Evicting and Embracing

Read:  Psalm 101 / Proverbs 22 / Joshua 16 / Revelation 12 

 

Psalm 101:3 ~ I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes… The work of them that turn aside… shall not cleave to me. 

Proverbs 22:5 ~ Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

Joshua 16:10 ~ They drave not out the Canaanites… but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day.

Revelation 12:7,8 ~ And there was war in heaven… and the dragon… prevailed not; neither was their place found. 

 

Let wickedness be cast away

Within my house before my eyes.

Let thorns and snares no longer stay

That compass me about with lies. 

 

Let no invaders further dwell

Where God has said they should not be.

I will evict the lies from hell,

Embracing truth that makes me free. 

 

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Oblivious to the Obvious

Read:  Psalm 100 / Proverbs 21 / Joshua 15 / Revelation 11 

 

Psalm 100:3 ~ Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 

Proverbs 21:30 ~ There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.

Joshua 15:18,19 ~ Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou? Who answered, Give me a blessing.

Revelation 11:17 ~ We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.

 

We need to state the obvious

As we acknowledge our Creator,

Exposing as ridiculous

The blind, oblivious debater. 

 

We’re called to show the evidence

In science, scripture, and the Savior, 

And show, as well, the consequence

Awaiting those who spurn His favor. 

 

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Called like Caleb

Read:  Psalm 99 / Proverbs 20 / Joshua 14 / Revelation 10

 

Psalm 99:6 ~ Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them.

Proverbs 20:29 ~ The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.

Joshua 14:9-12 ~ Moses sware… Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance… because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God… Behold, the LORD hath kept me alive… Now therefore give me this mountain.

Revelation 10:5,11 ~ The angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth… said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings. 

 

God answered Moses in his youth

And in his graying years as well. 

He led forth Israel with truth

As Caleb also lived to tell.

 

He claimed the mountain that God gave,

As God had promised that he would. 

We’re called like Caleb to be brave 

And thereby show that God is good. 

 

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Years of our Youth

Read:  Psalm 98 / Proverbs 19 / Joshua 13 / Revelation 9

 

Psalm 98:3,9 ~ He hath remembered his mercy and his truth… all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God… with righteousness shall he judge the world.

Proverbs 19:27,29 ~ Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge… Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

Joshua 13:1 ~ Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.

Revelation 9:21 ~ Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

 

The earth has seen the great salvation

And judgment that our Lord revealed. 

There’s one escape from condemnation: 

By Christ the sinner may be healed! 

 

As long as Christ shall lend us breath,

Let us proclaim the Gospel truth,

For time is short before our death,

And years are fleeting of our youth. 

 

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Refuge of His Reputation

Read:  Psalm 97 / Proverbs 18 / Joshua 12 / Revelation 8

 

Psalm 97:12 ~ Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

Proverbs 18:10 ~ The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

Joshua 12:1 ~ Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land.

Revelation 8:13 ~ And I beheld, and heard an angel… saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the… angels, which are yet to sound!

 

Recalling that the Lord is holy

And that He is our Hiding Place,

We join the chorus of the lowly

Who sing of His amazing grace. 

 

We find our refuge in this Tower

That represents His reputation.

He shelters us with saving power

And rescues us from condemnation. 

 

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Time to Trust

Read:  Psalm 96 / Proverbs 17 / Joshua 11 / Revelation 7

 

Psalm 96:2 ~ Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.

Proverbs 17:8 ~ A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

Joshua 11:6 ~ And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for tomorrow… will I deliver them up.

Revelation 7:9,10 ~ A great multitude… cried… Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.  

 

Show forth salvation day by day;

Employ the gift of time God gives.

As precious moments slip away,

Declare the truth that Jesus lives!

 

Be not afraid to bring the news

That God commands us to make known,

For time is short for hearts to choose

To place their trust in Christ alone. 

 

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Worshiping and Warning

Read:  Psalm 95 / Proverbs 16 / Joshua 10 / Revelation 6

 

Psalm 95:6-8 ~ O come, let us worship… the LORD our maker. For he is our God; and we are the… the sheep of his hand. Today if ye will hear his voice, Harden not your heart.

Proverbs 16:3 ~ Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

Joshua 10:8 ~ And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.

Revelation 6:10,11 ~ How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not… avenge our blood on them?... and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season.

 

We’re worshiping Jesus our Lord,

Our Hero by whom we are pardoned.

We’re warning those who have ignored 

His counsel to hearts that are hardened. 

 

Fear not to obey God’s command;

We trust in the Lord for good reason:

God’s timing is perfectly planned,

And Christ shall return in His season. 

 

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He shall Hear

Read:  Psalm 94 / Proverbs 15 / Joshua 9 / Revelation 5

 

Psalm 94:9 ~ He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? 

Proverbs 15:3 ~ The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

Joshua 9:14 ~ And the men… asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.

Revelation 5:6 ~ And I beheld… a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

 

The Lord who made the ear shall hear. 

The Lord who formed the eye shall see. 

The Lord’s design is very clear,

For He has made us wondrously.

 

Since God can see what we cannot,

We need His counsel every day. 

Let every care to Him be brought,

For He shall hear us when we pray. 

 

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The Noise of News

Read:  Psalm 93 / Proverbs 14 / Joshua 8 / Revelation 4

 

Psalm 93:4 ~ The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.

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

Joshua 8:1 ~ And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed… see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land.

Revelation 4:11 ~ Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. 

 

The Lord is stronger than the waves

Of mighty foes against our Savior. 

Despite their noise, Christ Jesus saves

All those who humbly seek His favor. 

 

There is no cause for us to fear

When we obey our great Creator. 

Malicious news is loud and clear,

But God is infinitely greater! 

 

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Leave a Legacy

Read:  Psalm 92 / Proverbs 13 / Joshua 7 / Revelation 3 

 

Psalm 92:14,15 ~ They shall still bring forth fruit in old age… to shew that the LORD is upright: He is my Rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

Proverbs 13:14 ~ The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

Joshua 7:10-13 ~ The LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?  Israel hath sinned... thou canst not stand... until ye take away the accursed thing.

Revelation 3:8,11 ~ I have set before thee an open door… I come quickly: hold that fast… that no man take thy crown.

 

The time of old age isn’t far,

For soon we’re looking back at youth.

Let us examine who we are

And leave a legacy of truth. 

 

Let snares that make us go astray

Be seen as things that we abhor.

Let no one take our crown away

While God provides an open door. 

 

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