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May 1
Thursday


HE'S WAITING

READ:
Psalm 34:1-15
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I sought the LORD,
and He heard me.
__Psalm 34:4
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Jane Welsh, secretary to Scottish essayist Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), married him and devoted her life to him and his work. He loved her deeply but was so busy with his writing and speaking that he often neglected her. Some time into their marriage, she became ill and suddenly died.

In a new book by John Ortberg, I read that after the funeral Thomas went alone to Jane's room and looked at her diary. He found these words she had written about him: "Yesterday he spent an hour with me and it was like heaven. I love him so." On another day, she wrote, "I have listened all day to hear his steps in the hall, but now it is late. I guess he will not come today." He wept brokenly, realizing his neglect of her and her desire just to talk with him.

As I read that, I couldn't help but think, God loves me dearly and waits for me to fellowship with Him. How many days do I forget Him?

The Lord welcomes our worship, our prayer, our praise. He has told us in His Word to pray all the time (1 Thess. 5:17). As He did with the chruch in Laodicea in Revelation 3, Christ knocks on the door of our heart and pateintly waits (v.20). He listens attentively for our call, our cry, our prayer. How often does He wait in vain? __Dave Egner
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````````````````We can know that God is watching,````````````````
``````````````````Always present, everywhere,```````````````````
``````````````And with hope and joy and patience`````````````````
````````````He is waiting for our prayer. __Rosworth```````````````
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Talk with God--He longs to hear from you.

**************Today's Bible Reading __ Psalm 34:1-15**************

1 I will bless the LORD at
all times; His praise shall
continually be in my mouth.

2 My soul shall make its
boast in the LORD; the
humble shall hear of it and
be glad. 3 Oh, magnify the
LORD with me, and let us
exalt His name together.

4 I sought the LORD, and
He heard me, and delivered
me from all my fears. 5 This poor
man cried out, and the LORD
heard him, and saved him
out of all his troubles. 7 The
angel of the LORD encamps
all around those who fear
Him, and delivers them.

5 Oh, taste and see that the
LORD is good; blessed is the
man who trusts in Him!

9 Oh, fear the LORD, you His
saints! There is no want to
those who fear Him. 10 The
young lions lack and suffer
hunger; but those who seek
the LORD shall not lack any
good thing.

11 Come, you children,
listen to me; I will teach you
the fear of the LORD. 12 Who
is the man who desires life,
and loves many days, that he
may see good? 13 Keep your
tongue from evil, and your
lips from speaking deceit.

14 Depart from evil and do
good; seek peace and
pursue it.

15 The eyes of the LORD are
on the righteous, and His
ears are open to their cry.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Psalm 34 is one of three psalms that deal with the ancient Jewish
view that the righteous are always blessed according to their
righteousness, and the wicked are always judged according to their
wickedness. The other two psalms are Psalm 37 and Psalm 73.
__Bill Crowder