Isaiah 58:13,14
If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, holy of the LORD, honourable ; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
Truly, sweet are the promises of God to those who honor that which is his! When we delight in the LORD, and do his sweet will in his own perfect time and way, the blessings tthat he promises, and gives, defy the imagination! He gives to us based on the merit of Christ, and his merit is so vast and glorious that it also defies the imagination of a mortal!
LORD, WHAT IS MAN THAT THOU ART MINDFUL OF HIM ?! And yet, we have the assurance that "the LORD taketh pleasure in his people. Praise God for his tender mercies which are new every morning!
October 24, 2010
September 19, 2010
Psalm 142
I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.
I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.
When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have have they privily laid a snare for me.
I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.
I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
Attend unto my cry: for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.
I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.
When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have have they privily laid a snare for me.
I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.
I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
Attend unto my cry: for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.
September 5, 2010
An Amazing Thought!
But I am poor and needy; yet the LORD thinketh upon me. Psalm 40:17a
For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the the meek with salvation. Psalm 149:4
This has always been an overwhelming thought to me, that God Almighty not only thinks about me, but takes pleasure in me! When I think about this, I understand why the Psalms of David are so full of praises to our God.
Psalm 135:3 Praise ye the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.
Psalm 117 O PRAISE the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalm 106:1 PRAISE ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good:for his mercy endureth forever.
For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the the meek with salvation. Psalm 149:4
This has always been an overwhelming thought to me, that God Almighty not only thinks about me, but takes pleasure in me! When I think about this, I understand why the Psalms of David are so full of praises to our God.
Psalm 135:3 Praise ye the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.
Psalm 117 O PRAISE the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalm 106:1 PRAISE ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good:for his mercy endureth forever.
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