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Bible Note #59: The Delight of Feasting on God’s Presence

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“Take delight in the Lord,    and he will give you the desires of your heart.”  Psalm 37:4 (NIV) The idea of “taking delight” or pleasure in the Lord is one that we modern Western Christians have a tendency to spiritualize in a way that, I think, David and ancient Israelites did not.  We want this … Continue reading Bible Note #59: The Delight of Feasting on God’s Presence

Prayer Note #18 — Holy Pleasures

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You, O Lord, give blessings and fullness of pleasures.  Your pleasures surpass all the little, passing pleasures of sin and self-service.  Serving you is the richest form of pleasure, though my worldly eyes have trouble recognizing that.   Correct my vision today and always, so that I will be able to see, recognize, and hunger after … Continue reading Prayer Note #18 — Holy Pleasures