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Month: March 2020

  • To be somebody is knowing that someone cares

    To be somebody

    Is to know that a mother is concerned for you

    And thinking of you with a tender heart

    It gives a great sense of worth

    Knowing that someone is worried

    With motherly love and care for you

    As you are travelling places

    And fulfilling your holy vocation

    In serving the people of God

    To really be somebody

    Is to appreciate this loving concern

    And give thanks to your mother

    While she is still alive

    When she is gone, and you realise

    how valuable her worries were,

    it is too late to acknowledge their worth.

    To be somebody is knowing that someone cares

    A father, a brother or a sister,

    A friend, a fellow believer, a servant of God,

    A neighbour, a postman, a nurse, a doctor,

    A preacher, a football player, an athlete,

    • someone cares because of love,

    but no one cares like God,

    he cares for all of us with his everlasting love!

  • A burning desire to live in accordance with God’s Will

    Psalm 119.5 Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes!

    This is the prayer, the longing and the heartbeat of all pious Christians. The psalmist expresses his desire to keep the law of God. That is the purpose and meaning of life, to live by the word of God. This desire goes like a red thread throughout this psalm.

    There is a deep desire expressed in this verse: Oh, that my ways may be steadfast! Oh, there is a depth to this. Oh, it entails a heartfelt and burning desire. This heartbeat, oh, is turned to God and the psalmist says he is completely dependent on God's help. He has an honest desire to live in accordance with God's will. Therefore, he prays that his steps must be steadfast, or that his ways must become firm, so that he has a lifestyle in accordance with the word of God.

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  • Midt på natta vaknar eg for å takka deg

    Salme 119,62 Midt på natta står eg opp og prisar deg for dine rettferdige lover.

    Det er ei fantastisk god haldning David her gjer uttrykk for. Midt på natta står han opp for å prisa Gud har hans rettferdige lover. Til og med når han vaknar om natta lovpriser han Gud for at han alltid dømmer rettferdig. Det er heilt grunnleggjande i den kristne trua at Gud er rettferdig. Det er alltid godt å vita at Gud gjer det som er rett, for det gjev ei trygg kvile midt i krisetider. Alt Gud seier er rett og godt. Alle Guds lover er rettferdige og gode for alle menneske.

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  • Those who love God are careful to do what He says!

    Psalm 119:4 You have commanded your precepts (6490) to be kept diligently.

    The God who created us has also given us instructions on how to live right. He has commanded us. He has told how he wants us to live. He has shown us that it is the right way of life. We cannot live the way we want if we want to find happiness and blessings in life. There is only one correct way to live: to be careful to keep the Word of God dilligently!

    Your precepts, is the fourth expression for God's Word in this psalm. Precept a strong word. There is no room for negotiation or compromise here. God has given us His precepts and we must be careful to do what He says. In the Bible we find God's commandments and precepts. It is not up to us to choose and wreck between them. We have only one thing to do and that is to obey all of them!

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  • Når dei freistande tankane slyngjer seg rundt meg med sin vondskap

    Salme 119,61 Dei lovlauses band slyngjer seg om meg, men eg gløymer ikkje di lov (Strong 8451).

    På ny viser David til den kampen han står i. Han seier at fiendane hans prøver å fanga han med banda sine. Han kjenner at desse lovlause banda slyngjer seg om han. I denne omsetjinga kan det verka som om han alt er fanga, medan andre utgåver seier at dei prøver å fanga han med banda sine. Ved å ikkje gløyma Guds lov bergar han seg frå dei lovlause banda.

    Når vi les desse orda, går tankane våre til jegeren som prøver å fanga dyr eller fuglar i garnet sitt, slik David skildrar andre stader (Sal 18,5-6; 124,7; 55). Her seier han at dei lovlause prøver å fanga han med band som dei får til å slyngja seg om han. Dei lovlause, blir også omsett med dei gudlause eller dei vonde. Det hebraiske ordet tyder på at dette er menneske som gjer det som er galt og vondt. Dei bryr seg ikkje om Guds lov og er stolte av sin syndige livsstil.

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  • Always choose the paths of the Lord

    Psalm 119:3  who also do no wrong, but walk on His ways.

    It is with great faith and confidence in God's good words and ordinances that the Psalmist says this. When we obey the law of the Lord and keep His commandments or testimonies, we will not do anything wrong. God is good and all his wayss are good for all people, yes for all societies. 

    It is good to have this simple faith in the Word of God. It is safe to walk on God's path. It is never wrong to do what God says. It is always right to follow the law of the Lord and live according to His testimony. Those who do it will never do what is wrong, but will choose to do what is good, for they walk in God's way. They do not do wrong because they are righteous and have the life of God in them (see 1 John 3: 9). The character of God has been formed in them. It has become a habit for them to do what God says in the Word.

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  • Eg skundar meg, eg dryger ikkje!

    Salme 119,60 Eg skundar meg, eg dryger ikkje med å halda dine bod.

    Vi må forstå dette verset i lys av det føregåande. Der seier David at han har tenkt gjennom livet sitt og sett seg føre å venda tilbake til Guds lovbod. No seier han at han skundar seg og dryger ikkje med å halda Guds bod.

    Dette verset har to setningar som seier det same. Det er det vi kallar hebraisk parallellisme, ein poetisk måte å understreka ting på. Først seier han, eg skundar meg, så seier han, eg dryg ikkje! Først seier han det positivt, etter på seier han det same i negativ vending. Dette er eit poetisk grep han gjer for å understreka det han vil formidla.

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  • Blessed are those who keep his testimonies

    Psalm 119:2 Blessed are those who keep his testimonies (5713), who seek him with their whole heart.

    The second verse also starts by proclaiming people blessed. These two verses are the only ones in this long psalm that use this Hebrew word esher, which suggests bliss or blessing. In this second verse, the joy and the blessing are related to keeping of God's law and seeking him wholeheartedly.

    Psalm 119 thus begins with a double blessing to those who have a right relationship with the word of God. This we need to pay attention to in our days when so many people think they know better than the word of God. Many explain away the word of God and some deny what God has said in the Bible to live the way they want to. If we as Christians want to live in blessing, we must keep God's word and treasure it as our most precious inheritance. The most important thing we can pass on to those who come after us is trust in the Word of God.

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  • Er vegane mine gode?

    Salme 119,59 Eg har tenkt over mine vegar, eg vil venda attende til dine lovbod.

    I dette verset viser David oss ein viktig praksis som vil hjelpa oss å leva eit gudfryktig liv. Han seier at han driv med sjølvransaking og sjølvevaluering. Han tenkjer over korleis han lever. Dette er ein svært viktig og utruleg nyttig vane å utvikla.

    David levde ikkje tankelaust. Han var ikkje sløv. Han let ikkje ting skura og gå. Han hasta ikkje gjennom livet, frå oppleving til oppleving. Han stoppa opp. Han tok tid til å roa ned, så han kunne tenkja gjennom livet sitt. Eg har tenkt på mine vegar, seier han. Han tok seg tid til å vurdera sin eigen livsførsel. Det bør også vi gjera.

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  • To be somebody – means changing

    To be somebody

    is to change the template

    of your life to avoid staleness

    and try to achieve freshness

    knowing that the external change

    is nothing compared

    to the dynamic change of inner life

    flowing from the Spirit of God inside you

    To be somebody is embracing change

    welcoming new ideas and creative ways

    leaving the old template behind

    moving forward in the fresh anointing of the Spirit