Daily Devotion: A Pasture for the Soul

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	Daily Devotion: A Pasture for the Soul
edwinjosephvg
9-20-2009 5:55 AM
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max lucado, christian daily devotion, devotionals for teen, youth, a pasture for the soul, god, psalms 23, god is our sheperd
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With his own pierced hands, Jesus created a pasture for the soul. He tore out the thorny underbrush of condemnation. He pried loose the huge boulders of sin. In their place he planted seeds of grace and dug ponds of mercy.
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