God of our Gladness

Read:  Psalm 43 / Proverbs 12 / 2 Kings 3 / Acts 14 

 

Psalm 43:4 ~ I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.

Proverbs 12:25 ~ Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

2 Kings 3:11,12 ~ Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may inquire of the LORD by him?...  Here is Elisha… The word of the LORD is with him.

Acts 14:21,22 ~ When they had preached the gospel… they returned again… confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith.

 

There is a place our hearts can go,

A refuge no one can destroy,

For at the cross our God will show

His love that stirs our hearts with joy.

 

The Word of God dispels our sadness

And sets our hearts on things above,

For sorrow is replaced by gladness

When we recall our Savior’s love. 

 

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My Refuge and My Rest

Read:  Psalm 42 / Proverbs 11 / 2 Kings 2 / Acts 13

 

Psalm 42:5 ~ Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

Proverbs 11:3 ~ The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

2 Kings 2:9 ~ Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.

Acts 13:45,52 ~ But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy… And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.

 

Why should my soul be so distressed?

My Savior lives who for me died. 

He is my Refuge and my Rest. 

He is my Guardian and Guide. 

 

May God increase His rule in me,

Enlarging grace He will employ.

His Spirit gives me liberty

And fills me with abundant joy.

 

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Favor over my Foes

Read:  Psalm 41 / Proverbs 10 / 2 Kings 1 / Acts 12

 

Psalm 41:11 ~ By this I know that thou favorest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

Proverbs 10:29 ~ The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

2 Kings 1:17 ~ So he [Ahaziah] died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken.

Acts 12:23,24 ~ And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him [Herod], because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms… But the word of God grew and multiplied.

 

I know the Lord has shown me favor

Because my foes have been defeated

And I am strengthened by my Savior

So that His will may be completed.

 

The Scriptures never shall be broken

Because the Lord can never lie.

His prophecies so clearly spoken

Exalt the Lord we glorify. 

 

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Prepared to Preach

Read:  Psalm 40 / Proverbs 9 / 1 Kings 22 / Acts 11

 

Psalm 40:1-3 ~ The LORD… inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth.

Proverbs 9:10,12 ~ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding… If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

1 Kings 22:14 ~ And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.

Acts 11:17 ~ Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us… what was I, that I could withstand God?

 

The Lord responded to my cry

And brought me from a pit of mire. 

Up to the rock I’m lifted high

With songs He only could inspire.

 

I am prepared by God’s command

To speak the truth that fools have scorned,

For woe is me if I withstand

His call to preach to those He’s warned.

 

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Awful Alternative

Read:  Psalm 39 / Proverbs 8 / 1 Kings 21 / Acts 10 

 

Psalm 39:7 ~ Now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

Proverbs 8:13 ~ The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

1 Kings 21:20 ~ Thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.

Acts 10:36,42,43 ~ Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all)… was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead. To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

 

Our hope is found in Jesus Christ

Who gave Himself to save our soul. 

The Lord of all was sacrificed;

Our ransom has been paid in full.

 

How awful the alternative:

A hopeless, endless condemnation!

Our Savior died that we might live;

How costly was this great salvation!

 

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Peace and Pain

Read:  Psalm 38 / Proverbs 7 / 1 Kings 20 / Acts 9 

 

Psalm 38:15,22 ~ In thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.

Proverbs 7:2 ~ Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.

1 Kings 20:28 ~ Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

Acts 9:22 ~ Saul increased… in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is… Christ.

 

The Lord will hear us when we pray;

Our hope in Him is not in vain.

We need to trust Him and obey

In times of peace as well as pain. 

 

The Lord is God of all the hills;

He’s Lord of all the valleys too.

This is the faith that God instills

By proving that His Word is true.  

 

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Daily Delight

Read:  Psalm 37 / Proverbs 6 / 1 Kings 19 / Acts 8

 

Psalm 37:3,4 ~ Trust in the LORD… do good… Delight thyself also in the LORD… he shall give… the desires of thine heart.

Proverbs 6:20-22 ~ My son, keep thy father's commandment… When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

1 Kings 19:12 ~ And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

Acts 8:29,35 ~ The Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot… and [he] preached unto him Jesus.

 

When we delight and trust in God,

He gives to us our heart’s desire,

He guides us with His staff and rod,

And leads us upward, ever higher.

 

We listen for His still small voice,

As daily we delight to hear it,

And thus revived, our hearts rejoice

As we are led forth by His Spirit. 

 

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