Preach with Preparation

Read:  Psalm 57 / Proverbs 16 / Isaiah 3 / Matthew 28

 

Psalm 57:4 ~ My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Proverbs 16:1 ~ The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.

Isaiah 3:9 ~ They declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe… for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.

Matthew 28:19,20 ~ Go ye therefore, and teach all nations… to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

 

The wicked set themselves on fire;

Their tongue is sharpened as a sword.

The time is short.  The need is dire.

We are commissioned by our Lord.

 

Though Gospel truth exposes shame,

We preach the Word with preparation

To show the reason Jesus came

And reach the lost with His salvation.

 

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View His Vows

Read:  Psalm 56 / Proverbs 15 / Isaiah 2 / Matthew 27

 

Psalm 56:12 ~ Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.

Proverbs 15:33 ~ The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honor is humility.

Isaiah 2:5,22 ~ O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD… Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?

Matthew 27:22 ~ What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ?

 

I view the vows my Savior made

Foretold in ancient prophecy

Fulfilled and wondrously displayed

When Jesus gave Himself for me. 

 

No wonder I am called to cease

From men who borrow every breath!

In Christ alone I find my peace,

Whom I will trust in life and death.  

 

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Reason and Refuge

Read:  Psalm 55 / Proverbs 14 / Isaiah 1 / Matthew 26

 

Psalm 55:22 ~ Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

Proverbs 14:26 ~ In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

Isaiah 1:18 ~ Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though… red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Matthew 26:53 ~ Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

 

We cast our burden on the Lord,

For He alone extends the grace

That only Jesus could afford

When He became our Hiding Place. 

 

We’re called to reason while we may

To show our refuge found in Christ

Who chose to wash our sins away

When He for us was sacrificed.

 

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Hearts and Hands

Read:  Psalm 54 / Proverbs 13 / Song 8 / Matthew 25

 

Psalm 54:4 ~ Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.

Proverbs 13:20 ~ He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Song of Solomon 8:7 ~ Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.

Matthew 25:34 ~ Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom.

 

The Lord our Helper testifies

Along with those who help our soul.

Such hearty counsel makes us wise;

The fellowship is wonderful.

 

We talk about our Savior’s love,

And of His wondrous grace we sing.

Our hearts are set on things above;

Our hands are joined to serve our King. 

 

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Galleries of God

Read:  Psalm 53 / Proverbs 12 / Song 7 / Matthew 24

 

Psalm 53:1 ~ The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they… there is none that doeth good.

Proverbs 12:5 ~ The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

Song of Solomon 7:5 ~ Thine head upon thee is like Carmel…  the king is held in the galleries. (cf.1 Kings 18:19; Is. 35:2).

Matthew 24:30 ~ And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven… and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

 

Creation’s vistas are a school

With exhibitions glorious,

Yet they do not impress the fool

Who still denies the obvious. 

 

By choice the rebel never sees

The portraits of salvation’s story,

Though God provides His galleries

That manifest His grace and glory.

 

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Goodness of our God

Read:  Psalm 52 / Proverbs 11 / Song 6 / Matthew 23

 

Psalm 52:1 ~ Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.

Proverbs 11:30 ~ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

Song of Solomon 6:1 ~ Whither is thy beloved gone… whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee.

Matthew 23:37 ~ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

 

The goodness of our God endures

Regardless of what sinners do.

We seek the fruit His grace secures

In souls which have been born anew. 

 

We preach the Gospel that we cherish

As precious souls to Christ are brought.

Yet those refusing Him shall perish

Whom He would save, but they would not!

 

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Healed for the Harvest

Read:  Psalm 51 / Proverbs 10 / Song 5 / Matthew 22 

 

Psalm 51:10,13 ~ Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit… Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

Proverbs 10:5 ~ He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

Song of Solomon 5:9 ~ What is thy beloved more than another beloved… that thou dost so charge us?

Matthew 22:9 ~ Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.

 

We need the Lord to cleanse our heart

That we may be renewed and healed

To preach the Gospel we impart

And labor in His harvest field.

 

We need to answer those who ask

Why Jesus Christ alone can save.

This great commission is our task

That Christ our Lord and Savior gave. 

 

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