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“We are ashamed because we have heard reproach; disgrace has covered our faces, because foreigners have entered the holy places of the LORD’s house.”  — Jeremiah 51:51
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Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O LORD, do not abandon those who search for you.
— Psalm 9:10 NLT

I know the name of the Lord. I know that His name is "I AM" (Exodus 3:14). He's not a figment of someone's imagination. He's not "I AM" in name only. He's the one true God, the one true Creator of heaven and earth. Although I'm a mere mortal, I know His name, know who He is, and know what He is like. I know these things because I AM has made Himself known. He has revealed Himself to me and to anyone like me who pays attention.

Since I know what He has revealed about himself, I know His reputation. His reputation is that He can be trusted without limit or qualification. It's not like He comes through sometimes and in some situations. He comes through all the time and in every situation. He's not fickle. He's not quirky. He is reliable and true. It is wise to put your trust in the God whose name is I AM.

In fact, I know that the Lord likes it when people put their trust in Him. He likes it when people seek Him and even mount a search for Him. He likes it so much that He rewards them for it. It says so in His Word. In the book of Hebrews it says, "And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him" (Hebrews 11:6).

If you seek the Lord, then, you will find Him (Jeremiah 29:13). If you're sincere about your searching, He won't try and evade you or hide from you. He won't ditch you or abandon you. Indeed, He will never abandon those who search for Him (Psalm 37:28).

If you've never sought the Lord before, then let today be your day. Let today be the day you find out how trustworthy He can be.
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Old Testament Reading
Psalm 109, 110, 111


Psalm 109 -- God of my praise, don't remain silent

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Psalm 110 -- The Lord says to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand

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Psalm 111 -- I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart

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New Testament Reading
Romans 16


Romans 16 -- Greetings and Love

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Tyndale Life Application Daily Devotion
“Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents' sins?”
        “It was not because of his sins or his parents' sins,” Jesus answered. “This happened so the power of God could be seen in him.”
Insight
A common belief in Jewish culture was that calamity or suffering was the result of some great sin. But Christ used this man's suffering to teach about faith and to glorify God. We live in a fallen world where good behavior is not always rewarded and bad behavior not always punished. Therefore, innocent people sometimes suffer. If God took suffering away whenever we asked, we would follow him for comfort and convenience, not out of love and devotion. Regardless of the reasons for our suffering, Jesus has the power to help us deal with it.
Challenge
When you suffer from a disease, tragedy, or disability, try not to ask, “Why did this happen to me?” or “What did I do wrong?” Instead, ask God to give you strength for the trial and a clearer perspective on what is happening.
Morning and Evening by Spurgeon
Jeremiah 51:51  Strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the Lord's house.

In this account the faces of the Lord's people were covered with shame, for it was a terrible thing that men should intrude into the Holy Place reserved for the priests alone. Everywhere about us we see like cause for sorrow. How many ungodly men are now educating with the view of entering into the ministry! What a crying sin is that solemn lie by which our whole population is nominally comprehended in a National Church! How fearful it is that ordinances should be pressed upon the unconverted, and that among the more enlightened churches of our land there should be such laxity of discipline. If the thousands who will read this portion shall all take this matter before the Lord Jesus this day, he will interfere and avert the evil which else will come upon his Church. To adulterate the Church is to pollute a well, to pour water upon fire, to sow a fertile field with stones. May we all have grace to maintain in our own proper way the purity of the Church, as being an assembly of believers, and not a nation, an unsaved community of unconverted men.

Our zeal must, however, begin at home. Let us examine ourselves as to our right to eat at the Lord's table. Let us see to it that we have on our wedding garment, lest we ourselves be intruders in the Lord's sanctuaries. Many are called, but few are chosen; the way is narrow, and the gate is strait. O for grace to come to Jesus aright, with the faith of God's elect. He who smote Uzzah for touching the ark is very jealous of his two ordinances; as a true believer I may approach them freely, as an alien I must not touch them lest I die. Heart searching is the duty of all who are baptized or come to the Lord's table. "Search me, O God, and know my way, try me and know my heart."

Daily Light on the Daily Path
Deuteronomy 3:24  'O Lord GOD, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your strong hand; for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do such works and mighty acts as Yours?

Psalm 89:6,8  For who in the skies is comparable to the LORD? Who among the sons of the mighty is like the LORD, • O LORD God of hosts, who is like You, O mighty LORD? Your faithfulness also surrounds You.

Psalm 86:8  There is no one like You among the gods, O Lord, Nor are there any works like Yours.

2 Samuel 7:21,22  "For the sake of Your word, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness to let Your servant know. • "For this reason You are great, O Lord GOD; for there is none like You, and there is no God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

1 Corinthians 2:9,10  but just as it is written, "THINGS WHICH EYE HAS NOT SEEN AND EAR HAS NOT HEARD, AND which HAVE NOT ENTERED THE HEART OF MAN, ALL THAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM." • For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God.

Deuteronomy 29:29  "The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our sons forever, that we may observe all the words of this law.

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