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Our scripture today is Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV). Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. While all proverbs have a lesson for us, this one is fairly specific in its guidance: Trust God! He …
Our scripture today is Proverbs 1:7 (NIV). The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs is a collection of guidance for a healthy relationship with God and each other. Here we find more logic and less emotion. While the psalms speak to our hearts and then …
Our scripture today is Psalms 150:6 (NIV). Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. The opening of Psalms reminds us that God’s people are those “whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night” (Psalm 1:2). While we have read psalms that …
Our scripture this morning is Psalms 148:13 (NIV). Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his splendor is above the earth and the heavens. This psalm describes the entirety of creation offering praise to God for their very being. Jesus alludes to this in Luke 19:40 saying if …
Our scripture today is Psalms 105:8 (NIV). He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations In Genesis 12:2 we read God’s covenant with Abraham: “I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing.” The Lord made a …
Our scripture today is Psalms 100:1-2 (NKJV). Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. Scripture presents a variety of different psalm styles and purposes. In most translations, today’s psalm carries a heading of thanksgiving, offering the Lord our praise and worship. …
Our scripture today is Psalms 51:10 (NKJV). Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51 is one of seven penitential psalms, those that acknowledge our wrongdoing and ask God’s forgiveness. Psalm 6, 32, 38, 102, 130 and 143 are the others. They are traditionally used during …
Our scripture today is Psalms 1:2 (NKJV). But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. The Book of Psalms has been called the songbook of God’s people. Most of the lessons we have read so far are a history of the people and their …
Our scripture today is Job 42:16-17 (NKJV). After this Job lived one hundred and forty years, and saw his children and grandchildren for four generations. So Job died, old and full of days. The Book of Job has poetic passages like Psalms and words of wisdom like Proverbs. It teaches us that being faithful when …
Our scripture today is Job 16:1-2 (NKJV). Then Job answered and said: “I have heard many such things; Miserable comforters are you all!” Job expresses a very universal complaint: we are miserable comforters when we try to offer advice instead of genuine love and understanding. Job’s friends all point to what they claim is God’s …