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We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.  In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you. Psalm 33:20-22 NIV "He is our help" When do we need help? When we're in trouble "And our shield" When do we need a shield? When we're in a battle The psalmist finds joy in trouble, in the battle, because of who He places his hope. In who he chooses to trust. We get to choose every day Every hour Every moment In what or who we put our trust. The last part of the Psalm is almost a plea... I know your love is  unfailing, and I am gonna keep choosing You. Even though I'm not feeling it right now. In our trouble In the battle Even when we don't feel it Choose to trust the Author of Truth. Choose to rejoice in Him Choose to sing. No matter what :) #psalms #psalm33 #trust #choose #sunday #worship

But the eyes of the Lord are on those... whose hope is in his unfailing love... We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. Psalm 33:18, 20 NIV There's hope here Hope in the Unfailing Love And there's waiting. I don't like waiting. Queues Delays I want my stuff now, I don't want to wait for anything...as the world should revolve around me. Aren't I a customer everywhere? Even with God? And with people? I don't serve a god of my making, who does what I want. And the God I do serve tells me to love people, to "wash their feet", to be a servant. James says #quickslowslow Slow to speak. I'll wait for you. Wait for you to form your thoughts, find your words. I'll give people time. They can change. I'll wait for God. Because my hope is set on Unfailing Love It is this hope that tells us the waiting is not wasted, and allows us to wait well. #psalms #psalm33 #hope #unfailinglove

No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength. A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save. But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, Psalm 33:16-18 NIV Apparently after John D Rockefeller (prob the world's richest man at the time) died, his accountant was asked; "How much did he leave?" The reply? "All of it" This part of the Psalm is about where we put our trust. David had an army, was a warrior, had horses. He's not saying any of those are bad things. But they aren't the answer to what our world, our hearts, really need. My bank account, property, job, business, education, appearance, health, abilities, relationships, family... whatever those good things are, they cannot save. May our prayer today be: "My hope today Lord, is in your unfailing love" #psalms #psalm33 #hope #trust

But the Lord's plans stand firm forever; his intentions can never be shaken. Psalms 33:11 NLT Not sure how you're year is progressing, but when I read the news there is still trouble, tragedy, disappointment and heartache. The psalmist is clear on one thing here. No matter what is going on in the moment, or even in the span of our lives, our God is at work. He is not time bound like we are. His thinking is not finite like ours is He has revealed Himself in creation, in his image bearers, in his Spirit, his Word, and fully in Jesus. His plans are redemptive And restorative His driving force is love He wants none to miss it He does not change He is for us And His plans stand firm forever. We, just need to trust Him #trust #faith #hope #love

For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.  The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.  By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, their  starry host by the breath of his mouth. He gathers the waters of the sea into jars; he puts the deep into storehouses. Psalm 33:4-7 NIV The writer of this song has gone all "big picture" on us: God the creator of all we see - the physical world that we enjoy - just look at the stars! The big concepts of what God is about; Righteousness Justice Love And his personal statement of belief: the God of the Bible is True. I believe in Him I choose to Trust Him. Because of who He is Because of what He has done And today this is my song, my testimony of who God is. His love is unfailing. We know that unfailing love brought Jesus, our living hope, as the Creator entered his creation. Humbly Sacrificially Unfailing No matter what our circumstances, ...

Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy. For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.  The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love. Psalm 33:3-5 NIV I'm not even allowed to sing in the shower at my house, but in this song, this poem, we are all encouraged to write our own song. Maybe that's a few scribbled words, or something crafted & structured with verses and music The form doesn't matter It's what I know I know God's word is true. It's what I believe I choose to believe that God is good, that He is for me no matter what today's circumstances are saying. I believe that He will unbreak the broken things It's what I see I see His goodness, his grace, his love in the world. It's in creation, it's in people, and some days I need to look really hard, but there are good things, things to be grateful for. If every day this week I wrote down a coup...