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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

You do not “spend” time with God. You “invest” it. Time alone with Him can be one of the greatest time savers of your life. It is in your time alone with the Lord that you can surrender the burden and the anxiety of the load to Him (Philippians 4:6-7; 1 Peter 5:7). You can also find the perspective to be delivered from the truly nonessential things that often seem important. You can find new energy and ideas as you “commit your works to the Lord and your plans will be established (Proverbs 16:3).
Bill Thrasher

Does that mean He plays favorites for the likes of outspoken Christians like Tim Tebow or Drew Brees? Of course. Because God loves those who are His, even as He loves His own Son, God is certain to favor them. That favor, however, isn’t a path to winning a football game, but is instead the path to true victory, becoming more like Jesus. God isn’t glorified in giving Tim Tebow unlikely victories that somehow redound to God’s glory. No, God is glorified in making His children, including Tim Tebow, more like His Son. Sometimes that means leading them to the thrill of victory. Sometimes it means leading them through the agony of defeat.
R.C. Sproul Jr.

Bible – Finnish 1938 Psalms Chapter 11:1-7.

Index: Finnish 1938

 

Psalms 11

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11:1 Veisuunjohtajalle; Daavidin virsi. Herraan minä turvaan; kuinka te sanotte minulle: “Paetkaa vuorellenne niinkuin linnut!

11:2 Sillä katso, jumalattomat jännittävät jousensa, ovat panneet nuolensa jänteelle oikeamielisiä pimeässä ampuaksensa.

11:3 Kun peruspylväät murretaan maahan, mitä voi vanhurskas tehdä?”

11:4 Herra pyhässä temppelissänsä, Herra, jonka istuin on taivaassa – hänen silmänsä näkevät, hänen katseensa tutkii ihmislapset;

11:5 Herra tutkii vanhurskaat, mutta jumalattomia ja niitä, jotka vääryyttä rakastavat, hänen sielunsa vihaa.

11:6 Hän antaa sataa jumalattomien päälle pauloja, tulta ja tulikiveä; polttava tuuli on heidän maljansa osa.

11:7 Sillä Herra on vanhurskas ja rakastaa vanhurskautta; oikeamieliset saavat katsella hänen kasvojansa.