Bible Scripture for Tuesday 17 May 2011

Today's Blog Title: "A Song of Yearning and Praise"
Today's Scripture Reading: "Psalm 42:1-11 and Psalm 43:1-5
Today's Key Verse: Psalm 42:8  "The Lord will command His loving kindness in the daytime, and in the night His song shall be with me---A prayer to the God of my life."

In many Hebrew manuscripts these two Psalms 42 and 43 are one.  The original poem was separated into the two poems we have today so they could more easily be used for worship in the temple.

 In these two psalms the writer yearns for God as his enemies taunt him.  Although heavenly weighted down, he reminds himself to hope in God.  He cries out for vindication, deeply disturbed in his enemies success.  The writer determines to urgently seeks God's presence and finds renewed assurance from God.

The tone of voice used when we ask "why" tells so much.  There's a child's complaining "WHY".  There's the despairing adults anguished 'WHY", drawn out by life's unfairness. The repeated refrain, Why are you downcast, O my soul of psalm 42:5,11 is the despairing kind.  Yet there is a subtle shift in tone, as the question is repeated in Psalm 43:5.  This is the "WHY" of freedom rediscovered.  Why should we as Christians be downcast, when our hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness. 

Psalm 42 has two parts: (1) a description of the psalms longing for God's presence (verses 1-4); (2) a description of the psalmist fear that God might no longer remember him (verses 5-11).

Psalm 43 has three parts: (1) a call for vindication from the Lord (verses 1,2); (2) a prayer for the psalmist return to the temple to worship God (verses 3.4); (3) a renewed call for hope in God (verse 5).

Today's Hymn:  "My Hope Is Built On Nothing Less"

My hope is built on nothing less, than Jesus' blood and Righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest frame, But wholly trust in Jesus' Name
On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand
All other ground is sinking sand

Heavenly Father, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit  How indeed is my hope built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness.  May we as Christians, Abba Father, always remember that Your son Jesus is our solid rock in which we stand in our faith and trust in Him.  Strengthen and guide us Holy Spirit in our daily walk with You.
                                                                                                             Amen

Today's Biblical Truth: "God is our ROCK, PROTECTOR and FOUNDATION"

Click on the lick at http://www.cindi-davis.blogspot.com/ for Today's Bible Verse from Colossians 1:9-13.

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Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day.  Go in Peace and Serve the Lord with Gladness.  Love God More Today and always remember that when you have a spiritual dilemma in your life and you yell out "I CAN'T",  God Whispers to you, "BUT I CAN".

Yours in Christ,
Cindi

Bible Scripture for Monday 16 May 2011

"Greetings Everyone in the Name of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" 

Today's Blog Title: "Blessings of the Merciful"
Today's Scripture Reading: Psalm 41:1-13
Today's Key Verse: Psalm 41:12,13  "As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, and set me before your face forever.  Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen."

This psalm is a lament song.  Since it begins and ends with words of praise to God, it also may be called a psalm of praise.  The poem describes and speaks of a person suffering from serious physical illness.  Ultimately, it presents the victory of the Savior Jesus over His enemies, especially the great enemy Satan.

This psalm teaches that God will bless the mericful , even taking vengeance on their malicious enemies.  God remains faithful and merits praise.  The experience of David in this psalm could have occurred on many occasions in his life and is the sad reality of being forsaken by one's friend.  This experience became prophetic of the experience of another, the Lord Jesus, who was himself forsaken by a close associate "Judas".

This psalm has 4 parts: (1) an affirmation of confidence in the Lord's power to deliver the godly from distress (verses 1-3); (2) a description of David's distress (verses 4-9); (3) a renewed expression of hope in the Lord (verses 10-12); (4) a praise marking the end of Book 1 of the Psalms (verse 13).

Today's Hymn: "Child of the King"(verse 2)

My Father's own Son, the Savior of men
Once wondered on earth as the poorest of them
But now He is pleading our pardon on high
That we may be His when He comes by and by
I'm a child of the King, a child of the King
With Jesus my Savior, I'm a child of the King

Abba Father, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit  How grateful we are that because of your love for us was so great that You died the sinners death on the Cross and then marked our deliverance from the grasp of sin when You arose on that third day conquering death and sin and thus making us "a Child of the King".  Thank you for Your faithfulness and merits our praise forevermore.
                                                                                                                Amen

Today's Biblical Truth: "The Almighty God is our Defender, Deliverer, and Sustainer"

Click on the link at http://www.cindi-davis.blogspot.com/ for Today's Bible Verse from Genesis 1:26.

Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day.  Go in Peace and Serve the Lord with Gladness.  Love God More Today and always remember that when you have a spiritual dilemma in your life and you yell out, "I CAN'T",  God Whispers to you, BUT I CAN".

Yours in Christ,
Cindi

   

Bible Scripture and Hymn for Sunday 15 May 2011

"Greetings Everyone in the Name of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ"

Today's Blog Title: "Lament of a Dedicated Man"
Today's Scripture Reading: Psalm 40:1-17
Today's Key Verse: Psalm 40:1,2  "I wait patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry.  He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps."

Psalm 40 is a psalm of declarative praise that moves into a psalm of lament.  This psalm is a remarkable example of how troubles and difficulties forced David to depend continually on the Lord.  

Deeply thankful for all God has done, David has fully dedicated himself to the Lord.  Yet David cries out for mercy, for even total commitment has not given him an easy life.  Although 'poor and needy", David rejoices in the Lord, "my help and deliverer."  His petition is a plea for deliverance from his enemies, but it is wider than that.  It showed David's concern about the triumph of all righteous people.

This psalm has seven parts: (1) a report of deliverance (verses 1-3); (2) instruction to the people to commit their lives to the Lord (verse 4,5); (3) a confession about worship (verses 6-8); (4) a report to God of the fulfillment of the vow of praise (verses 9,10); (5) a renewed lament (verses 11,12); (6) a set of petitions for deliverance (verses 13-15); (7) continuing praise in the midth of trouble (verses 16,17).

Today's Hymn: "Victory In Jesus"

I heard an old, old story, how a Savior came from glory
How He gave His life on Calvary, to save a wretch like me;
I heard about His groaning, of His precious blood's atoning
Then I repented of my sins, and won the victory
O victory in Jesus, My Savior forever
He sought me bought me, with His redeeming blood;
He loved me 'ere I knew him, and all my love is due Him
He plunged me to victory, beneath that cleansing flood

Heavenly Father, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit  Thank you for saving us from the horrible pit of sin.  Place in our hearts Lord a song of rejoicing and praise.  Open our eyes, our minds and our hearts to your voice and grant us understanding so that we can truly obey You.  Surround us with Your warmeth, Your comfort and Your strength.
                                                                                                            Amen

Today's Biblical Truth: "The Lord's salvation prompts us to praise God"

Click on the link at http://www.cindi-davis.blogspot.com/ for Today's Bible Verse from Galatians 5:22,23.

Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day.  Go in Peace and Serve the Lord with Gladness.  Love God More Today and always remember that when you have a spiritual dilemma in your life and you yell out, "I CAN'T",  God Whispers to you, "BUT I CAN".

Yours in Christ,
Cindi






    

Bible Scripture for Saturday 14 May 2011

"Greetings Everyone in the Name of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ"

I am sorry that these writings haven't been out in a few days but the site was down.  It is now back up "PRAISE GOD" so now I can get back to sending out GOD'S GOOD NEWS around the world.

Today's Blog Title: "Putting Pain in Perspective"
Today Scripture Reading: Psalm 39:1-13
Today's Key Verse: "And now Lord, what did I wait for?  My hope is in You.  Deliver me from all my transgressions; Do not make me the reproach of the foolish."

Psalm 39 is a wisdom psalm in the form of a psalm of individual  lament.  Psalm 39 is unusual in many respects.  It speaks of a determination to be silent against foes, whereas most psalms speak boldly against enemies. 

Silent out of fear of the wicked, David asks God to help him sense the fleeing moments of life.  Now, admitting his pain is due to his sins and honoring God for His justice, David's hope is restored and he prays to God for relief.

This psalm ends with a request that God leave the psalmist alone, a stance that is alot like sections of the Book of Job.  

This psalm has four parts: (1) a determination by the psalmist to be silent before his foes (verses 1-3); (2) a petition to God for help in view of the brevity of life (verses 4-6); (3) a petition for forgiveness and deliverance (verses 7-11); (4) a petition for God to leave him alone (verses 12,13).

Today's Hymn: "God Will Make A Way"

God will make a way, where there seems to be no way
He works in ways we cannot see, He will be my guide
Hold me closely to His side, with love and strength
For each new day, He will make a way, He will make a way.

