Lord and Lamb

Read:  Psalm 110 / Proverbs 18 / 2 Chron. 16 / Ephesians 2 

 

Psalm 110:1,4 ~ The LORD said unto my Lord … Thou art a Priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. 

Proverbs 18:10 ~ The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe… and there is a Friend that sticketh closer than a brother. 

2 Chronicles 16:9 ~ For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.

Ephesians 2:13,14 ~ Now in Christ Jesus ye who… were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For He is our Peace.

 

The Lord made His prophetic oath

Presenting Christ as LORD and LAMB.

Melchizedek portrayed them both

As King and Priest to Abraham.

 

The eyes of God run to and fro

To find those who will trust and fear

The Lamb of God whom He will show

 In Christ our Lord who draws us near.

 

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Faithful Friend

Read:  Psalm 109 / Proverbs 17 / 2 Chron. 15 / Ephesians 1 

 

Psalm 109:28 ~ Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice. 

Proverbs 17:17 ~ A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

2 Chronicles 15:7 ~ Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

Ephesians 1:18,19 ~ Know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward.

 

Though foes may curse, the Lord has blessed,

And He is still my faithful Friend.

He gives to me His perfect rest,

No matter what my foes intend. 

 

I would not let my hands be weak,

For God has called me in this hour

For such a time as this to speak

To show the greatness of His power. 

 

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Our Battle and Our Banner

Read:  Psalm 108 / Proverbs 16 / 2 Chron. 14 / Galatians 6 

 

Psalm 108:12 ~ Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

Proverbs 16:7 ~ When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

2 Chronicles 14:11 ~ Asa cried… Help us, O LORD… for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.

Galatians 6:14 ~ But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

How vain indeed is help from man

Against the multitude of foes.

We have no hope nor battle plan,

Unless the Lord before us goes.

 

Our weapon is the Gospel story

That rescues souls from endless loss.

We follow Christ, the Lord of glory,

Beneath the banner of His cross. 

 

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Help from Heaven

Read:  Psalm 107 / Proverbs 15 / 2 Chron. 13 / Galatians 5 

 

Psalm 107:11,12 ~ Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the Most High: therefore he brought down their heart … and there was none to help.

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

2 Chronicles 13:18 ~ Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers.

Galatians 5:7,8 ~ Ye did run well; who did hinder you…? This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.

 

Because humanity rebelled,

The Lord brought down their heart with grief. 

Because the truth had been expelled,

They found no help and no relief.

Yet when they on the Lord relied,

With help from heaven, they prevailed. 

When God’s persuasion was denied,

Their best laid plans completely failed. 

 

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Wiser vs. Weaker

Read:  Psalm 106 / Proverbs 14 / 2 Chron. 12 / Galatians 4

 

Psalm 106:15 ~ And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.

Proverbs 14:1 ~ Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

2 Chronicles 12:14 ~ And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.

Galatians 4:9 ~ After that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?

 

Sometimes the things that I request

May not be granted from God’s hand, 

For God, who surely knows me best,

Has something wiser for me planned.

 

Let me prepare to be a seeker 

Of God whose grace shall make me strong,

Forsaking things that make me weaker,

Assured that God is never wrong.

 

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Christ Redeemed - Curse Removed

Read:  Psalm 105 / Proverbs 13 / 2 Chron. 11 / Galatians 3

 

Psalm 105:1,2 ~ O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.

Proverbs 13:8 ~ The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

2 Chronicles 11:4 ~ Thus saith the LORD… this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned.

Galatians 3:13 ~ Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree.

 

Give thanks to God!  Make known His deeds!

Declare His works to save the lost!

The ransom price the sinner needs

Was paid at such an awful cost! 

 

“This thing is done of Me,” God said,

A thing which no one could reverse.

Christ died and rose up from the dead,

And thereby He removed our curse.

