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    OUR DAILY BREAD                     Thursday, December 30, 1993
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    Read:  Psalm 121

                          SINGING WHILE WE WALK

                      My help comes from the Lord,
                       who made heaven and earth.
                              --Psalm 121:2

    Singing  makes our journey through life easier.  Singing takes  a
    lot of stress out of the trip and smooths over many of the  rough
    places  in the road, especially when we sing praises to  the  God
    who made heaven and earth and who cares for each mile of the way.

    Psalm  121  was  sung by the Hebrew pilgrims as  they  walked  to
    Jerusalem  to  celebrate  the yearly feast.  The  song  not  only
    passed  the time, but it reminded them of the ways God took  care
    of  them.  The Hebrew word for keep is repeated six times in  the
    psalm  (though  in some versions it is  translated  preserve,  or
    protect,  or guard).  This song uses four word pictures  to  help
    His  people  see God as the One who keeps them  secure  on  their
    journey through life.

    1.    He is the God of the towering hills, who gives help to  His
          people (vv.1-2).

    2.    He is the God of the night watch, who neither slumbers  nor
          sleeps (vv.3-4).

    3.    He  is the God who provides friendly shade to protect  from
          the elements that might hurt us (vv.5-6).

    4.    He is the God of the house and of the road, who looks after
          us in all our comings and goings (vv.7-8).

    Keep trusting God.  He keeps you in His keeping.
     
   Author:  Haddon W. Robinson

                     To walk in fellowship with God
                       And sense His love and care
                     Can put a song within our heart
                      That we can't help but share.
                                  --DJD

    THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
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    Faith in God's goodness puts a song in the heart.

    THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Revelation 16-18

          
          





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