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genuineness of your faith–more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire–may be found Amen. (1 Pet. 5:10-11) Standing before the Son of Man–by Grace …Jesus and Peter both teach that Chistians activity) for the sake of hoping fully in the grace of God and thus being able to stand before the Son The opposite of standing before the Son of Man is to be separated from the righteous and cast out forever John Piper is founder and lead teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary

Being slow to anger is having a long fuse. It is not easily having your feathers ruffled.

It will not be long before we realize that seeking joy from such imposters is like grasping at the wind John is married to Sarah and they have six children and one son-in-law.

—Psalm 96:6-8 In our Sunday School worship time a while back, we were singing, In my life, Lord, be glorified When we were all done singing, I asked the children “How do you glorify the Lord?”

As long as I behaved myself, God would bless. With the birth of my son and his unexpected multiple disabilities and medical issues, I was confronted My first assessment of my son’s worth and of God’s love was entirely wrong. Rather, God lovingly gave me a son who bears His image, albeit in a very different physical package, The suffering that comes with my son’s disabilities remains in this present world, and the God of all

“He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously Come into his presence with singing.” (Psalm 100:2) Worship Him and sing His praises “And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and

Or, perhaps even odder to the imagination, have you ever sung to yourself? David sings three commands to his soul: “Bless the Lord” (vv. 1, 2, 22); “Bless his holy name” (v. 1) In what other ways, besides singing, can you bless the Lord?

For Reflection Have you thought about how long a thousand generations is?

He longs to be “found in [Christ], not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but

Scripture memory plays a pivotal role in their parenting and homeschooling as they sing, write, and discuss

Absalom, his own son, would betray him. Shimei cursed him. He looked long and hard. He gazed. He sought.

She told me her own troubles were unfair; her troubles felt so unique to her that she found them isolating That pain, that frustration, is a longing for heaven, the place where trouble does not exist.