From: "Phil Rembleski" <PHIl@rescuechurchofchrist.org>

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Sent: Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 5:21 AM

Subject: 10-10-22 THOUGHTS

10-10-22   THOUGHTS

My son has introduced a new song.  This morning’s thoughts spring from it.
Ps 73:26  My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength (Heb tsoor = Rock) of my heart and my portion forever.

Barnes on Ps 73:26:
“My flesh and my heart faileth”   Flesh and heart here seem to refer to the whole man, body and soul; and the idea is, that his powers of body and mind failed; were spent; were exhausted. This seems to have been said in an “ideal” sense, or by anticipation. He does not mean to say that his strength then had actually failed, but he seems to have placed himself by imagination in the situation where his strength “would” be all gone — in sickness, in weakness, in sorrow, on the bed of death. He asks himself now what would be his strength then —  what would be the object of chief interest and love — on what he would rely;  and he answers without hesitation, and with entire confidence, that he could rely on God, and that He would be his portion forever. Even then, when heart and flesh should fail, when all the powers of mind and body should be exhausted, the love of God would survive, and he would find strength and joy in Him.”      

Song Lyrics...   THE ROCK OF MY HEART   ( R.J. Stevens Music, LLC.)
Verse 1: My Lord, I need nothing beside You; Without You, I could not have stood. Your promise is my hope, and my refuge; Your nearness my strength and my good.
Verse 2: When I was distressed and embittered by things I could not understand, Your presence was continu’lly with me, You always took hold of my hand.
Verse 3: I know that Your counsel will guide me in wisdom, devotion, and love, And afterward You’ll call me to glory to dwell in Your presence above.
Chorus (after each verse):   My heart may be broken within me; My earthly strength may depart. But You are my portion forever, You are the Rock of my heart. You are the Rock of my heart.
          I remembered a time in my life, and wept as I sang this song.
1Sam 2:2  There is no one holy like the LORD, Indeed, there is no one besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God.
Deut 32:4   He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
Ps 92:15  To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Isa 51:1    Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, Who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were hewn And to the quarry from which you were dug.
Gen 1:27a   God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him;

My Prayer:
O God, thank you for allowing us to know your awesome character and being.  There is only You, O Father, to sustain our fragile existence.  You truly are the Rock of our hearts. We seek eternity with you, by your promise and the gift of Jesus the Christ.    In His name,    Amen.
     Pray for sister Heather, she begins radiation today.