Category Archives: Sin

Those who Dreamed

When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed.  Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for … Continue reading

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Let the Rivers Clap their Hands

Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. The Lord has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations. He … Continue reading

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Restoration

This process of restoration can be hard and sometimes feels like our skin is being torn from our bodies. Sometimes that is what is needed for us to become the new creations God sees in us. Continue reading

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Where is their God?

O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple, they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble. They have left the dead bodies of your servants as food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of … Continue reading

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Iron Man or Son of Man?

How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the wasteland! Again and again they put God to the test; they vexed the Holy One of Israel. They did not remember his power— the day he … Continue reading

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A Steadfast Spirit

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is … Continue reading

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A Hiding Place

Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord does not count against them and in whose spirit is no deceit. When I kept silent, my bones wasted away … Continue reading

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Wailing into Dancing

I will exalt you, Lord , for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me. Lord my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me. You, Lord , brought … Continue reading

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Does the Rain Have a Father?

Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea or walked in the recesses of the deep?   Have the gates of death been shown to you? Have you seen the gates of the deepest darkness?   Have you comprehended the vast … Continue reading

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Flood Insurance

Here is the fate God allots to the wicked, the heritage a ruthless man receives from the Almighty:   However many his children, their fate is the sword; his offspring will never have enough to eat.   The plague will bury those … Continue reading

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