Heavenly Father, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit  Thank you for making a way in my life to be close to You.  Thanking You for working in our life's in ways that we cannot see but we can feel.  Thank you Holy Spirit for the guidance that You provide to us each day.  May our life's so shine for You that others will see the light within us and may we ALWAYS give You the PRAISE and the GLORY for which You so RICHLY DESERVE.
                                                                                                                 Amen

Today's Biblical Truth:  "God saves those that call upon Him"

Click on the link at http://www.cindi-davis.blogspot.com/ for Today Bible Verse is from Deuteronomy 6:4,5.   

Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day.  Go in Peace and Serve the Lord with Gladness.  Love God More Today and always remember that when you have a spiritual dilemma in your life and you yell out, "I CAN'T",  God Whispers to you, "BUT I CAN".

Yours in Christ,
Cindi  

Bible Scripture Reading for Tuesday 10 May 2011

"Greetings Everyone in the Name of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ"

Today's Blog Title: "Trust In the Lord and Do Good"
Today's Scripture Reading: Psalm 37:1-40
Today's Key Verse: Psalm 37:39,40  "But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their strength in time of trouble.  And the Lord shall help them and deliver them; He shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, Because they trust in Him."

  "This is a wisdom psalm.  It's simple message is to maintain PATIENCE in the midst of troubles.  God's people can have such PATIENCE because they know that their eternal reward will abundantly surpass any temporal troubles.

David in this psalm teaches believers how to survive in the land of the wicked.  A serious of proverbs instructs us, giving way to promises that the wicked will be punished.  God upholds the just, despite the intent of the wicked to harm them.

How is the believer to respond to wicked individuals?


                 Don't                                                        Do
        Fret (brood)  verse 1                     Trust in the Lord   verse 3
        Be envious  verse 1                       Go good  verse 3       
        Fret  Verse 7                                  Enjoy your blessings  verse 3
        Be angry  verse 8                          Delight in the Lord  verse 4
        Fret  verse 8                                   Commit way to God  verse 5
                                                                  Trust in Him  verse 5
                                                                  Be still before God  verse 7
                                                                  Wait PATIENTLY for Him  verse 7

The anger in 37:8 is what most of us would call "righteous indignation."  It is clearly anger directed at the right thing--wicked wrong doing.  But here angry is linked with the repeated concept of "fret".  This is no sudden surge of anger that passes away.  This is smoldering anger, a hostile resentment that we nurture and in time dominates our attitude toward wrongdoers.  This is the anger we must release to replace with a perspective shaped by a quite trust in God.  God doesn't expect us to remain passive while we wait for Him to act.  He tell us to be active in doing good.

This psalm has four major parts: (1) the need for PATIENCE in light of the apparent success of the wicked (verses 1-11); (2) the need for PATIENCE in light of the final judgment of the wicked (verses 12-22); (3) encouragement for the righteous in view of the role of the wicked (verses 23-33); (4) a renewed call for PATIENCE in view of the apparent success of the wicked (verses 34-40)


This psalm concludes appropriately with an underlying affirmation of faith and trust in the unchanging character of God.

Today's Hymn: "I Take Refuge In You"

Turn to me and be gracious to me, Lord.  Touch my heart for I am broken.
In Your mercy come and heal my distress, and forgive all my sin,
Lord forgive all my sin  
I take refuge in you.  Yeshua, I find comfort in you.
You alone are God, my deliverer, In the shelter of Your arms I take refuge in You
Messiah, I find comfort in you.  Everyone who hopes in Your steadfast love
We'll find a place of refuge in you

Today's Biblical Truth: "To commit your way means "to roll it over on" the Lord.  What a splendid picture of trusting in Him"

Click on the link at http://www.cindi-davis.blogspot.com/ for Today's Bible Verse from Hebrews 4:16.

Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day.  Go in Peace and Serve the Lord with Gladness.  Love God More Today, and always remember that when you have a Spiritual dilemma in your life and you yell out, "I CAN'T",  God Whispers to you, "BUT I CAN".

Yours in Christ,
Cindi

Bible Scripture for Monday 9 May 2011

"Greetings Everyone in the Name of Our Lord and savior Jesus Christ"

Today's Blog Title: "A Word About the Wicked"
Today's Scripture Reading: "Psalm 36:1-12
Today's Key Verse: Psalm 36:9  "For with You is the fountain of life; In your light we see light."

