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A Sacrifice of Praise

Have you ever thought about how your life brings pleasure to God? All throughout Scripture, we learn about how we can use our lives to please God. In fact, we were created for God’s pleasure.

Since we have been given new life in Messiah , and we’ve experienced God’s grace, we should desire to please God. Since He has given us everything in life, we ought to give Him everything we are.

The writer of Hebrews tells us two distinct ways we can please God. The first is in Hebrews 13:15. The writer says that our first sacrifice to God is praising Him. This is what the Bible calls "worship."

Worship is the orientation of our entire life to live in awe of who God is and what He has done for us. We can worship God not only by the songs we sing, but also the way we live our lives.

Hebrews 13:16 tells us another way that we can please God: by loving others. When we love others, we are reflecting the love that God has for them. That is why it matters how we treat people.

Our actions are a reflection of how God has loved us. And since we’ve been loved by God, we ought to do good to those around us.

These are two ways that we can bring pleasure to God—by worshiping Him and loving others. This is similar to what Yeshua says the greatest commandment is in Matthew 22:36-40. He sums it up by telling us to love God and love others. We love God by worshiping Him and praising Him. We love others by doing good to them and sharing with them.

How are you doing at loving God and loving others? Do you spend time each day in Scripture and prayer, praising God for who He is? If we don’t love God first and foremost, we won’t be able to truly love other people in our lives.

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Isaiah 46:10, “I declare the end from the beginning, and former times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do what pleases Me.” The Creator of all things (including us) does not seek our advise, He is perfectly capable of managing His creation His way. He simply asks us to be obedient so that we are able to show His glory to others so they may desire the blessings He has for them.

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Small Straws by Marsha Burns
There are things you can change, things you want to change, and things you can do nothing about. So, make changes where you can, and accept the things you have no power over. Then, pray about the rest. 1 Timothy 6:6 Now godliness with contentment is great gain.

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What is considered the "book of the Law"?

Reading 2 Chronicles 34 this morning where Shaphan took the book to King Josiah and he read it to Josiah.

The king is also commanded to write himself a copy of the Law. I wouldn't think that the first 5 books where read to Josiah in a quick reading, so it has to be more specific. Does it possibly only consist of Exodus 20-23?

Does anyone have a better understanding of what this book specifically consisted of?

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In Nehemiah and Ezra they find a copy of it as well. It was a book that had just the Law in it. What we call the Torah (Law), the first 5 books, contains the Law, but isn't the Book of the Law. Total guess here, but the only original copy is still in the Ark. We don't have a record of all the kings that did make their own copy, so we don't know how many of those might have actually been made. So, it is a possibility that the only copy of the Book of the Law is the one in the Ark.

I've seen people use Deuteronomy to mimic the practice of making a copy of the Law.

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Deuteronomy is what I have heard of as the book of the law. The book in the ark is the book of the covenant.

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This passage refers to the copy that must be obtained from th Levite.
Deut 17:14 “When you have entered the land Adonai your God is giving you, have taken possession of it and are living there, you may say, ‘I want to have a king over me, like all the other nations around me.’ 15 In that event, you must appoint as king the one whom Adonai your God will choose. He must be one of your kinsmen, this king you appoint over you — you are forbidden to appoint a foreigner over you who is not your kinsman. 16 However, he is not to acquire many horses for himself or have the people return to Egypt to obtain more horses, inasmuch as Adonai told you never to go back that way again. 17 Likewise, he is not to acquire many wives for himself, so that his heart will not turn away; and he is not to acquire excessive quantities of silver and gold.

18 “When he has come to occupy the throne of his kingdom, he is to write a copy of this Torah for himself in a scroll, from the one the cohanim and L’vi’im use.

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Thought for Today: Thursday August 10:

Every time I begin to feel that there just is not any more strength in me, I end up knowing that there is more... in Yeshua Moshiach our Redeemer.

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CHOOSING A DOCTOR

References:
Proverbs 3:5-6 --- Philippians 4:19 --- Psalm 89:24, 33 --- Psalm 119:77 --- Psalm 37:4, 5, 7 --- Philippians 4:7 --- Proverbs 3:21-26 --- John 16:13 --- John 16:24

Healing Promise:
“Trust in Adonai with all thine Heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths” (Proverbs 3:5-6)

Healing Prayer:
Abba Elohiym, help me in my choice of a doctor to trust You with all my heart, without leaning on my own understanding. In all my ways including choosing a doctor, I acknowledge You and I know You will direct my path to the doctor who is best for me. Because I know You will supply all of my needs according to Your riches in glory by Yeshua Moshiach. I express faith to You now that You will meet my need for the right doctor for my situation. Thank You Abba. Thank You for Your faithfulness and Your mercy, which are always with me. Your loving-kindness is better than life to me and I know You will never allow Your faithfulness to fail me. Therefore, I ask You to lead me, guide me and take care of me according to Your tender mercies. I delight myself in You Adonai YHVH Rophe and I know you will give me the desire of my heart which is to find the right doctor. Therefore, I commit my way to you, trusting completely in You and I know You will meet this need. As I rest in You Abba and wait patiently for You, I will never worry or fret, because Your peace which passes all understanding will guard my heart and mind through Yeshua Moshiach. Give me sound wisdom and discretion dear Abba, for they will be life to my soul and grace to me. Your wisdom and discretion will let me walk safely so that my foot will not stumble, for You Adonai YHVH Rophe are my confidence. Let Your wisdom and discretion direct me in my choice of a doctor and medical caregivers. I trust You Abba, to guide me by Your Ruach Kodesh in all my decisions. In Yeshua Name I pray, amen.

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"But though we, or a messenger from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed."

Ga 1

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