“You shall therefore love the LORD your God and KEEP his charge, his statutes, his rules, and his commandments ALWAYS.” Deut. 11:1 [Obedience to our Abba Father is not a once-in-a-while event, it is an ALWAYS in our lives!] “Be careful to obey all these regulations I am giving you, so that it may ALWAYS GO WELL WITH YOU and your children after you, because YOU WILL BE DOING what is GOOD AND RIGHT in the eyes of the LORD your God.” Deut. 12:28 [Doing what is good and right causes things we face in this life to ALWAYS go well, maybe not to us at the time, but in God’s plan – yes!] “For the LORD your God dried up the Jordan before you until you had crossed over. The LORD your God did to the Jordan what he had done to the Red Sea when he dried it up before us until we had crossed over. He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know that the hand of the LORD is powerful and so that you might ALWAYS FEAR THE LORD your God.” Josh. 4:23-24 [The fear of the Lord is ALWAYS REQUIRED! It is mandatory for us! We must ALWAYS have a deep and reverent respect for our Abba Father!!!] “Look to the LORD and his strength; SEEK HIS FACE ALWAYS.” 1 Chron. 16:11 [Our Abba Father’s goal for us is to know Him intimately. Seeking His face involves searching the scriptures, praying, worshiping ALWAYS as a regular part of our lives!!!] “I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. I keep my eyes ALWAYS ON THE LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” Psa. 16:7-8 [“shaken” comes from the word mote: it means to slip, be carried off, be off course, to slide. We must ALWAYS look to the Lord because…] “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for YOU ARE WITH ME [ALWAYS]; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” Psa. 23:1-4 [Our shepherd is ALWAYS with us he will NEVER leave us – NO NEVER!!!] “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD FOREVER.” Psa. 23:6
Be blessed as you praise The Lord, knowing that:
WE MUST KEEP OUR EYES ALWAYS ON THE LORD!
-Bill Stockham