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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 #47–A Prayer for Pure Pleasure

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Lord, my Shepherd, shepherd my wayward will.  Keep prodding me back onto the right path.  You see my mind -- how it wanders after pretty, poisonous pleasures.  I beg your help.  Keep me from pursuing those enticing, envenomed enchantments Capture my heart with visions of your true joy, the powerfully pure pleasures of your kingdom.  … Continue reading Prayer Note #47–A Prayer for Pure Pleasure