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The Glory of God (cont)

Every second of my life, from the moment of conception to my last heartbeat, is totally and utterly dependent on God.

Acts 17:28

…for in Him we live and move and have our being….

Paul was preaching and sharing the Gospel in the marketplace in Athens when certain philosophers heard him and brought him to what is known as the Areopagus (which means Mars Hill) for other men of learning to hear what he had to say. (To read the whole sermon and what happened, it can be found in Acts 17 of the Bible, or follow this link and read it … Acts 17  ).

Here in verse 28 Paul says that God brought all people into being and they only exist for His providence. 

Job 12:9-10

Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this, In whose hand is the life of  

        every living thing, and the breath of all mankind?

Colossians 1:16-17

For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether  

        thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. all things were created through Him and for Him. And He is  

        before all things, and in Him all things consist. 

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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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