Psalms 7, 27, 31, 34, 52
Such wonderful verses in these passages that I needed today. Thank you, Abba for reminding me of your goodness.
Pslams 7 reminds me to take my burdens to you. When I feel overwhelmed by enemies, You are the One my soul should cry out to---give my deep feelings to even about how much I want them hurt.
27:3
Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this [will] I [be] confident.
27:4
One [thing] have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
No matter what befalls me, I feel this is my same plea. Lord, help me never to be victim of my emotions, but forever let my focus still remain on You and serving You.
27:13
[I had fainted], unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
27:14
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
So many times, I can faint with the weight of burdens, but I can go on because God IS good.
27:10
When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.
I feel like this a verse FOR ME. My father is no longer here, and I feel like I don't have a "mother" figure. You are that for me, God. You are my Abba. I feel closer to You than I ever have to my mom or dad.
31:3
For thou [art] my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.
I love that word for You...Rock...stable, steady, unmoving, dependable structure in my life. When everything else in life is chaos, You are my constant. For that reason, I choose to follow You. Thank you, Abba.
31:23
O love the LORD, all ye his saints: [for] the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
31:24
Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.
The older I get, the more valuable that word becomes to me....faithful. Anyone can be a flash in the pan, but it's those that stick through it again and again no matter the circumstances that deserve great honor. Faithful...that's what I want as a epithet on my tombstone.
34:8
O taste and see that the LORD [is] good: blessed [is] the man [that] trusteth in him.
34:9
O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for [there is] no want to them that fear him.
34:10
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good [thing].
So true, God, I am lacking nothing. I have all I need. I am happy. I am very blessed.
34:12
What man [is he that] desireth life, [and] loveth [many] days, that he may see good?
34:13
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
34:14
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Here's the formula for many days...many good days.
1. No potty mouth.
2. Don't be a meanie.
3. DO good things, not just "be" good.
4. Try to diligently make things right.
Thank You, Lord, for reminding me of my Focus, my Faith, & the Fulfillments required to see good.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Forgetting & Dirty Daggers
Judges 3-
3:7
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.
Anyone who knows me well, knows that I am not a cryer. Well, I am a selfish cryer---only cry when something devastes or affects me. I know, I'm trying to work on that. But as I read this verse, tears began to well up in my eyes. "...and forgat the LORD their God" Completely forgotten. I began to think of the times I felt "forgotten" in my life by people and how it really hurt me. Then I feel convicted thinking about the times I had forgotten others. When you forget someone it's like saying, "You're not worth my mental energy. You're not that important." It hurts especially when you're forgotten by someone you really care for. I then felt very grieved and sorry for how I make the Lord feel that way so often. Just going about my day and completely forgetting about Him, who He is, what He's done for me, His wonderful promises that I can claim, His shoulder that He wishes for me to lean on, His arms that want to embrace me when I "worry" and vent to others instead of Him. Abba, forgive me. I need You. I want to remember You. For when I become unthankful---not meditating on the goodness of You, I forget and sadly, turn aside like those children of Israel from following You.
That's a deep meditation for the day, but there's so much in these scriptures I don't want to leave out. I notice a vicisious cycle here by Israel....."God we love you"....abundance.....forget God....turn to other gods....God sends judgment..."Oh, God, please help us"....deliverance...."God we love you"....abundance....and so on. So often instead of depending on God and His "bondage" of Truth, we end up in a bondage of sin.
3:22
And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.
I don't know if I have a deep thought from it, but I love the story of Ehud killing the fat king of Moab, Eglon. I love the detail that God puts into the story. The mental picture we can get from it. "The dirt came out" That's a pretty gross description. I love God's sense of story telling.
3:7
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.
Anyone who knows me well, knows that I am not a cryer. Well, I am a selfish cryer---only cry when something devastes or affects me. I know, I'm trying to work on that. But as I read this verse, tears began to well up in my eyes. "...and forgat the LORD their God" Completely forgotten. I began to think of the times I felt "forgotten" in my life by people and how it really hurt me. Then I feel convicted thinking about the times I had forgotten others. When you forget someone it's like saying, "You're not worth my mental energy. You're not that important." It hurts especially when you're forgotten by someone you really care for. I then felt very grieved and sorry for how I make the Lord feel that way so often. Just going about my day and completely forgetting about Him, who He is, what He's done for me, His wonderful promises that I can claim, His shoulder that He wishes for me to lean on, His arms that want to embrace me when I "worry" and vent to others instead of Him. Abba, forgive me. I need You. I want to remember You. For when I become unthankful---not meditating on the goodness of You, I forget and sadly, turn aside like those children of Israel from following You.
That's a deep meditation for the day, but there's so much in these scriptures I don't want to leave out. I notice a vicisious cycle here by Israel....."God we love you"....abundance.....forget God....turn to other gods....God sends judgment..."Oh, God, please help us"....deliverance...."God we love you"....abundance....and so on. So often instead of depending on God and His "bondage" of Truth, we end up in a bondage of sin.
3:22
And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.
I don't know if I have a deep thought from it, but I love the story of Ehud killing the fat king of Moab, Eglon. I love the detail that God puts into the story. The mental picture we can get from it. "The dirt came out" That's a pretty gross description. I love God's sense of story telling.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Cleaving & Judging Motives
Joshua 19-24
21:44
And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
21:45
There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
Proof that God keeps His promises.
22:5
But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
God doesn't just want me to love Him and obey Him, He wants me to cleave unto Him. Cleaving--makes me picture like Linus is with His blanket. Inseparable. Or I picture that small oppossum clutched to it's mother's back. I need to strongly lean on the Lord. Consider Him in all my actions. Take Him wherever I go.
Chapter 22 explains an interesting story I have never noticed. The children of Gad and Reuben are told to go and take their possessions on the other side of Jordan and to bring them back and divide the spoil of their enemies with the rest of the children of Israel. On their way there, they stop and make an altar to the Lord. Upon hearing this, the rest of the Israelittes become angry and are ready for war. The confront them about it. Turns out the rest of the Israelittes had immediately judged their motives as wrong (what they suspected, I'm not sure) but the point I get from the story. I am not the judge of people and certainly I do not need to try and suspect people's motives. They may be purely innocent in them, but I am quick to judge them as wrong and if I am not careful I can react to my suspected motives rather than finding the whole truth and their side of the story first.
23:8
But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day
There it is again, cleave.
21:44
And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
21:45
There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
Proof that God keeps His promises.
22:5
But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
God doesn't just want me to love Him and obey Him, He wants me to cleave unto Him. Cleaving--makes me picture like Linus is with His blanket. Inseparable. Or I picture that small oppossum clutched to it's mother's back. I need to strongly lean on the Lord. Consider Him in all my actions. Take Him wherever I go.
Chapter 22 explains an interesting story I have never noticed. The children of Gad and Reuben are told to go and take their possessions on the other side of Jordan and to bring them back and divide the spoil of their enemies with the rest of the children of Israel. On their way there, they stop and make an altar to the Lord. Upon hearing this, the rest of the Israelittes become angry and are ready for war. The confront them about it. Turns out the rest of the Israelittes had immediately judged their motives as wrong (what they suspected, I'm not sure) but the point I get from the story. I am not the judge of people and certainly I do not need to try and suspect people's motives. They may be purely innocent in them, but I am quick to judge them as wrong and if I am not careful I can react to my suspected motives rather than finding the whole truth and their side of the story first.
23:8
But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day
There it is again, cleave.
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