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The Glory of God (cont)

James 1:17

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights,                            with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

       (paraphrased NLT) 

Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God our Father, who created all        

                the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.

1 Chronicles 29:10-14

Therefore David blessed the LORD before all the assembly; and David said:

        Blessed are You, LORD God of Israel, our Father, forever and ever.

Yours, O LORD, is the greatness,

The power and the glory,

The victory and the majesty;

For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours;

Yours is the kingdom, O LORD,

And You are exalted as head over all.

Both riches and honor come from You,

And You reign over all.

In Your hand is power and might;

In Your hand it is to make great

And to give strength to all.

Now therefore, our God,

We thank You

And praise Your glorious name.

But who am I, and who are my people,

That we should be able to offer so willingly as this?

For all things come from You,

And of Your own we have given You.

Romans 11:33-36

Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!

How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!

For who has known the mind of the LORD?

Or who has become His counselor?

Or who has first given to Him

And it shall be repaid to him?

For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever.

Amen.

When I take time to ponder God and His glory I can only praise Him for all that I am, all that I have. It is only because of the goodness of God that I am who I am, and I have all that I have. 

Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands!

Serve the LORD with gladness;

Come before His presence with singing.

Know that the LORD, He is God;

It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;

We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,

And into His courts with praise.

Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

For the LORD is good;

His mercy is everlasting,

And His truth endures to all generations.

-David Psalm 100


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The Gospel, The Good News 4 of 41

The Glory of God (cont)

 Psalm 139

A Psalm of David. 

O LORD, You have searched me and known me.

 You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off.

 You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways.

 For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O LORD, You know it altogether.

 You have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me.

 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain it. 

 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?

 If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.

 If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,

 Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me.

 If I say, "Surely the darkness shall fall[fn] on me," Even the night shall be light about me;

 Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You.

 For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother's womb.

 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;[fn] Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.

 My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

 Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them. 

 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!

 If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You. 

 Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God! Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men.

 For they speak against You wickedly; Your enemies take Your name in vain.[fn]

 Do I not hate them, O LORD, who hate You? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?

 I hate them with perfect hatred; I count them my enemies. 

 Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties;

 And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.

 Job 33:4 

The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

Every breath I breathe, every single pulse of my heart, every moment I have been granted to live is a gift from God to me. 

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