Grant and Rhonda and all.

I love it. Great verses. Thanks for sharing. and yes, what an amazing privilege we have in Christ.

Vicki


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From: Grant Metcalf  <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Monday, November 2, 2015 7:16 pm
Subject: Re: this verse

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>   psalm 52 verses 6thru 9 reads:
> 6 The righteous will see and fear, And will laugh at him, saying, 7 "Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge, But trusted in the abundance of his riches _And was strong in his _evil desire." 8 But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the loving-kindness of God forever and ever. 9 I will give You thanks forever, because You have done it, And I will wait on Your name, for it is good, in the presence of Your godly ones. Psalm 52:6-9
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> Sad to say, Israel's problem was basicly that they did not believe God but preferred to "do it their way." An old Yiddish proverb says: When you want to hear God laugh, tel Him your plans.
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> Thankfully, today we also have the indwelling Holy Spirit, not just our old nature like Israel, to provide the help and strength we need to rest in God. What an outstanding privilege we have in being allowed to have a new nature, a divine quality of nature, and the Holy Spirit to produce His fruit in us. Unlike Israel, we have the Spirit available to reproduce the Christ-like life in us when he get out of the way and let Him do the work. Like the fireman with a hose, we simply point the various aspects of the singular fruit toward the appropriate object. 
> Now then, In everything, For everything, For all men, At all times be giving thanks for this is the desirous will of God concerning you. Just think about it. How much better to be saying "Thank You Lord" for everything instead of telling somebody else to "praise the Lord." Think about it!
> Listening for His shout!
> Grant
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> From: Rhonda Partain 
> Sent: Monday, November 02, 2015 7:25 AM
> To: ECHURCH-USA@LISTSERV.ICORS..ORG 
> Subject: this verse
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> This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it."
> Isaiah 30:15
> In quietness and trust,  guess I need to read the story to determine why they would have none of it.
> Rhonda