Versions of Psalm 23

Psalm 23

The LORD, the Psalmist's Shepherd.

A Psalm of David.

¹The LORD is my shepherd,
I shall not want.
²He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside quiet waters.
³He restores my soul;
He guides me in the paths of righteousness
For His name's sake.
⁴Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
⁵You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You have anointed my head with oil;
My cup overflows.
⁶Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

THE SHOCKING TRUTH

Every little thing- By Hawk Nelson

Rapture

1 Thessalonians 4

Live to Please God

¹ Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You live this way already, and we encourage you to do so even more.

² For you remember what we taught you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

³ God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin.

⁴ Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor—⁵ not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways.

⁶ Never harm or cheat a Christian brother in this matter by violating his wife, for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before.

⁷ God has called us to live holy lives, not impure lives.

⁸ Therefore, anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human teaching but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

⁹ But we don’t need to write to you about the importance of loving each other, for God himself has taught you to love one another.

¹⁰ Indeed, you already show your love for all the believers throughout Macedonia. Even so, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you to love them even more.

¹¹ Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before.

¹² Then people who are not Christians will respect the way you live, and you will not need to depend on others.

The Hope of the Resurrection

¹³ And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who have no hope.

¹⁴ For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died.

¹⁵ We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died.

¹⁶ For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the Christians who have died will rise from their graves.

¹⁷ Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever.

¹⁸ So encourage each other with these words.

Peter’s Final Words

¹⁷ I am warning you ahead of time, dear friends. Be on guard so that you will not be carried away by the errors of these wicked people and lose your own secure footing.

¹⁸ Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

All glory to him, both now and forever! Amen.

Encouragement for those who feel down...

2 Cor 4:

[8]
We are hard pressed on every side,
but not crushed; perplexed,
but not in despair;
[9]
persecuted,
but not abandoned; struck down,
but not destroyed.

Guess this verse encourages me much though sadness overwhelms me nowadays due to conflicts. No appetite, no mood and ten thousand weird thoughts running through my mind.

Thank God through this nasty experience, i learn that my boundaries are not steadfast enough and it should NEVER be overstepped to invade my personal territory.

• I am tired of initiation because it seems to the other party that i haven't EVEN start initiation.
• I am tired of conflicts cos it doesn't resolve anything if anything i say has no stand or should be regarded as second opinion
• I am tired that sacrifices i made are nothing compared to what the other party does
• I am tired that i am disrespected just cos i havent been through college
• I am tired of people who studied psychology, cos they act as if they r gods who KNOWS IT ALL. They seriously dun realise they are MERE HUMANS afterall...
  

I am tired, and so wanting to return to Singapore. So tired...

Anyways, ALL glory to Jesus Christ for this revelation-
That we are fighting against the darkness, rulers and principalities of the world and NOT AGAINST flesh and blood.


Why do i always learn things the hard way?

Lord will have a way, where there seems to be no way.

Derived from http://clem330.blogspot.com/

It was about this poem about a kite. .. coincidentally, this poem was written by the author of the famous hymn “Amazing Grace,” John Newton. This is the poem he wrote after awakening from a dream about a kite. And at the end of the article, it was this line that hit me the most "Before cutting any string, make sure it’s not one that’s holding you up".

Food for thought... here's the poem.

The Kite, or the Fall of Pride

My waking dreams are best concealed,
Much folly, little good they yield.
But now and then I gain when sleeping
A friendly hint that’s worth the keeping.
Lately I dreamt of one who cried
“Beware of self, beware of pride;
When you are prone to build a Babel
Recall to mind this little fable.”

Once upon a time a paper kite
Was mounted to a wondrous height,
Where, giddy with its elevation,
It thus expressed self-admiration:
”See how yon crowds of gazing people
Admire my flight above the steeple;
How they would wonder if they knew
All that a kite like me can do?
Were I but free, I’d take a flight,
And pierce the clouds beyond their sight.
“But, ah! like a poor pris’ner bound,
My string confines me near the ground:
I’d brave the eagle’s tow’ring wing,
Might I but fly without a string.”

It tugged and pulled, while thus it spoke
To break the string; at last it broke.
Deprived at once of all its stay,
In vain it tried to soar away;
Unable its own weight to bear,
It fluttered downward through the air;
Unable its own course to guide,
The winds soon plunged it in the tide.
Ah! foolish kite; thou hadst no wing;
How couldt thou fly without a string?

My heart replied, “O Lord, I see
How much this kite resembles me!
Forgetful that by thee I stand,
Impatient of thy ruling hand;
“How oft I’ve wished to break the lines
Thy wisdom for my lot assigns?
How oft indulged a vain desire
For something more or something higher.
And but for grace or love divine,
A fall thus dreadful had been mine.”

Arise and shine for the answer that the world seeks.. Jesus Christ...