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TODAY’S WORD…

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I waited patiently for the Lord;
He turned to me and heard my cry.
He lifted me out of the slimy pit,
out of the mud and mire;
He set my feet on a rock
and gave me a firm place to stand.
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He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the Lord
and put their trust in Him.

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– Psalm 40:1-3 (NIV)

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REFLECTION…

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How blessed are we who can make these words of the Psalmist our own!

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How thankful we are for that moment

when we decided to turn to the Lord

to ask Him, to plead with Him, to take us out of that pit

that we had, perhaps even unknowingly, dug ourselves into;

or that we may have been thrown into by others.

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Having experienced such a dramatic and wonderful change in our life,

and having had the eyes of our heart opened to God’s love,

we now pray that many others will also turn to the Lord

and call out to Him for help.

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Oh, the joy

of being able to acknowledge the difference between the then and the now,

between darkness and light;

between mud and rock;

between desperation and fulfilment.

Oh, the joy of the Lord!

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SING TO JESUS…

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…and make this song your prayer of thanks and praise from the heart

– to Him, who is the Lord in whom you trust.

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[please click here for the song and lyrics]

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REPETITIVE PRAYER FOR TODAY…

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Jesus, I love You and I need You!

Through the trials and triumphs of life I will never let You go.

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