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“Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, ‘I have put my words in your mouth. 10 See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.’” –Jeremiah 1:9-10 The post [Archive] 11: Building Up and Tearing Down appeared first on Nika Maples.

“Then I will praise God’s name with singing, and I will honor him with thanksgiving. For this will please the Lord more than the sacrifice of an ox or presenting a bull with its horns and hooves” (Psalm 69:30-31). God invites to enter every experience at one level of relationship with Him and leave it at another level of relationship with Him. The post [Archive] 10: His Voice!, Part II appeared first on Nika Maples.

“Don’t kill them, for my people soon forget such lessons; stagger them with Your power, and bring them to their knees” (Psalm 59:11). We are quick to forget the voice of God when something we hoped for doesn’t happen right away, or when something we depended on disappears. The post [Archive] 9: His Voice!, Part I appeared first on Nika Maples.

“Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me” (Psalm 51:10). Just as God made the bitter water sweet for the Israelites in the desert, He will made sinful hearts clean for us. The post [Archive] 8: Bitter Made Sweet appeared first on Nika Maples.

“Like sheep, fools are led to the grave, where death will be their shepherd” (Psalm 49:14). There are two shepherds: The Shepherd of Life and the shepherd of death; we will follow the one we listen to. The post [Archive] 7: Keep Listening appeared first on Nika Maples.

“They don’t talk of peace; they plot against innocent people who are minding their own business. They shout that they have seen me doing wrong. ‘Aha!,’ they say. ‘Aha! With our own eyes we saw him do it!’ Oh Lord, you know all about this. Do not stay silent, Don’t abandon me now, O Lord. Wake up! Rise to my defense! Take up my case, my God and my Lord. Declare me, ‘not guilty,’ O Lord, my God, for You give justice … May those who triumph over me be covered with shame and dishonor. But give great joy to those who have stood with me in my defense” (Psalm 35:20-27). If someone in your past or present has left you in a pit, if your family or employer has falsely accused you, know that you will receive justice in the courts of God. The post [Archive] 6: Coming Out of the Pit appeared first on Nika Maples.

“The Lord shatters the plans of the nations and thwarts all their schemes. But the Lord’s plans stand firm forever; His intentions can never be shaken” (Psalm 33:10-11). Nothing and no one can thwart God’s plans for you … except you. The post [Archive] 5: God’s Good Plan for You appeared first on Nika Maples.

“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Psalm 22:1) The last words of Jesus on the cross were some of the most hope-filled words He ever spoke to us. The post [Archive] 4: The Rabbi appeared first on Nika Maples.

 “The ropes of death surrounded me; the floods of destruction swept over me … [God] reached down from heaven and rescued me; He drew me out of deep waters.” (Psalm 18:4 & 16)   This episode’s music is from Psalms 16 by Shane and Shane and is used with permission.     The post [Archive] 3: The Rescuer appeared first on Nika Maples.

“They are always searching for some helpless victim. Like lions they crouch silently, waiting to pounce on the helpless.” (Psalm 10:9)     This episode’s music from Psalm 13 by Shane and Shane. The post [Archive] 2: What Does It Mean To Bear Fruit? appeared first on Nika Maples.

“[The godly] are like trees planted along a riverbank, bearing fruit each season without fail.” (Psalm 1:3)   This episode’s music from Psalm 13 by Shane and Shane. The post [Archive] 1: Are We Really Willing? appeared first on Nika Maples.