Friday, May 22, 2009

Affirm


For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children.

God-affirmers find themselves loved every time they turn around.

Oh! Teach us to live well! Teach us to live wisely and well!...Let your servants see what you're best at— the ways you rule and bless your children. And let the loveliness of our Lord, our God, rest on us, confirming the work that we do. Oh, yes. Affirm the work that we do!

Affirm your promises to me— promises made to all who fear you. Deflect the harsh words of my critics— but what you say is always so good. See how hungry I am for your counsel; preserve my life through your righteous ways!

Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.

Whatever God has promised gets stamped with the Yes of Jesus. In him, this is what we preach and pray, the great Amen, God's Yes and our Yes together, gloriously evident. God affirms us, making us a sure thing in Christ, putting his Yes within us. By his Spirit he has stamped us with his eternal pledge—a sure beginning of what he is destined to complete.

Romans 8:16 Psalm 32:10 Psalm 90:12 Psalm 119:33 Hebrews 10:23 2 Corinthians 1:20

To face life’s changes, look to the unchanging God.

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