They don't have to compensate me for that. it's It's an actual act of forgiving because i am i'm I'm forgiving what they did.
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it's It's done. And i feel much more at peace about that. And I feel like, wow, this is what it is to forgive. And it doesn't mean that I have to call somebody and say, hey, I want you to know that I have chosen to forgive you, even though I could ask for compensation.
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That's not what it's about. A lot of times we think that we have to call somebody or speak with them and say, hey, I just want you to know all of these things that you did. I forgive you. And I was thinking like, for instance, is that's what I needed to do with my brother, because I mentioned that um we're not speaking because he doesn't he simply doesn't want to to speak with me.
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He doesn't want to have a relationship with me. And so I equated forgiving him with now I will be forced to reconcile with him and that is not the case because you cannot force reconciliation The other person may not be ready to reconcile. That's that's restoring of a relationship Restoration of relationship is a whole nother thing It is not equivalent to my forgiving of perceived wrong and so
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I feel so much better. I feel like I'm finally starting to get that lesson by reading that book. And God prompted me to read it. and He prompted me to get that book when he prompted me with this identity exchange process.
Psalms and God's Greatness
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And I just wanted to share that he is working everything to good. And this was good that he brought out of it. And so I want to give him the glory and tell about what he did.
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Didn't we just read about that yesterday in one of our Psalms that we would tell about what he does? We actually read about it in a number of Psalms that I will always tell about the good things that he does. And this is a good thing that he did.
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And it may not have seemed like it at the time, But we trusted that God was going to work good into everything. He was always there planning for me to learn forgive. And I love that.
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So I wanted to give you encouragement to potentially look at situations going on for you and to remember that God will absolutely use everything for good, even failed refrigerator delivery attempts.
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even buying parts and trying to fix a refrigerator, trusting in him and and the faith that that grows when when we do. And then who knows? I didn't know i was going to have a forgiveness lesson in there.
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He doesn't give us the end of the lesson before we get there. We have to work through it. So thank you for joining me on that. And let's head up our Psalms today. We are reading the section of Psalms entitled Songs About Joy.
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Or songs for joy. Let me see, what does it say? Songs of joy. Sorry about that. Songs of joy. And so we are going to read our first psalm, which is Psalm 93.
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And it has been entitled, The Thunder of the Water.
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There are many things i want to preface this with, that as we enjoy God's natural beauty, We've seen many examples of things like comparing God's love and his greatness to the heights of the mountains.
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Remember that these Psalms were written before there were things like TV and such like that. So people actually were out in the world. And we even now today, we can take time to go see and enjoy the natural beauty that God has created when he created the world.
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And so this psalm is looking at the ocean.
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God is king. Greatness is like a robe he wears. He is strong. The world stays where God put it. It cannot be moved.
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You became king long ago. You have lived forever. The seas lift up their voice. The seas lift up their pounding waves.
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God is stronger than the thunder of the waters. God is stronger than the waves of the sea.
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Can you just picture that? Can you picture being at the beach? And we hear that roaring waves and they're coming and they're crashing down. And it can be wonderful just sitting there or standing there and closing our eyes and feeling the ocean breeze, the wind, not even so much as a breeze. A lot of times it's a wind that comes off of the ocean.
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It's like God's breath just...
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And God is stronger and mightier than the waters of the sea. Stronger than the waves crashing at high tide. Stronger than a tsunami.
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God is so big and strong. And the world cannot be moved. It stays where he put it. We are not flinging around in space with no orbit.
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God set this planet in orbit. It stays where he put it.
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That is amazing.
Vengeance and Creation
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God, oh, the next psalm is Psalm 94. It's only verses 1 through 15. And it's entitled, Shine. God, you are the one who pays sinful people back for what they do.
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Stand up, judge of the earth. Pay the proud what they should get. How long will sinful people be happy? They brag and hurt your people, God.
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They kill and say, God doesn't care. Listen, you fools. When will you become wise? God made your ears. So of course, God hears.
