Praise Him

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“Praise the LORD! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty expanse.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭150:1  There are an estimated 100-400 billion stars in our galaxy alone... there are an estimated 200 billion to 2 trillion galaxies in the universe!!! 400 billion x 2 trillion stars in the universe... my brain hurts just thinking about that expanse... yet Lord, You state that you breathed all of that into existence. You are bigger than the universe, yet You know us by name. You’ve counted each one of us as well as the stars. You’re outside of time itself, yet You decided to create us and love us. We praise You for that. But saying just the words “we praise You” doesn’t seem enough... You are beyond compare.... beyond 400 billion x 2 trillion ... Amen
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Passing Judgement

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“Therefore you have no excuse, you foolish person, everyone of you who passes judgment; for in that matter in which you judge someone else, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭2:1‬ ‭NASB2020

‬‬ https://www.bible.com/2692/rom.2.1.nasb2020 

Thank you Lord, for showing us the truth about ourselves. None of us should be passing judgement on each other, lest we condemn ourselves... thank you for showing us our foolish ways. Thank you for being a God of justice. Thank you for being a God of truth and love and wisdom. We ask for your forgiveness for the times we’ve wrongfully passed judgement and caused hurt. We ask for Your grace and mercy.

In Jesus’ name,

Amen



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  1. BrentFebruary 5, 2021 at 12:05 PM

    Thanks for your blog Chris. I will try to read when I have my morning coffee!

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