Don't get sidetracked.

We should challenge ourselves to walk in…
Right conduct,
Right speaking or speech,
Right relationships,
Right use of wealth and finances.

We could not go to God on His Holy Hill.<br> God came to this earth from His Holy Hill, to die for our sins, so we can be declared righteous and innocent, and then we can go to God's Holy Hill.

Psalms comes from the Latin for songs. The Hebrew name for this book of the Bible, Tefillim, means 'praises'.

We can control what we think.

When we are down, we can:
- give up and walk away
- read comforting scriptures (which lead to comforting thoughts, and to real shalom or peace)

When we are down, we can either rehearse the problem or thank God for the coming solution.

Keep your word and value your word, it is a treasure.

A mature follower of Jesus delights in the Lord and the people of the Lord.

Early Christians were not killed by Rome for believing in God.
They were killed because they believed that God alone, was God.

When tempted to envy the ungodly for their wealth, power, or fame remember this… This earth is as close to heaven as an unbeliever will ever be. As a born again believer, this is as close to hell as you ever be.

3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away."

4 One thing I have desired of the Lord,
That will I seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the Lord
All the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of the Lord,
And to inquire in His temple.
5 For in the time of trouble
He shall hide me in His pavilion;
In the secret place of His tabernacle
He shall hide me;
He shall set me high upon a rock.
6 And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me;
Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.

3 Oh, send out Your light and Your truth!
Let them lead me;
Let them bring me to Your holy hill
And to Your tabernacle.
4 Then I will go to the altar of God,
To God my exceeding joy;
And on the harp I will praise You,
O God, my God.

1 Hear my cry, O God;
Attend to my prayer.
2 From the end of the earth I will cry to You,
When my heart is overwhelmed;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
3 For You have been a shelter for me,
A strong tower from the enemy.
4 I will abide in Your tabernacle forever;
I will trust in the shelter of Your wings.

1 How lovely is Your tabernacle,
O Lord of hosts!
2 My soul longs, yes, even faints
For the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

Those who refuse to gossip
or harm their neighbors
or speak evil of their friends.

Those who despise flagrant sinners,
and honor the faithful followers of the Lord,
and keep their promises even when it hurts.

16 These six things the Lord hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:
17 A proud look,
A lying tongue,
Hands that shed innocent blood,
18 A heart that devises wicked plans,
Feet that are swift in running to evil,
19 A false witness who speaks lies,
And one who sows discord among brethren.

Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."

he, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption.

35 Therefore He also says in another Psalm:
'You will not allow Your Holy One to see corruption.'
36 "For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and saw corruption; 37 but He whom God raised up saw no corruption.

Who is this King of glory?
The Lord strong and mighty,
The Lord mighty in battle.

So he answered and said to me:
"This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel:
'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,'
Says the Lord of hosts.

casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.