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God made your eyes. So of course, God sees. God is mad at the nations. So of course, God pays people back for the wrong they do.
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God teaches. So of course, God knows everything. He knows what people think. People are happy when they obey you, God.
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They are happy when you teach them your ways. You will save them from days of trouble. God will not turn away from his people. He will never leave his children.
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He will say what's right and wrong. All the people whose hearts are right will follow what he says.
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This reminds me of forgiveness. God says that vengeance is his, judgment is his. And when we are called to forgive, we are giving it to God.
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We are standing in the way when we are trying to get our just to do When we are trying to get something back from somebody, when we want them to pay for what they did to us, that is us trying to extract vengeance. That is us trying to make them pay. And it simply isn't our job.
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It's God's job to do. He alone will deliver what is just.
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He alone is going is the only one who's going to be fair and decide because he sees the heart. He knows what someone was thinking and what they meant when they did what they did. We may be hurt and offended, but did anybody deliberately go out and and and say, ha ha, I'm going to make sure Robin doesn't get her refrigerator on time.
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We're going to make sure we get all the way there and then we simply won't do it. No, no, they didn't. So i will I'm giving it to God, I've given it to God and it's up to him.
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And it's interesting, ah that's actually why Jonah was running from his job when God sent him, wanted him to go to Nineveh, is that he didn't want them to receive God's forgiveness.
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He wanted them to pay for what they did. And it's not our place to decide how people should be paid back. It's up to God. And he forgives us of our debts.
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And he may well choose to forgive theirs as well.
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And that is his divine right to do so. And so that is why Jesus taught us to pray. Because we have been forgiven.
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That we should also forgive the debts against us. Forgive us of our sins as we forgive those who have sinned against us. Forgive us of our debts because we could not pay God back for the sins that we committed.
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Sin demanded death. And Jesus paid that price once and for all so that we don't have to. And that took away the separation and God reconciled with us.
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And that's exactly what and we see here. God knows what people think. And although it seems to be asking for, you know, just for God to simply pay them back, it is it is acknowledging that he alone has that power, not us. It is his job, not our job.
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All right. Psalm 97 verses one through seven is entitled His Lightning. God is king. Let the earth be glad.
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Let lands far away by the sea show their joy. Clouds and darkness are around God. His kingdom is built on what is right and fair.
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Fire goes ahead of him. It gets rid of his enemies on every side. His lightning lights up the world. The earth sees it and shakes.
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Mountains melt like wax in front of God. The sky shows how right he is. All people see how great he is. People who worship idols seem like nothing.
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Worship God.
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In our first psalm, it was ah comparing and and when someone was looking at the ocean, the sea. And in this one, we see ah that they're admiring the lightning that God has made.
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We can admire the natural world that God has made and see him in everything. His lightning lights up the world. The earth sees it and shakes.
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The sky shows how right he is and all people see how great he is. When there is lightning, we can be inside of our house with the but the curtains or the shades closed and still see the flash behind it.
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The lightning that God created is very powerful. It's amazing. And can you imagine being in a time where they didn't have as much as we did to to to close everything up all around?
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They could see that lightning.
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People who worship idols seem like nothing. Worship God. Amen. Let's worship the God who created lightning, who created our mountains, who created our beautiful world.
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He alone created it. It was not an accident or a chance. It was designed with purpose.
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And his kingdom is built on what is right and fair. God is just. God is perfect.
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Psalm 98 is entitled, Make Music.
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Sing
Joyful Worship and Conclusion
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a new song to God. He has done wonderful things. His right hand saves. He shows the nations how right he is.
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He remembered his love and he kept his promises to his people. Shout to God with joy. Sing happy songs with music. Make music to God with the harp.
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Make music with horns. Shout with joy before God the King. Let the sea and everything in it shout out. Let the world and all who live it sing out.
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Let rivers clap their hands. Let mountains sing together with joy. Let them sing to God. he comes to judge the earth and he will judge people by what is fair.
