Lord and Liberator

Posted in advance for June 07, 2024

Read:  Psalm 32 / Proverbs 7 / Isaiah 42 /Acts 10 

 

Psalm 32:8 ~ I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

Proverbs 7:1 ~ My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

Isaiah 42:6,7 ~ I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand… to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

Acts 10:42,43 ~ He commanded us to… testify that it is he which 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.

 

The Lord will guide us with His eye

To lead us forth where we should be

That we may boldly testify

Of truth that sets the captive free. 

 

Our Liberator, Jesus Christ,

Fulfilled what all the prophets said.  

For us our Lord was sacrificed

And rose, as promised, from the dead.

 

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His Helping Hand

Read:  Psalm 31 / Proverbs 6 / Isaiah 41 /Acts 9

 

Psalm 31:5 ~ Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.

Proverbs 6:5 ~ Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

Isaiah 41:10 ~ Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. 

Acts 9:15 ~ He is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel. 

 

The Lord extends His helping hand

As He provides the grace to live

To thus perform what He has planned

With strength that He will daily give. 

 

Just as our Lord who died and rose

Had chosen Saul to bear His name,

The hand of God is helping those

Who preach His Gospel without shame.

 

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Victorious Voices

Read:  Psalm 30 / Proverbs 5 / Isaiah 40 /Acts 8 

 

Psalm 30:11,12 ~ Thou hast… girded me with gladness; to the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee forever.

Proverbs 5:1,2 ~ My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

Isaiah 40:3 ~ The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Acts 8:35 ~ Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

 

Our voices are victorious,

As we proclaim God’s saving favor.

We make His Gospel glorious

As we exalt our risen Savior!

 

We call to every thirsty soul

Within this desert land so dry

To come to Christ, drink to the full,

And find that He will satisfy.

 

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Give to God the Glory

Read:  Psalm 29 / Proverbs 4 / Isaiah 39 /Acts 7 

 

Psalm 29:2 ~ Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

Proverbs 4:18,27 ~ But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day… Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

Isaiah 39:6 ~ Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house… shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.

Acts 7:55 ~ But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God.

 

Give God the glory that is due,

And magnify His name today.

Hold fast to what we know is true;

Hold loosely things that pass away.  

 

Now let us lift our eyes to Christ,

And let Him be our main Attraction,

Lest otherwise we be enticed

And led astray by vain distraction. 

 

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Sing of our Savior

Read:  Psalm 28 / Proverbs 3 / Isaiah 38 /Acts 6 

 

Psalm 28:7 ~ The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart rejoiceth greatly; and with my song will I praise him.

Proverbs 3:32-35 ~ His secret is with the righteous… He blesseth the habitation of the just… He giveth grace unto the lowly... The wise shall inherit glory.

Isaiah 38:20 ~ The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD.

Acts 6:8-10 ~ The people… disputing with Stephen… were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

 

There is a song our Savior gives

To sing of justifying grace.

For us He died, He rose, He lives;

He is our only Hiding Place. 

 

We sing to glorify our Savior

And make His great salvation known.

We sing to magnify His favor

And show that He can save alone.

 

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Seek and Speak

Read:  Psalm 27 / Proverbs 2 / Isaiah 37 /Acts 5

 

Psalm 27:4 ~ One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after… to behold the beauty of the LORD.

Proverbs 2:4, 5 ~ If thou seekest… and searchest… as for hid treasures; then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

Isaiah 37:20 ~ Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.

Acts 5:20 ~ Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.

 

There is a singular desire

That sets our hearts on things above. 

Our Savior’s beauty will inspire

A heart that will behold His love. 

 

How rightly, then, we ought to seek

For treasures found in Christ our Savior,

That we may also stand and speak

The words of life and saving favor. 

 

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No other Name

Read:  Psalm 26 / Proverbs 1 / Isaiah 36 /Acts 4

 

Psalm 26:3 ~ For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.

Proverbs 1:33 ~ But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

Isaiah 36:18 ~ Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

Acts 4:12 ~ Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

 

Behold the love of Christ our Lord

That He has set before our eyes!

Behold His evidence explored

Exalting truth, exposing lies. 

 

Though Hezekiah was assaulted,

His enemies were put to shame

As Christ Almighty was exalted.

Salvation knows no other name! 

