May
21
Still a Few
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- Pray – Read Psalm 12:1-8 “Help, Lord, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.” Psalm 12:1 – Observe I suspect that this is an exaggeration. For one thing, if it were literally true, then the speaker would be condemning himself. – Do Move your focus from the many [...]
May
20
Just Seek
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- Pray – Read Psalm 11:1-7 “When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?” Psalm 11:3 – Observe The foundations of our nation are being destroyed by Christians turning their backs on God, resulting in divorce, broken families, and atheism. What can the righteous do? The answer is in verse 4: YHWH [...]
May
19
Be Committed
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- Pray – Read Psalm 10:12-18 “But you, O God, do see trouble and grief; you consider it to take it in hand. The victim commits himself to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.” Psalm 10:14 – Observe I have complained without taking action to correct. I have behaved like a victim without [...]
May
18
No Room
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- Pray – Read Psalm 10:1-11 “In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.” Psalm 10:4 – Observe Which is more wicked, the man who claims there is no God and wants nothing to do with Him? Or the man who claims to love [...]
May
17
Don’t Complain, Proclaim
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- Pray – Read Psalm 9:11-20 “The nations have fallen into the pit they dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.” Psalm 9:15 – Observe David has said this about individual men. Now, he says it about nations. A nation really is no more and no less than the people who [...]
May
16
Never Forsaken
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- Pray – Read Psalm 9:1-10 “Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.” Psalm 9:10 – Observe The way this is translated by the NIV committee to English implies that everyone who knows the name of YHWH will trust in Him. However, I [...]
May
15
Praise Wins
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- Pray – Read Psalm 8:1-9 “From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies to silence the foe and the avenger.” Psalm 8:2 – Observe God has enemies that include the foe and the avenger. To silence His enemies, God… has children praise Him?! How does the praise [...]
May
14
Every Day
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- Pray – Read Psalm 7:10-17 “God is a righteous judge, a God who expresses his anger every day.” Psalm 7:11 – Observe As an adopted child enveloped in God’s generous love because of Jesus, I rarely see God express His anger. Apparently He does so daily, causing disillusionment to evil people (v14) and ironic [...]
May
13
Motivating Fear
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- Pray – Read Psalm 7:1-9 “or they will tear me like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.” Psalm 7:2 – Observe David had destroyed a lion while just a shepherd boy. Why is he afraid of Cush the Benjamite? He has done the right thing with his [...]
May
12
Just Enough
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- Pray – Read Psalm 6:1-10 “I am worn out from groaning; all night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.” Psalm 6:6 – Observe In all my 50 years of life, I have never yet experienced this kind of pain – one that lasted all night. Was David [...]