Reputation of our Refuge

Read:  Psalm 9 / Proverbs 15 / Isaiah 19 /John 8

 

Psalm 9:9,10 ~ The LORD also will be… a refuge in times of trouble. And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

Proverbs 15:11 ~ Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more, then, the hearts of the children of men?

Isaiah 19:20 ~ They shall cry unto the LORD… He shall send them a Savior, and a great One, and He shall deliver them.

John 8:56,58 ~ Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad… Before Abraham was, I am.

 

Our refuge in the Lord is sure;

We rest upon His reputation.

He laid His life down to procure

The treasure of His great salvation. 

 

We joyfully and safely run

To Him who gladdened Abraham. 

There is none greater, no, not one,

Than Jesus Christ, the great I AM.

 

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What is our Worth?

Read:  Psalm 8 / Proverbs 14 / Isaiah 18 /John 7

 

Psalm 8:4 ~ What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

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

Isaiah 18:3 ~ All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye.

John 7:37,38 ~ In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

 

What is a man, that he is worth

The ransom of our God and Savior,

Who left His throne to come to earth

To thus extend His saving favor?  

 

Why does the Lord so care for man?

Why was our Savior for us cursed?

He saves us as no other can

And satisfies our longing thirst! 

 

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Cling to Christ

Read:  Psalm 7 / Proverbs 13 / Isaiah 17 /John 6

 

Psalm 7:7 ~ So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.

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

Isaiah 17:6,7 ~ Yet gleaning grapes shall be left… At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.

John 6:67-69 ~ Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

 

The Lord beholds His congregation;

He guides their way; He hears their cries.

He satisfies them with salvation,

And those who cling to Him are wise. 

 

When crowds departed, Jesus said

“Will ye [then] also go away?”

To whom shall sinners go instead?  

Christ is our only Hope today!

 

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From Heaviness To Happiness

Read:  Psalm 6 / Proverbs 12 / Isaiah 16 /John 5

 

Psalm 6:9 ~ The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer. 

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

Isaiah 16:5 ~In mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.

John 5:24 ~ He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

 

The Lord has heard my supplication,

And He responded to my prayer. 

My heart is gladdened with salvation

And with the comfort of His care. 

 

My heaviness has now been changed

To happiness by Christ my Savior!

Though I had been from Him estranged,

He drew me near with saving favor!   

 

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To Warn and To Win

Read:  Psalm 5 / Proverbs 11 / Isaiah 15 /John 4

 

Psalm 5:12 ~ For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favor wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

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

Isaiah 15:7 ~ The abundance they have gotten and… have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows.

John 4:35,36 ~ Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. 

 

The Lord Himself shall be our Shield

As He surrounds us with His favor

To warn the souls that may be healed

And wisely win them for the Savior.  

 

The lost shall know they were not wise,

But after death, it is too late. 

Our Lord now bids us lift our eyes

To see the harvest white and great. 

 

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Purposed and Planned

Read:  Psalm 4 / Proverbs 10 / Isaiah 14 /John 3

 

Psalm 4:6-8 ~ Many… say, Who will show us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.

Proverbs 10:28 ~ The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

Isaiah 14:24 ~ The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand.

John 3:30 ~ He must increase, but I must decrease.

 

The wicked have not understood

That God alone gives satisfaction.

The Lord has shown us what is good

And turns our hearts from vain distraction. 

 

The counsel of the Lord shall stand,

And every lying tongue shall cease. 

As He has purposed and has planned,

Our Savior’s kingdom shall increase. 

 

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