God, my Exceeding Joy

"Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God." Psalm 43:4

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Location: Oregon, United States

I met my husband while I was a missionary in Hong Kong. He had swum out of China after the Cultural Revolution. We have been married 32 years and have four children (2 biological and 2 adopted), ages 22-30. My mother also lives with us (she just turned 90). I am truly a blessed woman.

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Daily Light

Beloved, be not ignorant of this one

thing, that one day is with the Lord
as a thousand years, and a
thousand years as one day. The
Lord is not slack concerning his
promise, as some men count
slackness.

M Y thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, . . . so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all. O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!




2 PET. 3. 8, 9. Is. 55. 8-11. Ro. 11. 32, 33.

Monday, April 02, 2007

A Word Saturated Life

Yesterday began the annual spring Bible conference at church (Trinity Bible Church). The theme this year is "A Word Saturated Life," taken from Psalm 119. Professor Paul Felix from The Master's Seminary, and President of the Los Angeles Bible Training School, is the speaker. After just two messages yesterday, I already have enough to think on and put into practise for many days to come.

I wanted to pass along one suggestion that particularly impressed me. Starting with verse one, take a verse of Psalm 119 each morning. Read it, think about it, and through the day really "chew" on it, making it a part of your life. By the end of the year you will have made it through the Psalm twice, and be a changed person! I can think of no better way to pursue God than by letting His Word saturate my life moment by moment.

If you would like to listen to the messages, they can be downloaded from the church website: www.tbcpdx.org

Here is your jump-start for today:

Psalm 119:1 - "Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD." (KJV)
"Happy are those whose conduct is beyond reproach, who are living according to the law of the Lord." (Harrison)