Psalm 119:105 “[n Nun] Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.â€Psalm 119:18 “Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.†First Sunday of Advent: Isaiah 64:1-9; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; 1 ... This prayer for salvation is repeated with a growing sense of God’s greatness - ‘O God Almighty’ (Psalm 80:7), ‘O Lord God Almighty’ (Psalm 80:19). To those who are asking the question of salvation - ‘What must I do to be saved? ... Second Sunday of Advent: Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13; 2 ... We are to pray for real listening - ‘I will listen to what God the Lord will say’- , a real turning to the Lord - ‘turning to Him in our hearts’- , and a real sense of His blessing - ‘He will speak peace to His people’ (Psalm 85:8). ... Third Sunday of Advent: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; Psalm 126 (or Luke 1 ... ‘Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labour in vain’ (Psalms 125:1; 127:1; Matthew 7:24-27). ‘Jesus Christ’ is the ‘sure Foundation’ upon which our faith is built. He is ‘the solid Rock’, our ‘mighty Rock of spiritual ... Fourth Sunday of Advent: 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26 ... ‘I will sing of the Lord’s great love for ever; with my mouth I will make known Your faithfulness through all generations’ (Psalm 89:1). Many years have passed since these words were written by the Psalmist. Many generations have come ... Psalm 40:8 “I desire to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.†Psalm 19:14 “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.†Psalm 51:12 “Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.†Psalm 37:4 “Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.â€
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