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July 25
Friday


WHEELCHAIR
RIDE

READ:
Psalm 59
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You have been my
defense and refuge in
the day of my trouble.
__Psalm 59:16
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Ben Carpenter has muscular dystrophy and gets around in an electric wheelchair. One day as he was crossing an intersection, the light changed and a semi-truck caught the handles of Ben's wheelchair in its grille. Unaware, the driver started down the road, and before long Ben was being pushed along at 50 miles per hour. Soon the rubber on the wheelchair's tires began to burn off.

Passerby saw the bizarre sight and phoned 911 to inform the police. When the truck driver pulled over, he was astonished to see what was attached to his truck's grille. Ben had a big scare but escaped without injury.

Sometimes we may feel as if our lives have been hijacked by unexpected circumstances. When David was invited to King Saul's court, he soothed the king's nerves by playing on his lyre. Then, unpredictably, the jealous king threw a spear at him. David found himself caught in a dangerous drama of pursuit in which King Saul tried to take his life. Yet David looked to God for immediate protection, and he ultimately received deliverance. Because of this experience he wrote of the faithfulness of God: "You have been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble" (Ps. 59:16).

No matter what our trouble, God is there. __Dennis Fisher
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```````````I never walk alone, Christ walks beside me,``````````````
````````````He is the dearest Friend I've ever known;```````````````
``````````With such a Friend to comfort and to guide me,````````````
````````````I never, no, I never walk alone. __Ackley``````````````
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When troubles call on you, call on God.

*******************Today's Bible Reading __ Psalm 59************

1 deliver me from my
enemies, O my God; defend
me from those who rise up
against me. 2 Deliver me
from the workers of iniquity,
and save me from
bloodthirsty men.

3 For look, they lie in wait
for my life; the mighty gather
against me, not for my
transgression nor for my sin,
O LORD. 4 They run and
prepare themselves through
no fault of mine....

8 But You, O LORD, shall
laugh at them; You shall have
all the nations in derision. 9 I
will wait for You, O You his
Strength; for God is my
defense. 10 My God of mercy
shall come to meet me; God
shall let me see my desire on
my enemies.

11 Do not slay them lest my
people forget; scatter them
by Your power, and bring
them down, O Lord our
shield. 12 For the sin of their
mouth and the words of their
lips, let them even be taken
in their pride, and for the
cursing and lying which they
speak. 13 Consume them in
wrath, consume them, that
they may not be; and let
them know that God rules in
Jacob to the ends of the
earth....

16 But I will sing of Your
power; yes, I will sing aloud
of your mercy in the
morning; for you have been
my defense and refuge in the
day of my trouble. 17 To You,
O my Strength, I will sing
praises; for God is my
defense, my God of mercy.

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

According to the superscription at the beginning of Psalm 59, this
psalm was written to the tune of "Do Not Destroy," which is also
the tune of Psalms 57, 58, and 75. David wrote this psalm when
Saul had sent assassins to watch David's house (1 Sam. 1911).
David's wife Michal (Saul's daughter) helped him escape (v.12).
__Sim Kay Tee