On the Sunday following 9/11 Pastor Mel Lawrenz taught from passages in the Psalms which both give comfort and describe the righteous judgment of God against tyranny.
[Read weekly Bible lessons by Mel Lawrenz on the Bible Gateway Blog]
…Whatever you’ve brought with you to this time of worship in your mind and heart–be it fear or rage or confusion or compassion or hurt or confidence or anxiety–you’re meeting with God who gave you life and who knows you better than anyone else knows you and even better than you know yourself. He’s the only one who loves you enough to work in you to give you a peace that passes all understanding.
Let’s turn today to the truth of God’s word in Psalm 25, which begins with these words:
To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul; in you I trust, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me. No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame, but they will be put to shame who are treacherous without excuse.
By Lee Strobel
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Back-to-School: How Bible Gateway Can Help You With Your Homework
The school year is underway, and students from first-grade to post-graduate are settled into the educational routine—and are no doubt thinking of ways to procrastinate doing their homework. They’re embracing what Winston Churchill once said: “Personally, I’m always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.”
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