some random thots

i thank God for the internet, that when I am too lazy to flip open my bible, there is always the online ESV bible.

http://www.gnpcb.org/esv

So much easier to read online. Anywayz, these are random stuffs that came to mind as I continued reading the book of Psalms.

1) God is supposedly the brilliant one, who knows our needs before we verbalise them. But people still cry out to Him for their needs and demands in the bible. Maybe the ownership is on us to ask for what we need, what we want. I think though, we should ask with not the "spoilt child" attitude.

2) The bible says "no good things does he withhold from those who walk uprightly" in Psalm 84. So to paraphrase that, it means that he will give all good things to those who walk uprightly.

Sometimes when I see the phrase "all good things", I pass it off as some generic statement, where the word "ALL" is used loosely but i remember that every word that is used in the bible is significant. So maybe, the Lord did mean "ALL good things"

Having said that, that may also mean that for those who do not walk uprightly, God will withhold some good things from them. That makes sense. People who do not walk uprightly might not necessary have the wisdom and maturity to handle ALL good things, therefore God gives as He deems best, according to how much we can handle? How does that sound? So maybe, sometimes, when we pray for something, the answer is wait. Wait till you are ready to receive.

But then again, is "walking uprightly" something we do, or something that is already done? :) So many things to think about.
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