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TODAY’S WORD…

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Show me how much You love me, Lord,
and save me according to Your promise.

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Enable me to speak the truth at all times,
because my hope is in Your judgments.
I will always obey Your law,
forever and ever.
I will live in perfect freedom,
because I try to obey Your teachings.

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I find pleasure in obeying Your commands,
because I love them.
I respect and love Your commandments;
I will meditate on Your instructions.

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– Psalm 119:41,43-45,47-48 (GNT)

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REFLECTION…

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Psalm 119 is, in its entirety, a reflection on the Word of God,

and a prayer to learn it, love it and keep it.

This Psalm fosters reverence and devotion to the Law of God,

emphasising the blessings and benefits one receives in doing so.

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God has made His Law known to us,

He has spoken His Word,

and we are encouraged to obey it

and to orient our life to it.

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We find God’s grace by following His mercy and truth

and we will succeed through prayer.

We need to pray that we are never afraid or ashamed to own God’s truths,

and we must gladly live our faith

and declare it

by the manner in which we conduct ourselves;

by bearing our crosses with patience and trust;

by loving and caring for others.

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Let us therefore resolve to keep God’s law

and be constant in our obedience…without backsliding.

Only then will we find true happiness

and attain perfect liberty.

The more delight we take in serving God,

the more Christ-like we become.

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REPETITIVE PRAYER FOR TODAY…

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Lord, help me learn Your truth,

forever speak it;

relentlessly seek to obey it;

and always love You with all my heart, my mind, my soul and my strength.

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