Humble Heart

Read:  Psalm 64 / Proverbs 23 / Isaiah 10 / Mark 7

 

Psalm 64:1 ~ Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

Proverbs 23:26 ~ My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

Isaiah 10:22 ~ For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return.

Mark 7:37 ~ He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

 

The Lord has heard the humble heart

That cries for His preserving grace.

He promised He will not depart;

In Christ we’ve found our Hiding Place.

 

Though multitudes are as the sand,

The meek alone are saved from hell,

For Christ-rejecters shall not stand,

Though Jesus died for them as well.

 

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To Woo and To Warn

Read:  Psalm 63 / Proverbs 22 / Isaiah 9 / Mark 6

 

Psalm 63:1 ~ O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is.

Proverbs 22:12,20 ~ The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor… Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge?

Isaiah 9:6 ~ For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Mark 6:7,12 ~ He called unto him the twelve… to send them forth… They went out, and preached that men should repent.

 

This barren land cannot provide

A well to quench the sinner’s thirst,

For judgment must be satisfied

To rescue and redeem the cursed.

 

Yet unto us a Child is born;

A Savior to our world was sent!

We’re called, therefore, to woo, to warn,

And plead with sinners to repent.

 

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To Tell The Truth

Read:  Psalm 62 / Proverbs 21 / Isaiah 8 / Mark 5

 

Psalm 62:8 ~ Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Proverbs 21:31 ~ The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.

Isaiah 8:20 ~ To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

Mark 5:19 ~ Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.

 

Our hearts are prayerfully outpoured

To Christ who gives to us His peace.

We find our refuge in the Lord,

Though every other hope may cease.

 

Remember Jesus fought our fight

When no one loved us in this fashion.

His Word equips us with His light

To tell the truth of His compassion.

 

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Christ Cares

Read:  Psalm 61 / Proverbs 20 / Isaiah 7 / Mark 4

 

Psalm 61:2-4 ~ Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy… I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.

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

Isaiah 7:9-14 ~ If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established... Ask thee a sign… in the height above… The Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Mark 4:38,40 ~ They… say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?... He said… How is it that ye have no faith?

 

The Lord has led me ever higher

Up to the rock beneath His wings,

And there He cleanses my desire

As I am thinking on these things.

 

I think of proven prophecy

Fulfilled when Christ came from above.

I know my Savior cares for me;

My faith is settled in His love. 

 

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Persuading the Perishing

Read:  Psalm 60 / Proverbs 19 / Isaiah 6 / Mark 3

 

Psalm 60:11,12 ~ Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

Proverbs 19:20,21 ~ Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. There are many devices in a man's heart… the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

Isaiah 6:8 ~ I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.

Mark 3:14 ~ And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach.

 

The help of man is surely vain,

But we are strengthened by God’s hand.

The godless teachers are insane;

The counsel of the Lord shall stand.

 

We are sent forth by God’s commission

To preach the Gospel of salvation,

Persuading those who face perdition

To flee to Christ from condemnation.

 

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Better Because

Read:  Psalm 59 / Proverbs 18 / Isaiah 5 / Mark 2

 

Psalm 59:9 ~ Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defense.

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

Isaiah 5:20 ~ Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Mark 2:17 ~ Jesus… saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

 

Because the enemy is strong,

I’ll trust in Christ, whose strength is greater. 

Because the fool says right is wrong,

I’ll trust the Word of my Creator.

 

Because the sick need a physician

Who has the skill to make them whole,

I’ll tell the lost in their condition

That Christ alone can save the soul.

 

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Careless Congregation

Read:  Psalm 58 / Proverbs 17 / Isaiah 4 / Mark 1

 

Psalm 58:1 ~ Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

Proverbs 17:15 ~ He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just… both are abomination to the LORD.

Isaiah 4:2-6 ~ In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious… for upon all the glory shall be a defense… a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.

Mark 1:15 ~ The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

 

The congregation of the lost

Condemns those they should justify.

They do not care to count the cost

Of final judgment when they die.

 

How blindly they dismiss our Savior,

So beautiful and glorious!

How foolishly they spurn the favor

Of Christ who gave Himself for us!

 

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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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