{"id":1262,"date":"2024-11-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upliftingstar.com\/star1015denver\/2024\/11\/01\/two-verses\/"},"modified":"2024-11-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T06:00:00","slug":"two-verses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upliftingstar.com\/star1015denver\/2024\/11\/01\/two-verses\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Life-Changing Verses to Remember Every Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you\u2019re like me, when you wake up each day, you have to remember pretty much\u2026 everything.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh yeah. I\u2019m conscious again. My name is\u2026 \u2018Brant\u2019? Yes, <a href=\"https:\/\/star991.com\/show\/the-brant-hansen-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brant<\/a>. I am a bipedal hominid. I inhabit Earth.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stuff like that. And then I get some coffee, and walk our dog, Cozy. And while I\u2019m walking her, I review a couple verses of the Bible in my head that have been big for me the last few years. They put <strong>everything in perspective<\/strong> for the day ahead, so I thought I\u2019d share them with you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+23&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Psalm 23:1&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Lord is my shepherd; I lack nothing.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s how world-famous Psalm 23 starts.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since most people think of it the King James Version way (\u201cThe Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want\u201d) we may not be used to reading it like this. I certainly wasn\u2019t. But there it is, and for those of us unused to Elizabethan uses of \u201cshall\u201d, it hits much harder:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I lack nothing.<\/em> (NIV)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I have everything I need.<\/em> (NLT)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do I believe that? <strong>I have to believe that.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the Lord is my shepherd, I already have everything I need.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If He is your shepherd, so do you.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everything you need for the day that faces you? You have it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8211;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And here\u2019s another one (I do love the King James version of this. It\u2019s pure poetry.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+143&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Psalm 143:8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For in thee do I trust<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For I lift up my soul unto thee.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve never been great at memorizing scripture, but I\u2019m getting better at it, and I\u2019ve got this one down. I even put it to a little tune in my head.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God\u2019s \u201clovingkindness\u201d here is His <strong>intense, fierce loyalty.<\/strong> I need to hear this again and again. He\u2019s not leaving me, even when, if I were him, I certainly would say, \u201cOkay, Brant, I\u2019m out.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I say this one out loud. I\u2019m asking God to help me hear, again, His loyalty, crystal-clear.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if it shows me the way I should walk today?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, then <strong>I\u2019m golden<\/strong>. I\u2019m safe. &nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>These verses remind me who I am, who He is, and that I\u2019m not only on Earth, I\u2019m on<strong> solid ground.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brant Hansen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Midday Show Host, STAR 99.1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every morning, I review a couple verses of the Bible in my head that have been big for me the last few years. 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