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September 26
Friday


A MATTER
OF TRUST

READ:
Psalm 5
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Let all those rejoice
who put their trust
in You; let them
ever shout for joy,
because You defend
them. __Psalm 5:11
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A news item from Australia told the story of Pascale Honore, a paraplegic woman who, after 18 years of being confined to a wheelchair, has taken up surfing. How?

Ty Swan, a young surfer, straps her to his back with duct tape. After getting the balance perfect, Ty paddles out into the ocean so they can catch a wave and Pascale can experience the exhilaration of surfing. This requires a tremendous amount of trust; so many things could go wrong. Yet her confidence in Ty is enough to enable her to enjoy a dream come true, in spite of the danger.

Life is like that for the follower of Christ. We live in a dangerous world, filled with unpredictable challenges and unseen perils. Yet, we have joy because we know Someone who is strong enough to carry us through the churning waves of life that threaten to overwhelm us. The psalmist wrote, "Let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; let those also who love Your name be joyful in You" (Ps. 5:11).

In the face of life's great dangers and challenges, we can know a joy borne out of our trust in God. His strength is more than enough! __Bill Crowder

`````````````````````````````I'm so glad I learned to trust Thee,``````````````````````````
```````````````````````````````Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend;``````````````````````````
``````````````````````````````And I know that Thou art with me,```````````````````````
````````````````````````````Wilt be with me to the end. __Stead````````````````````````
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Our faith is stretched by exchanging
our weakness for God's strength.

*********************************************Today's Bible Reading __ Psalm 5*******************************************

1 Give ear to my words, O
LORD, consider my
meditation. 2 Give heed to
the voice of my cry ,my King
and my God, for to You I will
pray. 3 My voice You shall
hear in the morning, O LORD;
in the morning I will direct it
to You, and I will look up.

4 For You are not a God
who takes pleasure in
wickedness, nor shall evil
dwell with You. 5 The
boastful shall not stand in
Your sight; You hate all
workers of iniquity. 6 You
shall destroy those who
speak falsehood; the LORD
abhors the bloodthirsty and
deceitful man.

7 But as for me, I will come
into Your house in the
multitude of Your mercy; in
fear of You I will worship
toward Your holy temple.

8 Lead me, O LORD, in Your
righteousness because of my
enemies; make Your way
straight before my face.

9 For there is no faithfulness
in their mouth; their inward
part is destruction; their
throat is an open tomb, they
flatter with their tongue.

10 Pronounce them guilty, O
God! Let them fall by their
own counsels; cast them out
in the multitude of their
transgressions, for they have
rebelled against You.

11 But let all those rejoice
who put their trust in You; let
them ever shout for joy,
because you defend them;
let those also who love Your
name be joyful in You.

12 For You, O LORD, will
bless the righteous; with
favor You will surround him
as with a shield.

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

In Psalm 5, David celebrates the nearness of God. Though He is
Lord, God, and King, He is near to those who love and trust Him.
God defends those who trust in Him (v.11), blesses the righteous,
and surrounds them with a shield (v.12).