The Lord has a heart for the Jewish people.

The Lord has a heart for the non-Jewish people. He told us this in the famous "Great Commission" passage of Matt 28: 19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations..."

Our Psalm today, psalm 96, reveals that a thousand years before the "Great Commission" God was greatly commissioning Jews and Gentiles to get busy and get ALL PEOPLES, ALL NATIONS into His beloved family.

1000 years of God's heart in just 6 ½ minutes. Worth it. Subscribe and watch:

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This is either the most selfish psalm in the world (if you only read verse 1) or

This is the most UNSELFISH psalm in the world (if you read the other 6 verses).

It asks that the Lord shine His face on US. So is it just for those who know Him, for those that are already in His family? Or, is it ultimately that the whole world would know Him?!

This is the most UNSELFISH psalm in the world because it is FOR THE WORLD.

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"God loves you and has a purpose for your life". I've heard this said many times. Well, it comes from Psalm 138.

If you want to understand where YOU are going, you'd best understand where GOD is going, (and where God has been.) The Lord will fulfill His purpose in me.

If you need purpose, Ps 138 is a great place to start.

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In a strange spiritual metaphor, God plants TREES inside buildings. They are big, healthy, growing trees. Why? to give fruit. How? by paying attention to the basics of plantsmanship.

In the church, what characteristics have been attended to to result in fruitful plantings? They are people who have paid attention to fellowship, to service, to study and to AWE. Join me for 7 minutes as we do exactly that.

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STUPID is a rare word in scripture. It is used only 12x in 1000 pages. When the stupid speak then, we probably should listen. Specifically, listen what NOT to do.

The stupid never ask a little question that we are going to ask: Am I being stupid?

It is a brave question. Join me for 7 minutes as we ask it.

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If only evil would just STAY IN ITS LANE. No, it has the intent to spill over and assail the people of God. This background of difficulty and opposition is what makes the truth of Ps 27 all the more beautiful.

Join me as David sets his heart in a certain way that can be beneficial to us if we follow him.

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Listen as I am swarmed by a few thousand grackles during this podcast. That's OK, because it is about BEING KEPT BY THE LORD. It means both to been SEEN and to be PROTECTED.

Where does my help come from? So the Psalmist asks and then answers: My help is from the Lord. Listen if you are being Kept, or if you are soon to be kept.

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Ps 84:10 For a day in your courts is better

than a thousand elsewhere.

I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God

than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Better than a day at Cedar Point, Disneyland, or a thousand Christmas mornings is a day in the presence of God. Join me for 6 minutes as we honor doorkeepers and all those who "find a home" at the altar of God. Subscribe because it will be good to be here tomorrow too.

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