The theme of this psalm is certainly the loving kindness of God.  God gives David a word about the wicked.  The righteous find relief in God's unfailing love.  That love protects the upright from hostility of evil men.

The wicked persist in doing evil with no pangs of conscience and no sense of impending judgment.  David reminds us that those with no sense of responsibility to God for their actions, or show no fear of punishment, cease "to be wise and to do good."  The increasing brutal crimes in our society remind us how much we need to experience God's protective love.

This psalm has three main parts: (1) David first describes the rebellious sinner (verses 1-4) (2) The blessedness of the righteous man (verses 8-9) (3) A prayer that the righteous man may be protected from the wicked.

Today's Hymn: "Blessed be the Lord God Almighty"

Father in Heaven, how we love You, we lift Your name in all the earth.
May Your kingdom be established in our praises, as Your people declare Your mighty works.
Blessed be the Lord God Almighty, Who was and is, and is to come;
Blessed be the Lord God Almighty, Who reigns forevermore.

Heavenly Father, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit  How we thank you that as Christians we have Your protection around us.  Help us in our daily lives to show others You in us that we might not be a stumbling block to those who do not know you.  May we always lift Your name up high Lord and with our praise declare Your mighty works.
                                                                                        Amen

Today's Biblical Truth: "Underlying wickedness is a complete disregard for the reality of God in a person's life and in the world"

Click on the link at http://www.cindi-davis.blogspot.com/ for Today's Bible Verse from John 5:30.

Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day.  Go in Peace and Serve the Lord with Gladness.  Love God More Today and always remember that when you have a Spiritual dilemma in your life and you yell out, "I CAN'T",  God Whispers to you, "BUT I CAN".

Yours in Christ,
Cindi   

Bible Scripture and Poem for Mothers Day Sunday 8 May 2011

"Greetings Everyone in the Name of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ"

Happy Mothers Day to all the Mothers who read this Blog and to those who don't read it.  May God's Richest Blessings be with you on this your Special Day.  Today's Bible Scripture and Poem are dictated to you.

Today's Blog Title: "The Virtuous Wife"
Today's Scripture Reading: Proverbs 31:10-31
Today's Key Verse: Proverbs 31:26  "She opens her mouth with Wisdom, And on her tongue is the law of kindness."

Today's Scripture Verses emphasizes a different quality about the excellent wife: (1) she is rare (2) trustworthy (3) constant in her love (4)industrious (5) thrifty (6) self starting (7) willing to do hard work (8) willing to work long hours (9) willing to do monotonous work (10) compassionate (11) prepared for the future (12) a good seamstress (13) married to a leader (14) an entrepreneur (15) not swayed by circumstances (16) wise and kind (17) duty-conscious (18) blessed by her family (19) not satisfied with the mediocre (20) a woman of God (21) praiseworthy (22) A woman of means (23 a woman of great skill and abilities.

She is a woman of God who is enterprising and deciated to her home.  Perhaps the statement on being the excellent wife is placed at the end of the Book of Proverbs because she, above all others, will be most able to demonstrate the principles of wisdom in the house.

                                                   "A Mother's Love"

              A Mother's Love is like an island, in life's ocean vast and wide  
              A Mother's Love is a peaceful quite shelter, from the wind, rain and tide
              A Mother's Love is bound on the north by Hope, By patience on the west
              By tender counsel on the south and on the east by rest
              A Mother's Love is like a beacon of light, that radiates faith, truth and prayer
              And through the changing scenes of life, I find a haven in a Mother's Love. 

Heavenly Father, Lord Jesus Holy Spirit,  Today as we honor Mothers it is my prayer that you will bless each Mother throughout the world.  I thank you for my Mom who is such a godly woman and who continues to be a blessing to me.  May we honor and respect our Mothers for all that they do for us, and for there continuing love and being that quite shelter in this thing that we call life.
                                                                                                                                                  Amen

Today's Biblical Truth: "The virtuous woman is blessed by her family, by her children as well as her husband"

Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day.  Go in Peace and Serve the Lord with Gladness.  Love God More Today and always remember that when you have a spiritual dilemma in your life and you yell out, "I CAN'T",  God Whispers to you, "BUT I CAN".

Yours in Christ,
Cindi