{"id":35864,"date":"2023-10-24T03:30:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T10:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/?p=35864"},"modified":"2023-10-22T13:06:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T20:06:37","slug":"october-24-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/2023\/10\/24\/october-24-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"October 24, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 has-pattern-background has-mask-background fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:center top;--awb-background-repeat:repeat-y;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/October-2023.jpg&quot;);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-right:10px;--awb-padding-bottom:40px;--awb-padding-left:10px;--awb-bg-size:cover;width:75%;width:calc(75% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.75 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2><strong>Pursuit &#8211; <em>A mini devotional<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cSurely goodness and mercy shall <strong>follow<\/strong> me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>Psalm 23:6<\/p>\n<p>God is good, to be sure. He delights to do good to us, every day and night, all of our life. This is who He is, this is what He does.<\/p>\n<p>The literal meaning of the word <strong>follow<\/strong> is <em>pursue<\/em>. His goodness and mercy <strong>pursue<\/strong> us all the days of our lives. This means that our great God is looking for ways to bless us, to show us goodness and mercy. He is eager to show us kindness<\/p>\n<p>As much as we try to keep close to God, it is really Him that keeps close to us. He seeks us out and makes sure we stay near. He takes it upon Himself to pull us in to Him, to seek Him and find Him.<\/p>\n<p>Our Lord doesn\u2019t wait for us\u2014He pursues us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Oh our great Father, how thankful we are that You pursue us all the days of our lives. This is just how You are, and You will never change. 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