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Psalm 91
"Soldier's Prayer"
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He who dwells in the shelter of the Most
High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my
fortress, my God, in whom I trust." Surely He will save you from the fowler's snare and from
the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find
refuge; His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague
that destroys at midday. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it
will not come near you. You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked
If you make the Most High your dwelling - even the Lord, who is my refuge then no harm will befall
you, no disaster will come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard
you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot
against a stone. you will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and
the serpent. "Because he loves me," says the Lord, "I will rescue him; I will
protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be
with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him and show
him my salvation." |
Ephesians 3:14-21
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For this reason I kneel before the
Father, from whom His whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of His
glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that
Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you , being rooted and established
in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and
deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge - that you may be
filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more
than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in
the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
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Ephesians 6:10-20
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Finally, be strong in the Lord and in
His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's
schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the
authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the
heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you
may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then,
with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,
and with your feet fitted with readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all
this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the
evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the work of God. And
pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be
alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. Pray also for me, that whenever I open my
mouth words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for
which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
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The heavens declare the glory of God; and
the firmament shows His handiwork.
Psalm 19:1
The Russian
cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, is reported to have
said, "I looked and looked but I didn't see
God," as he orbited the earth. For many, that
was ultimate proof: If God lives in heaven, and
a scientist like Gagarin didn't see Him, He must
not exist.
But the Bible says that God has
"at various
times and in various ways" spoken (revealed
himself) to mankind and "has in these last
days spoken to us by His Son"
(Hebrews
1:1-2). Just because God didn't reveal himself
to a Russian cosmonaut in space means nothing.
Jesus has not revealed himself to mankind on
earth in the twenty-first century, but He did in
the first century. Likewise, we have no burning
bushes today like Moses had in the fourteenth
century B.C. But God has revealed himself to all
of humanity in one way or another so that Paul
wrote that man is "without excuse"
(Romans 1:20).
Please don't fail to believe in God through His Son,
Jesus Christ, because you have not seen Him in
the way you desire or expect. Rather, embrace
the revelation God has given through the living
and written Word lest you be found without
excuse.
Open my eyes, that I may see,
glimpses of truth Thou hast for me . . .
Open my ears, that I may hear, voices of truth
Thou sendest clear.
Clara H.
Scott
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