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March 25


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READ:
Psalm 33:6-19
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The counsel of the
LORD stands forever,
the plans of His heart
to all generations.
__Psalm 33:11
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Recently, I had what for me was a "Copernican moment": I am not at the center of the universe. The world doesn't revolve around me. It doesn't move at my pace, in my terms, nor in accord with my preferences.
Though we might wish it to be otherwise, life is not all about us. everything revolves around te Lord. In Psalm 33, we read that all nature revolves around Him and His control (vv.6-9). He assigned the sea its boundaries and locked the ocean in vast reservoirs. Everything in nature operates in accordance with the laws He has set.

The nations also revolve around the Lord (vv.10-12). No plan or scheme can stand up against God's. Ultimately, it is the Lord's plan that will stand forever. His intentions can never be shaken.
Finally, the lives of all humanity revolve around the Lord (vv.13-19). God sees the whole human race. He made our hearts, and He understands everything we do. And He has the power to intervene in our lives and deliver us from situations spinning out of control.

Our life is created to be centered on God, not self. How thankful we can be to serve such a powerful God, who has every aspect of our lives under His control. __Poh fang chia

`````````````````Teach me, Lord, to live out the truth of Psalm```````````````````
`````````````33. May I revere You as I should. May I and all```````````````````````
````````````````the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of you,`````````````````
```````````````````for Your counsel and plans stand forever.`````````````````````
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when we die to all about us,
we live to God above us.

*************************************Today's bible Reading Psalm 33:6-19********************************

6 By the word of the LORD
the heavens were made, and
all the host of them by the
breath of His mouth. 7 He
gathers the waters of the sea
together as a heap; He lays
up the deep in storhouses.

8 Let all the earth fear the
LORD; let all the inhabitants
of the world stand in awe of
Him. 9 For He spoke, and it
was done; He commanded,
and it stood fast.

10 The LORD brings the
counsel of the nations to
nothing; He makes the
plans of the peoples of no
effect. 11 The counsel of the
LORD stands forever, the
plans of His heart to all
generations. 12 Blessed is
the nation whose God is the
LORD, the people He has
chosen as His own
inheritance.

13 The LORD looks from
heaven; He sees all the sons
of men. 14 From the place of
His dwelling He looks on
all the inhabitants of the
earth; 15 He fashions their
hearts individually; He
considers all their works.

16 No king is saved by the
multitude of an army; a
mighty man is not delivered
by great strength. 17 A horse
is a vain hope for safety;
neither shall it deliver any
by its great strength.

18 Behold the eye of the
LORD is on those who fear
Him, on those who hope in
His mercy, 19 to deliver their
soul from death, and to keep
them alive in famine.

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

In this song of praise, the psalmist calls the righteous to praise God
for His word and his work (vv.1-3). He celebrates God's power in
creation__" He spoke, and it was done; he commanded , and it stood
fast" (vv.6-9)__and points to the special privilege and blessedness of
being God's chosen people (v.12).