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                                                                Choose a good reputation over great riches,

                                                for being held in high esteem is better than having silver or gold.

                                                                             …

If the righteous are rewarded here on earth,

how much more true that the wicked and the sinner will get what they deserve.

PROVERBS 11:31 NLT

 

What you think, you become.

     What you…

Teach the wise, and they will be wiser. Teach the righteous, and they will learn more.

Albrecht Durer  Praying Hands 

 

 

                                   Trust in the LORD with all your heart;  do not depend on your own understanding. 

                                                      Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct…

You will name him Jesus. 

He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High.

     The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.   

     He will reign over Israel forever;  his Kingdom will…

Warner Sallman  Head of Christ 

The LORD himself will choose the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! 

She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel – “God is with us.” 

ISAIAH…

Let every living, breathing creature praise God! Hallelujah!

PSALM 150:6 THE MESSAGE

Book One concludes with a doxology of unending praise—God alone is worthy of everlasting praise.



Book Two…

                    Albrecht Durer  Praying Hands 

 

The LORD is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him sincerely.

PSALM 145:18 NLT 

 

My unsearchable greatness is your practical strength.

     Worthy of highest honor and praise, powerful beyond calculation—

          I am the…

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me.

Psalm 138:7 KJV 

 

You are a sojourner in ephemeral time.

     The universal law of human life is summed up in one word—walking.

          Life is a walk, a journey, and constant action…

                              How can we sing the songs of the LORD while in a foreign land?  PSALM 137:4





When you are in a situation that makes you want to hang up your harp,

     you may wonder how in the world you can ever celebrate again.

Where is that toe-tapping rhythm, that spring…

Yahweh, my heart is not haughty. I do not set my sights too high.

I have taken no part in great affairs, in wonders beyond my scope.

I hold myself in quiet and silence, like a little child in its mother’s arms.

PSALM 131:1-2 TNJB



 

Let…

Beautiful Temple 

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. PSALM 122:6 NLT



 

The Song of Ascent on your life’s journey is Jesus.

     Omnipotence…

Beautiful Temple





 You have been chosen to know me, believe in me, and understand that I alone am God.

There is no other God; there never has been…

Warner Sallman  Head of Christ 

 

                                                  Alleluia! Praise Yahweh, all nations; extol him, all peoples,

                                                for his faithful love is strong and his constancy…

                                                        What can I offer the LORD for all he has done for me? 

                                               …