Gospel of our God

Read:  Psalm 74 / Proverbs 25 / Deut. 23 / 1 Peter 1 

 

Psalm 74:22 ~ Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.

Proverbs 25:13,25 ~ As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him… As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

Deuteronomy 23:5 ~ The LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.

1 Peter 1:25 ~ But the word of the Lord endureth forever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

 

Let God arise and plead His cause

Against the darkness of our day.

The war against Him does not pause;

Let us be soldiers who obey!

 

Let us declare His wondrous love

That blesses those who had been cursed.

This is the Gospel from above

From Christ our God who loved us first.

 

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Preparation and the Proof

Read:  Psalm 73 / Proverbs 24 / Deut. 22 / James 5

 

Psalm 73:24 ~ Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

Proverbs 24:3,27 ~ Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established… Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

Deuteronomy 22:8 ~ When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence.

James 5:8,9 ~ Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh… Behold, the Judge standeth before the door.

 

The Lord will guide us when we build

To do the work He is commanding. 

We need to do what God has willed

And labor with this understanding. 

 

The Lord inspects our preparation

From our foundation to the roof.

We seek our Savior’s commendation:

The house that stands shall be the proof. 

 

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Why Christ Was Cursed

Read:  Psalm 72 / Proverbs 23 / Deut. 21 / James 4

 

Psalm 72:16 ~ There shall be an handful of corn in the earth… the fruit thereof… shall flourish like grass of the earth.

Proverbs 23:17,18 ~ Be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long… there is an end… thine expectation shall not be cut off.

Deuteronomy 21:23 ~ His body shall not remain all night upon the tree… for he that is hanged is accursed of God. 

James 4:6 ~ But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

 

A handful whom the Lord has sent

Have flourished like the grassy waves.

They call for sinners to repent

And trust in Jesus Christ who saves.

 

This is our joyful expectation,

Since Christ was cursed to take our place

To rescue us from condemnation

And save us with His wondrous grace.

 

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Yearning in my Youth

Read:  Psalm 71 / Proverbs 22 / Deut. 20 / James 3

 

Psalm 71:17,18 ~ O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation.

Proverbs 22:6 ~ Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Deuteronomy 20:4 ~ For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

James 3:17 ~ But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

 

I had a yearning in my youth

That only God could satisfy:

It was a longing for the truth

About what happens when we die. 

 

Religion was hypocrisy

That only deepened my despair.

Praise God!  The truth that made me free

Was found in Christ who heard my prayer! 

 

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Factual Faith

Read:  Psalm 70 / Proverbs 21 / Deut. 19 / James 2

 

Psalm 70:4 ~ Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.

Proverbs 21:3 ~ To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

Deuteronomy 19:9 ~ Keep all these commandments to do them, which I command thee this day, to love the LORD thy God, and to walk ever in his ways.

James 2:17 ~ Faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

 

True faith in Christ is on display,

Exhibited by deeds we do. 

Our heart inclines us to obey

If we, in fact, are born anew. 

 

Our faith affects the way we walk,

Though we are saved by grace alone.

When faith is more than empty talk,

The life we live shall make that known.

 

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Cleansed by Christ

Read:  Psalm 69 / Proverbs 20 / Deut. 18 / James 1

 

Psalm 69:9 ~ The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

Proverbs 20:9 ~ Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

Deuteronomy 18:15 ~ The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken.

James 1:17,18 ~ Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above…  Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

 

As we behold our Savior’s zeal

Who bore reproach for our salvation,

We see the proof of love so real

That moves our hearts with adoration.

 

Not one of us can make the claim

That we have cleansed our hearts within. 

Praise God that Christ our Savior came

To wash us thoroughly from sin! 

 

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Pleasing Path

Read:  Psalm 68 / Proverbs 19 / Deut. 17 / Hebrews 13 

 

Psalm 68:20 ~ He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues [exits] from death.

Proverbs 19:23 ~ The fear of the LORD tendeth to life… he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

Deuteronomy 17:19 ~ He shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them… that he turn not aside… to the right hand, or to the left.

Hebrews 13:20,21 ~ Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep… make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in His sight… Amen.

 

Our God who gives us life and breath

Has rescued us from condemnation. 

The consequence of sin was death,

But Jesus died for our salvation. 

 

He teaches us with godly fear

To turn not to the left or right.

Since Christ has made our path so clear,

Let us be pleasing in His sight. 

 

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