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And that's the end of Psalm 98. Rejoice and make music. Make a joyful noise to the Lord. ah Sing a new song to God.
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Make up a song. We can make up songs to God every day. God loves to hear us make songs to him. He loves happy music and horns.
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He even declared that at the different festival times that the horns would be blown to signify different things. And he says that at the different festivals to blow those horns, he wants to hear them.
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Make a joyful noise to the Lord. Shout out, hooray! We love you, God. We love you every day for every reason we could possibly think of.
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We love you, God. Let's make a joyful noise for God today, shall we?
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Psalm 99 verses 1 through 5 is entitled, The King.
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God is the king. He sits in the king's chair between the heavenly beings. Let the earth shake. God is great in his city of Zion.
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He is great over all the nations. Let them praise his great and wonderful name. God is holy. He does no wrong.
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The king is strong. He loves what is fair and right. Treat God as the most important one. Worship at his feet, for he is holy.
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the lord of our The Lord our God never does wrong.
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I want to point out ah after it says God is King, it says he sits in the King's chair between the heavenly beings. This is the reference to the Ark box.
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The Ark box, if you remember, had the two beings and he said he would meet with them between them. So this is a direct reference to God being with them and his and sitting there in his presence between the two beings on the Ark box.
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I just caught that while I was reading that. God showed me that.
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The king is strong. God is holy. Remember, holy means to be set apart, different. God is definitely set apart. There is no other like him.
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He is special. And he does no wrong. His good and perfect will has no unfairness to it.
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It has no wrong. God is perfect. And he is perfect love. He isn't just perfect and he's not arrogant. He is love. And he loves what is fair and right And so we should worship at his feet for he is holy and the Lord our God never does wrong.
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This is our last song for today and it's entitled His Sheep. Psalm 100. Let all the earth shout to God with joy. Worship God and be glad.
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Come to him with songs of joy. Know that the Lord is god He made us. We are his people.
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We are like sheep from his field. Go through God's gates giving thanks. Go into his palace with praise. Give thanks to him.
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Cheer for his name because God is good. His love lasts for forever. he always keeps his promises. I feel like that needs an amen.
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Wow, I love these songs of joy, don't you? Let all the earth shout to God with joy. Worship God and be glad.
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Come to him with songs of joy and know that the Lord is God. It reminds me of the verse, be still and know that i am God.
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We don't need to worry about things. Just know that he is god He made us know that the Lord is God. He is our great I am.
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We are his people. He loves us. He doesn't just sit there and and rule over the earth and keep to himself. He wants to have a personal relationship with his people.
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He has put his Holy Spirit in us because he wants to be close to us. He loves us. He loves you. He loves me. It's not just a general people.
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You, you are his people. He loves you. He put his spirit in you. That is so wonderful. You can talk to God and he is with you always.
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Let's go through God's gates giving thanks for all that he does for us today and every day. Let's focus on today. Let's give thanks for what we he he has given us, even just today.
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Give thanks to him and cheer for his name because God is good. He always has our best interest at heart. His love lasts forever.
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And he always keeps his promises. What he says he will do, he does.
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Well, that is the end of our Psalms for today. i hope that you feel that God has lit your light and that you are full of joy with these songs of joy that we have been reading today.
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I am so happy. just it really just fills me with his spirit and I just feel so happy. i hope that you feel very happy and joyful and at peace with his peace that has no understanding because it's just amazing.
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I hope that God has filled you with his spirit and that you are just full, full, full.
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And I hope that as well as that, that you feel that God has lit your light today. And since we know no one lights a light and keeps it under a bowl, let's click that light button and show the world this event so that they too, everybody can see this, hear these Psalms, hear God's word and be filled with his love.
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and his light so that they too can continue to spread their love and light since we have Jesus with us and in us and working through us. And let's spread the word about reading God's beautiful word that brought us these wonderful songs of joy today.
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I hope everybody has a fantastic rest of what's left of their Monday. See everybody here again tomorrow.