Verse of the Day 10/3

 

Verse of the Day 10/3

　

　

Psalm 84:11-12 For the　Lord　God is a sun and shield.
The　Lord　gives grace and glory;
He does not withhold the good
from those who live with integrity.
¹²Happy is the person who trusts in You,
Lord　of Hosts! Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

How often do you stop and consider where you would be without God's grace? Without it you would be apart from Him, lost, helpless and hopeless. With it, through trials and even beyond death, " we are more than　conquerors through　him who loved us." Romans 8:37

Charles Spurgeon writes, "Grace in all its forms he freely renders to his people: comforting, preserving, sanctifying, directing, instructing, assisting grace, he generously pours into their souls without ceasing, and he always will do so, whatever may occur. Sickness may befall, but the Lord will give grace; poverty may happen to us, but grace will surely be afforded; death must come but grace will light a candle at the darkest hour. Reader, how blessed it is as years roll round, and the leaves begin again to fall, to enjoy such an unfading promise as this, "The Lord will give grace."

Hymn writer Julia Johnston refers to this as "marvelous, infinite, matchless grace".

Marvelous, infinite, matchless grace,
Freely bestowed on all who believe!
You that are longing to see His face,
Will you this moment His grace receive?

• Refrain:
  Grace, grace, God's grace,
  Grace that will pardon and cleanse within;
  Grace, grace, God's grace,
  Grace that is greater than all our sin!
Do you need this grace, will you this moment His grace receive? It is available to you.
　
Blessings,
Mike
Psalm 84:8-12New Living Translation (NLT)
8　O　Lord　God of Heaven's Armies, hear my prayer.
　　　　Listen, O God of Jacob.　Interlude
9　O God, look with favor upon the king, our shield!
　　　　Show favor to the one you have anointed.
10　A single day in your courts
　　　　is better than a thousand anywhere else!
I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God
　　　　than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.
¹¹For the　Lord　God is our sun and our shield.
　　　　He gives us grace and glory.
The　Lord　will withhold no good thing
　　　　from those who do what is right.
¹²O　Lord　of Heaven's Armies,
　　　　what joy for those who trust in you.
　

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