On this day, 4 May 2007, Army Staff Sgt. Christopher N. Hamlin, 24, of London, Ky.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. We must never forget those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.
Psalm 139:23-24
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
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Most of us don't like being scrutinized or tested, especially not the motives and thoughts behind our actions. However, God knows us thoroughly. He has been with us from our conception. (Psalm 139:13-16) and will work with us through the grave and beyond. (Psalm 139:7-12; Romans 8:38-39) So let's invite him into our interior world to search us, test us, and even scrutinize our anxious thoughts. He is not with us to condemn or punish, but to cleanse and redeem so we can find his everlasting way of life!
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
A comment about the text.
Most of us don't like being scrutinized or tested, especially not the motives and thoughts behind our actions. However, God knows us thoroughly. He has been with us from our conception. (Psalm 139:13-16) and will work with us through the grave and beyond. (Psalm 139:7-12; Romans 8:38-39) So let's invite him into our interior world to search us, test us, and even scrutinize our anxious thoughts. He is not with us to condemn or punish, but to cleanse and redeem so we can find his everlasting way of life!
On this day, 5 May 2017, Navy Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Kyle Milliken, 38, of Falmouth, Maine, assigned to Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Dam Neck, Va. was killed in action during an operation against the Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab in a remote area west of Mogadishu, Somalia. We must never forget those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. Fair Winds and Following Seas Shipmate.
Proverbs 3:7
Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lordand shun evil.
A comment about the text.
today.
First, we need to admit that with the complexities and perplexities of life, even the smartest of us is not all that brilliant.
Second, the Lord our God is awesome in holiness, majesty, power, wisdom, and grace. Our God is far beyond us. All we can truly grasp of him is the smallest of glimpses of glory — "but the outskirts of his ways” (Job 26:14)
Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lordand shun evil.
A comment about the text.
today.
First, we need to admit that with the complexities and perplexities of life, even the smartest of us is not all that brilliant.
Second, the Lord our God is awesome in holiness, majesty, power, wisdom, and grace. Our God is far beyond us. All we can truly grasp of him is the smallest of glimpses of glory — "but the outskirts of his ways” (Job 26:14)