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"You Get What You Look For" by Kari Rudd
Proverbs 11:19 Genuine righteousness leads to life,
but the pursuer of evil goes to his own death.
20 The crooked-hearted are an abomination to Adonai,
but those sincere in their ways are his delight.
21 Depend on it: the evil will not go unpunished;
but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
22 Like a gold ring in the snout of a pig
is a beautiful woman who lacks good sense.
23 The righteous desire only good,
but what the wicked hope for brings wrath.
24 Some give freely and still get richer,
while others are stingy but grow still poorer.
25 The person who blesses others will prosper;
he who satisfies others will be satisfied himself.
26 The people will curse him who withholds grain;
but if he sells it, blessings will be on his head.
27 He who strives for good obtains favor,
but he who searches for evil — it comes to him!
28 He who trusts in his riches will fall,
but the righteous will flourish like sprouting leaves.
29 Those who trouble their families inherit the wind,
and the fool becomes slave to the wise.
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and he who is wise wins souls.
31 If the righteous are paid what they deserve here on earth,
how much more the wicked and the sinner!
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Our church consists of homeless street friends, at-risk youth, aged-out foster kids, and men, along with their families, who have come through the Adult Rehabilitation Center.
For these men, one major component in remaining clean is to stay away from their old neighborhoods. At a graduation ceremony, the father of a graduate warned the men to stay away from the evil they knew in their old neighborhoods and to create new habits, surrounding themselves with safe and secure allies.
We get what we seek and ask for. To break old habits, we need to stay away from the triggers of those habits and create new habits in their place. “Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it” (Proverbs 11:27). If we are looking for trouble, we will find it. If we aim to live righteously, we will find favor with God.
Focus on God, and He will lead your every move. Take your eyes off Him, and evil will make a way to your door. Do not even allow the Devil a foothold. Steer clear of anything that may lure you back to evil doing. Remain focused on God and live righteously.
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Hymn for Today: "All For Jesus" by Mary D. James
1. All for Jesus, all for Jesus!
All my being’s ransomed powers:
All my thoughts and words and doings,
All my days and all my hours.
Refrain:
All for Jesus! All for Jesus!
All my days and all my hours;
All for Jesus! All for Jesus!
All my days and all my hours.
2. Let my hands perform His bidding,
Let my feet run in His ways;
Let my eyes see Jesus only,
Let my lips speak forth His praise.
Refrain:
All for Jesus! All for Jesus!
All my days and all my hours;
All for Jesus! All for Jesus!
All my days and all my hours.
3. Worldlings prize their gems of beauty,
Cling to gilded toys of dust,
Boast of wealth and fame and pleasure;
Only Jesus will I trust.
Refrain:
All for Jesus! All for Jesus!
All my days and all my hours;
All for Jesus! All for Jesus!
All my days and all my hours.
4. Since my eyes were fixed on Jesus,
I’ve lost sight of all beside;
So enchained my spirit’s vision,
Looking at the Crucified.
Refrain:
All for Jesus! All for Jesus!
All my days and all my hours;
All for Jesus! All for Jesus!
All my days and all my hours.
5. Oh, what wonder! how amazing!
Jesus, glorious King of kings,
Deigns to call me His belovèd,
Lets me rest beneath His wings.
Refrain:
All for Jesus! All for Jesus!
All my days and all my hours;
All for Jesus! All for Jesus!
All my days and all my hours.
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Thought of the Day: Isaiah 48:17 Thus says Adonai, your Redeemer,
the Holy One of Isra’el:
“I am Adonai, your God,
who teaches you for your own good,
who guides you on the path you should take.
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Please Pray: That many people in Haiti will come to know Yeshua the Messiah and receive the fullness of the Ruach Hakodesh.
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the Holy One of Isra’el:
“I am Adonai, your God,
who teaches you for your own good,
who guides you on the path you should take.
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Please Pray: That many people in Haiti will come to know Yeshua the Messiah and receive the fullness of the Ruach Hakodesh.
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