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Continue reading →: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Mat 5:6 Righteousness is a foundational theme in the scriptures. In fact, the pursuit of righteousness is identified as a top priority by the Lord (Mat 6:33). In the age to come, in the fullness of…
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Continue reading →: The meek shall inherit the earth
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth”. Mat 5:5 Meekness is not something the world values. In the perspective of the world, meekness conveys a sense of weakness when the wicked culture values strength, forcefulness, violence, oppression. In their thinking, it is the strong who will roll…
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Continue reading →: Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4 When we hear the word “mourn”, we typically associate it with death of a loved one. It is a sense of loss powerful enough so that it cannot be suppressed or internalized. It comes out in wailing and…
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Continue reading →: Blessed are the poor in spirit
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Mat 5:3 What does it mean to be “poor in spirit”? Its an important question because the Kingdom is theirs. The word conveys the meaning of being crouched down low. Similar perspectives are found in other places…
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Continue reading →: Psalm 91, Final Meditations
“Because he has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him [securely] on high, because he has known My name. Psalm 91:14 My wife and I do everything together, particularly in the current environment where we spend much more time together because of a “pestilence” that is…
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Continue reading →: Jehovah Yeshuah – The LORD my Salvation
14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. 15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour…
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Continue reading →: Jehovah machaseh
9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; 10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 12…
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Continue reading →: The reward of the wicked
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Psalm 91:8 Sometimes it seems like the advancement of all that is wicked, all that is against the Lord and His ways is so strong that it cannot be stopped. But it is only the result…
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Continue reading →: His Truth, my protection
4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; 6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in…
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Continue reading →: Jehovah Metsudah
2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. 3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. – Psalm 91:2-3 The LORD has many titles, some of which are…