{"id":437,"date":"2010-10-21T07:24:06","date_gmt":"2010-10-21T11:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/?p=437"},"modified":"2015-08-27T05:00:35","modified_gmt":"2015-08-27T09:00:35","slug":"psalm-134-nasb-devotional-and-iphoneapp-%e2%80%93","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/psalm-134-nasb-devotional-and-iphoneapp-%e2%80%93\/437","title":{"rendered":"Bless the Lord \u2013 Psalm 134 NASB 2 Minute Devotional"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-438\" title=\"Bless the Lord\" src=\"http:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/nasb3i.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\"  \/>About three months ago [August 2010] I became a grandpa. Our oldest daughter and son-in-law had their first baby. Staying up through the night will be part of their lives for a period of time, and I remember the days when our daughter kept us up at night.\u00a0To be honest, my wife usually stayed up.<br \/>\n<br \/>I got to hold my grandson for the first time recently. There was a feeling of contentedness and thanksgiving to God for such a wonderful blessing.<br \/>\n<br \/>Caring for children is the high calling of parenthood. Praying for your child as you &#8220;serve by night&#8221; can make it a special time. Praise goes with it as you consider the blessings of being a parent. Bless the Lord!<br \/>\n<br \/>May the Lord bless you young parents! &#8220;He who made heaven and earth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>I hope you have been blessed by Psalm 134 and the accompanying image taken from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/psalm-daily-quotes-nasb\/id347297090?mt=8&#038;uo=6&#038;at=10laLs&#038;ct=iosProducts\" target=\"_blank\">Psalm Daily Quotes NASB<\/a> iPhone app. Please visit our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/fbraswell\" target=\"_blank\">twitter<\/a>, or \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Systems-of-Merritt-Inc\/139423869429884?created\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> page regularly and pass these posts on to friends that need an encouraging word.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-439 aligncenter\" title=\"Grandpa Frank\" src=\"http:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/grandpa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"322\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/grandpa.jpg 537w, https:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/grandpa-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/psalm-daily-quotes-nasb\/id347297090?mt=8&#038;uo=6&#038;at=10laLs&#038;ct=iosProducts\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-622 aligncenter\" title=\"Psalm NASB\" src=\"http:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Banner-NASB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"482\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Banner-NASB.jpg 482w, https:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Banner-NASB-300x99.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About three months ago [August 2010] I became a grandpa. 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