Psalms 60:9 (61:8)
So I will sing praise to Your name unto ages of ages,
That I may pay my vows day to day.
Personal Challenge
Sometimes it is difficult to be praising the name of God, especially when the world is going crazy around us. It is imperative, however, that we keep our focus on Him at all times so that we can see Him at work in our lives. Let us sing praise to Him unto the ages of ages and to pay our rows day to day. Glory be to God!
Psalms 60:2-5 (61:1-4)
Hear my supplication, O God;
Attend to my prayer.
From the end of the earth I cried out to You
When my heart was discouraged;
You lifted me high on a rock.
You guided me, for You became my hope,
A tower of strength from the face of the enemy.
I will dwell in Your tabernacle unto the ages;
I will be covered with the shelter of Your wings. (Pause)
Encouraging Words
We are not alone. God hears our prayers and supplications. He lifts us up above the cares of this world. He guides us and gives us hope. He shelters us in a tower of strength that the enemy cannot penetrate. He lets us dwell in His tabernacle. What more can we hope for? Glory be to God!
Psalms 58:17-18 (57:16-17)
But I will sing of Your power,
And greatly rejoice in Your mercy in the morning;
For You are my protector,
And my refuge in the day of my affliction.
You are my helper; I will sing to You;
For You, O God, are my protector;
You are my mercy, O my God.
Encouraging Words
As we enter into this stage of concern and sometimes fear related to the coronavirus outbreak in our country, it is easy to become enmeshed in the hysteria brought on by those who do not have the hope that we do. It is our responsibility to show the love of Christ to everyone around us. Our hope is in the loving God. Our hope is in the merciful God. He is our protector. He is our refuge. He is our helper. He is our mercy. In this, we can find peace and love for one another. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, the sinner!
Psalms 56:2-4 (57:1-3)
Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me,
For my soul trusts in You;
And in the shadow of Your wings I will hope,
Until lawlessness shall pass away.
I will cry out to God most High;
My God who is my benefactor.
He sent from heaven and saved me;
He gave over to disgrace those who trample me down. (Pause)
God sent out His mercy and His truth,
Encouraging Words
God is in all of His creation. If we slow down and look close enough, we will see Him and His handiwork everywhere. The image of us hiding under His wings like a mother bird guarding and protecting her chicks is so powerful for this is how tender He is with us. Glory be to God!
Psalms 55:4-5 (56:3-4)
I will not fear by day,
But I will hope in You.
I will praise God with my words all day long;
In God I hope; I will not be afraid; what will flesh do to me?
Encouraging Words
We have nothing to fear for we can put our hope in our God. There is nothing that anyone or anything can do to us that extends beyond the power of our Lord and our place in eternity with Him. Because of this we praise Him and should honor Him all day long. Glory be to God!
Psalms 54:23-24 (55:22-23)
Cast your care upon the Lord,
And He shall support you;
He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
But You, O God, will bring them down into the pit of decay;
Men of blood and deceit
Shall not live even half their days.
But I will hope in You, O Lord.
Personal Challenge
It is so easy to fall for the lies of our enemy and shift our hope from our God to the things of this world, this temporal life. We can cast our cares, every single one of them on our Lord, for He will support us and protect us. God even cares about the little, minuscule things in our lives because He cares for us. Lord, have mercy! Lord, have mercy! Lord, have mercy!
Psalms 54:17-18 (55:16-17)
Encouraging Words
Sometimes we come to those places in our lives where all that we can do is to cry out to our God. I have been there, more than once. The encouragement in this passage is that God does hear us. He hears us and responds. He loves us and cares for us. Glory be to God!
Psalms 50:19 (51:17)
A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit,
A broken and humbled heart God will not despise.
Personal Challenge
What does God really want from us? Does He want us to go through the fast perfectly? Does He want us to attend every possible church service that is available? Does He want our tithes, offerings, and almsgivings? While all of these things are good and worthy of doing, this is not what He really wants from us. He wants us to come to Him with our spirits, our self-centered will, broken and contrite before Him. He wants our hearts to be broken and humbled before Him. Because if we do not come to Him this way, then all of our actions, our sacrifices, are just for show and not for Him. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, the sinner!
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