Sunday, 4/27/14 Ps 5:2 Hearken
unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. A
reminder: no where in the Bible are we allowed to pray to anyone but God. It is
a slap in the face to Him, and, in fact, it’s idolatry to pray to Mary or St.
Christopher or your grandmother Gertrude. See 1 Tim 2:5. Ps 85:6 Wilt
thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee? Joy is a
sign of a personal state of revival. Perhaps an indication of the degree of
spiritual vitality is the degree of rejoicing in one’s life. See also Ps
5:11c. Are you joyful??
Monday, 4/28/14 Here are a sweet pair of verses I hadn’t noticed before: Isa
54:7-8 For a small moment have I forsaken
thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my
face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on
thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer. How
to get invited to go camping with God:
Isa 57:15 For thus saith the high
and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high
and holy place, with him also
that is of a contrite spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive
the heart of the contrite ones.
Tuesday,
4/29/14 Ps 6:1-2 O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot
displeasure. Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak: O Lord, heal me; for my
bones are vexed. I think this verse shows what proper fear of God is:
fearful of His ability to damage our lives, and because of that, an approach
for mercy to One Who cares. 1 Pet 2:20 For what glory is it, if, when ye be
buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? But if, when ye do well,
and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
That’s pretty self explanatory. To do
the 1st half is expected of everyone...doing the 2nd half
is where we start to become impressive.
Wednesday,
4/30/14 Ps 89:1a I will sing of the mercies of the Lord. Let’s talk about music. Do
you only consume others’ product, or do you produce any of your own music? Do
you only enjoy others’ performances, or do you contribute? You and I were given
a voice and a brain: sing your song to God. Luke
22:39 And he came out, and went, as he
was wont, to the mount of Olives...
“As he was wont...” Could your
family tell me your spiritual habits? When do you pray? Where do you read your
Bible? What is your normal soul winning time? What about praise? worship?
confession?
Thursday,
5/1/14 Ps 89:1b With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
Let’s discuss conversation....even at church or before a SS class: do you talk
about God’s blessings? Or is it only work, weather, and sports? 1 Pet 3:7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according
to knowledge, giving honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel...
Knowledge comes from study: books (theoretical study) and laboratory
(experiential study). Know your wife’s body: how it works, its hormones,
stressors, health. Know her favorites,
pet peeves, needs and wants., dreams, aspirations, fears. (Boy, this thought is
convicting....)
Friday,
5/2/14 God gives goofy orders!!! Think
of Naaman getting in and out 7x in the Jordan River; Joshua walking 13x around
Jericho and shouting at the walls; Abraham being told to sacrifice his heir;
Ezekiel preaching to models of a city and to mountains; Jeremiah walking 1000
miles 4x just for a simple object lesson.
Two lessons: 1) Golden Rule: He Who has the gold makes the rules. If you
want He has/can do, you’ve got to play by His rules. 2) We don’t have to understand His orders in
order to obey His orders and thereby, receive the benefit. 1 Pet 3:9 ...that your prayers be not hindered. We never deserve
God to answer our prayers: He does so because He is gracious. So, our “being
good’ doesn’t earn any brownie points with Him, but being bad will detract from our answers.
Here, the message is specifically directed at poor husbands. Pro 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price
is far above rubies. This type of woman is exceedingly rare and valuable.
For all of us, men and ladies, in all aspects of life, are you content with
being an average Christian, or do you strive for excellence (for God’s glory,
not your own)?
Saturday,
5/3/14 1 Pet 2:9 But ye are...a royal priesthood... A priest is one who has access
to God; one who can go directly to God on his own behalf, or another’s. All believers are priests: your level of
access is equal to anyone else’s...start utilizing it. 1 Tim 2:12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man,
but to be in silence. “Usurp” - one who acts on her own authority, to
exercise dominion or take control over the man in charge (husband/father/boss).
God is against hard-headed, bossy women, who try to assert dominance over
men. Ladies, please meditate on this
verse and see what the Lord would have you to change.
Thoughts from some others
Ps
136:26 O give thanks unto the God of
heaven; for his mercy endureth forever. Twenty-six verses remind us to be
grateful for God’s mercy that never runs out, from a God Who is everlasting.
Heb
9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once
to die, but after this the judgment.
Thank God for v28 and eternal salvation through Jesus Christ, our
eternal High Priest. We should never take what it cost for granted.
Ps
132:4-5 I will not give sleep to mine
eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids, until I find out a place for the Lord, a
habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. Should we not be as concerned and
diligent about His dwelling place today? He is stuck in the body we give to
Him.
Num
35:31 Moreover ye shall take no
satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall
be surely put to death. Too bad we don’t follow this command to the letter
in America. God hasn’t changed His mind a bit. Get lawyers out of it and do
public hangings again.
Heb
6:19 Which hope we have as an anchor of
the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within the veil. We have a High Priest Who enters freely into
the presence of God Himself, having torn apart the veil that had separated
sinful man and earthly priests from a holy God. What a secure place to be.
Ps
139:14 I will praise thee: for I am fearfully
and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works: and that my soul knoweth right
well. Evolutionists need to read this. We need to open our eyes and see His
handiwork.
Pro
2:3-4 The Lord giveth wisdom: out of his
mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. The source of true wisdom, knowledge, and
understanding is God’s preserved, eternal word. We need to love it, read,
study, memorize, and meditate on it.
Pro
30:32 If thou hast done foolishly in
lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
If we have acted foolishly or had an evil thought, we need to be still and not
talk about it.
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