[:en]David praised the Lord with all his heart. He could not go to the temple, so he worshiped “toward the temple”. Even in the midst of trouble, David still witnessed for the Lord by writing this psalm to share His Word and sing praises to God. God preservered his life and saved him from his… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 138[:]
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[:en]This Psalm came out of Israel’s exile in Babylon. The Babylonians were taunting the Jews by saying: “Sing us one of the songs of Zion” (v. 3). The Jews answered: “How can we sing the songs of the Lord while in a foreign land?” (v. 4) The Jews became exile Because of their disobedience, the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 137[:]
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[:en]There are two choirs that sang this psalm. One choir sang the first line of each verse and the other choir responded “For His mercy endures forever”. They were singing praise about the mercy of God. The whole psalm reviewed the history of Israel where God performed 3 marvelous things for the people of Israel. … Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 136[:]
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[:en]A DAY TO REST The Lord instituted a time of Sabbath – a time for rest and renewal – for His people in the ancient Near East because He wanted them to thrive. In Exodus, He tells them to sow their fields for 6 years and rest on the 7th. This is also true with… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/8/19)[:]
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[:en]The Psalmist started singing praise to the Lord five times (vs. 1-3) and ended praising the Lord 6 times (vs. 19-21). Who are to praise the Lord? Servant of the Lord Minister of the Lord House of Israel House of Aaron House of Levi All who fear Him Why praise th Lord? For His goodness… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 135[:]
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[:en]THE ULTIMATE GOOD Paul was a a devout first-century Jew. He followed the moral law of his culture. He was born into the “right” family, had the “right” education, and practise the “right” religion. He was considered “GOOD” according to Jewish customs. He wrote that he could boast in all of his goodness if he… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread’” (7/7/19)[:]
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[:en]GOING FIRST God’s love is the source and the reason for loving one another. He sent His Beloved Son first to demonstrate the fullness of His love for each one of us. Our sinful actions do not deserve God’s love, but He went first to love us. His “go-first” love compels us to love one… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/6/19)[:]
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[:en]The Psalmist was telling the priest in the temple to give thanks as they served God and the people at night. Paul and Silas was in the Philippian prison, but they were able to lift their hearts in praise to God. (Acts 16). They knew that God was awake so they praised Him and God… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 134[:]
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[:en]The theme of this Psalm is “UNITY”. Brethren – brothers and sisters are expected to dwell together in harmony. They live in a family with the same parents, eat the same kind of food at the table and share everything together until they move out after marriage. God’s people are also expected to dwell together… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 133[:]
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[:en]David’s dream was to build a temple for the Lord. He vowed to God saying: “I will allow no sleep to my eyes, no slumber to my eyelids till I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob” (vs. 2-5). But God did not allow David to fulfill his… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 132[:]