The greatest witness to me of the existence of God, is the existence of ME.

One thing we surely cannot forget is that I did not make myself.

One thing we surely cannot fail to notice is that I am wonderfully made.

What if it were really true that God formed my parts and gave me life. If so, this changes everything. Join me for 7 minutes to see where all your parts came from.

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How do people respond to the intimacy of an all-knowing God? Well, they squirm and run if Psalm 139 is any indication.

And how effective is the hiding? Totally ineffective. After using every trick in the book of darkness, speed and distance, we find a little tap on our shoulder of God saying, "I'm right here to lead and/or to hold." Squirm a bit with me for 7 minutes:

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If you really knew, that your ENTIRE past has been known by God, how might you respond?

If you really could know, that every future step, future thought,is already known…what response does that elicit?

Is there a comfort in being accompanied? Reassurance that I am not hidden? Or are you a little terrified?

The one thing you are definitely not is HIDDEN. You are seen.

Join me in psalm 139 where David blows our minds about what God knows about me and when he knows it.

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Have you ever hoped for bad things to happen to the bad people in your life? If you write a song about that sentiment, it is called an imprecatory psalm.

Fortunately, we have some New Testament light to shed on this sentiment. You may be familiar with how Jesus wishes us to treat our enemies: Love them, pray for them, and bless them. We do vengeance so very poorly. We'd best leave the vengeance for God alone.

What will I do as I am wallowing in the righteous consequences of my own decisions? How can I SING at a time like this? When I am in a soup of unpleasantness, that I caused, what am I going to do now?

Well, Israel is in it as we find them in Psalm 137. Let's watch them respond to the disciplining of God.

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Psalm 149 is about Praise and a Punch; Singing and Swords. We best be ready for both.

Somehow the people whom He has saved from judgment are to be a part of His judgment process.

That is why I hope someday to see you on the other side, with a song in your mouth and a sword in your hand.

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Do you ever wonder what makes God happy? Psalm 149 flat out tells us. It is humbling to find out what, or more specifically WHO gives Him this pleasure.

Like a grandparent for his grandchildren, the Lord has an enthusiastic, disproportional, and maybe even unbalanced regard for HIS PEOPLE.

He tells us we are His chosen portion, the apple of His eye, and that He takes pleasure in us. Join me for less than 7 minutes of pure good news. Subscribe on YouTube for more good news tomorrow.

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We are supposed to be praising the attributes of God. But WHERE exactly does He request these songs to be emanating from? What is the LOCATION of our praise?

He calls for praise from the "assembly of the godly." Join me for 7 minutes to see if I can do that from my kitchen table on a sleepy Sunday morning.