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Psalms 19 Gospel

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  “1 The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork.  2 Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge.  3 There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard.  4 Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun,  5 Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoices like a strong man to run its race.  6 Its rising is from one end of heaven, And its circuit to the other end; And there is nothing hidden from its heat.” Psalms 19 is known as one of the most referenced passages about the Word of God. Recently while reading the first part,  I started to wonder why Paul decided to reference this part in Romans 10 while he was speaking about the spread of the Gospel. Then I started to think--What can we learn from Psalms 19 to better understand the nature of our Gospel? I can think of two features of our Gospel: 1-Maybe our test

Happy Monday my friend!!

On a Monday morning while getting out of the garage walking to my work, I heard a familiar voice saying “Happy Monday, my friend!!” It is the sound of our garage attendant Tina. She is always smiling and full of energy. Well, I needed this and, as simple as it is, what she said had an impact on my worldview. On Friday everybody says “Happy Friday” but on Monday is when we really need encouragement. The week is still long. We can’t wait till the next weekend.       In our life walk it is similar. When you are down is when you need the encouraging messages the most. Jesus has a similar impact when he said “In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 It is a Monday, but be of good cheer because Jesus has overcome the world. “The world and its desires pass away,  but whoever does the will of God  lives forever. ” 1 John 2:17 Every day go to work knowing that maybe it will be a hard day. But remember Jesus has overcome and the