 

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God is Good

Read:  Psalm 25 / Proverbs 31 / Isaiah 35 /Acts 3

 

Psalm 25:8 ~ Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

Proverbs 31:8 ~ Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

Isaiah 35:3 ~ Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

Acts 3:26 ~ God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

How good and upright is the Lord

Who teaches sinners in His way. 

By grace His children are restored

Who turn to Him and humbly pray. 

 

So let us strengthen weakened hands,

Confirming hearts and feeble knees,

For God is good who now commands

To turn us from iniquities. 

 

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Christ and Creator

Read:  Psalm 24 / Proverbs 30 / Isaiah 34 /Acts 2 

 

Psalm 24:1,3 ~ The earth is the LORD'S and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein… Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?

Proverbs 30:4,5 ~ Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended?... who hath established all the ends of the earth?... He is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

Isaiah 34:16 ~ Seek ye out of the book of the LORD… no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them. 

Acts 2:32,33 ~ This Jesus hath God raised up… we all are witnesses. Therefore, being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.

 

The earth belongs to Jesus Christ,

For He created all we see. 

For us our Lord was sacrificed,

And by His truth, He makes us free. 

 

These promises were in God’s Book,

Fulfilling each prophetic mate. 

How wonderful it is to look

At Christ who came with love so great!

 

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Showing my Shepherd

Read:  Psalm 23 / Proverbs 29 / Isaiah 33 /Acts 1 

 

Psalm 23:1-4 ~ The LORD is my Shepherd… he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Proverbs 29:25 ~ The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

Isaiah 33:17 ~ Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.

Acts 1:8 ~ But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

 

My Shepherd leads me in the path

Of righteousness for His name’s sake. 

He died to rescue me from wrath;

I shall behold Him when I wake. 

 

I’ll see the beauty of my King;

My heart awaits that joyful hour.

Till then I shall be witnessing

To show my Shepherd’s saving power. 

 

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Simplicity was never Sweeter

Read:  Psalm 22 / Proverbs 28 / Isaiah 32 /John 21 

 

Psalm 22:26 ~ The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live forever.

Proverbs 28:5 ~ Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.

Isaiah 32:2 ~ And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

John 21:19-22 ~ [Jesus]saith unto him, Follow Me… Peter… saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do? Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou Me.

 

How good it is to seek the Lord,

That we may understand His grace. 

His beauty that we have explored

Has drawn our hearts to seek His face. 

 

“And what shall this man do?” said Peter.

The Lord said, “What is that to thee?”

Simplicity was never sweeter

Than when Christ said to “follow Me.”

 

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Wisely or Wastefully

Read:  Psalm 21 / Proverbs 27 / Isaiah 31 /John 20

 

Psalm 21:1,4 ~ The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!... He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him…length of days forever and ever.

Proverbs 27:1,23 ~ Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth… Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

Isaiah 31:6 ~ Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.

John 20:17,20 ~ Go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God… When… he shewed unto them his hands and his side… then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.

 

In God I gratefully rejoice

For all the blessings that He gave.

How graciously He gives the choice

To trust in Christ who lives to save! 

 

Since God has limited my days,

Which may be wasted or be claimed,

Let wisdom guide my heart to praise

And gladly serve Him, unashamed. 

 

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Forever Finished

Read:  Psalm 20 / Proverbs 26 / Isaiah 30 /John 19 

 

Psalm 20:5 ~ We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners.

Proverbs 26:2 ~ The curse causeless shall not come.

Isaiah 30:18 ~ And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you… The LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

John 19:30 ~ When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

 

We will rejoice in our salvation

As we recall why Jesus died. 

The curse that called for condemnation

Forever has been satisfied! 

 

We plead with those who yet are lost,

For judgment cannot be diminished:  

Receive the Lord who paid the cost

To claim salvation's work is finished! 

 

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His Story in His Stars

Read:  Psalm 19 / Proverbs 25 / Isaiah 29 /John 18

 

Psalm 19:1-6 ~ The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handywork… their words to the end of the world…  As a bridegroom… As a strong man to run a race, His going forth is from the end of the heaven.

Proverbs 25:2,25 ~ It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search out a matter… As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

Isaiah 29:19 ~ The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

John 18:4,8 ~ Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said… let these go their way.

 

The heavens have declared God’s glory

By all the stars that He has named,

For therein He conveyed the story

Of our salvation thus proclaimed. 

 

Our Lord descended from afar,

And as a strong Man, ran His race.

Prophetic words in every star

Foretold the glory of His grace.

 

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