 

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Help for Heavy Hearts

Read:  Psalm 104 / Proverbs 12 / 2 Chron. 10 / Galatians 2

 

Psalm 104:33 ~ I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

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

2 Chronicles 10:6 ~ King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father… saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?

Galatians 2:20 ~ I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

 

To Christ our risen Lord we sing,

While to the heavy hearts we give

The help His Gospel truth will bring,

Since Jesus died that we might live.

 

Christ’s life and light dispel the gloom

Where death and darkness had oppressed 

As we behold His empty tomb

And by His presence we are blessed.

 

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Greater Glory

Read:  Psalm 103 / Proverbs 11 / 2 Chron. 9 / Galatians 1

 

Psalm 103:12 ~ As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

Proverbs 11:4 ~ Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

2 Chronicles 9:6 ~ The one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.

Galatians 1:4,5 ~ Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: To whom be glory for ever and ever.

 

As far as east is from the west,

The Lord removed our sins from us. 

Though we were cursed, we now are blessed;

Our Savior’s grace is marvelous! 

 

The half has surely not been told

Of all His greatness yet unheard.

Eternal ages shall unfold

His greater glory, rest assured.

 

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Blessed Boast

Read:  Psalm 102 / Proverbs 10 / 2 Chron. 8 / 2 Cor. 13

 

Psalm 102:27 ~ Thou art the same…thy years shall have no end.

Proverbs 10:22 ~ The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

2 Chronicles 8:16 ~ Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, and until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was perfected.

2 Corinthians 13:14 ~ The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.

 

Our Lord forever is the same,

And so, we confidently rest

In all His promises we claim

By which we are so richly blessed. 

 

In Jesus Christ alone we boast,

Who finished all His work of grace, 

Who drew us by His Holy Ghost,

And has prepared for us a place.

 

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Purge us Perfectly

Read:  Psalm 101 / Proverbs 9 / 2 Chron. 7 / 2 Cor. 12

 

Psalm 101:2,3 ~ I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes.

Proverbs 9:5 ~ Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.

2 Chronicles 7:14 ~ If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

2 Corinthians 12:9 ~ He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.

 

We need a deep examination

To purge our hearts and our behavior

Of things that now pollute our nation

And distance us from Christ our Savior. 

 

Our Lord now bids us seek His face,

To humbly pray, and turn from sin.

The Lord will give sufficient grace

To purge us perfectly within. 

 

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Science, Salvation, Simplicity

Read:  Psalm 100 / Proverbs 8 / 2 Chron. 6 / 2 Cor. 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 8:23 ~ I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

2 Chronicles 6:13,14 ~ Solomon… said, O LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee in the heaven, nor in the earth; which keepest covenant, and shewest mercy unto thy servants, that walk before thee with all their hearts.

2 Corinthians 11:3 ~ But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

 

The Lord is God; it was not us

Who authored science in creation,

Nor could we be victorious

To conquer death and bring salvation.

 

The Lord of heaven and of earth

Enthroned from all eternity

Alone can give us second birth;

We rest in this simplicity. 

 

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Gospel Glory

Read:  Psalm 99 / Proverbs 7 / 2 Chron. 5 / 2 Cor. 10

 

Psalm 99:9 ~ Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy. 

Proverbs 7:2 ~ Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.

2 Chronicles 5:13,14 ~ It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one… praising and thanking the LORD…  that then the house was filled with a cloud… for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.

2 Corinthians 10:17 ~ But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

 

Exalt the Lord, for He is holy,

Yet by His love, He draws us near.

The Lord has mercy on the lowly

Who seek His face with godly fear.

 

Let us proclaim our Savior’s love,

Recounting in the Gospel story

How Christ prepared a place above

For us who shall behold His glory! 

 

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God's Unspeakable Gift Unveiled

Read:  Psalm 98 / Proverbs 6 / 2 Chron. 4 / 2 Cor. 9

 

Psalm 98:2 ~ The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness… he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.

Proverbs 6:23 ~ For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life.

2 Chronicles 4:11 ~ And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God.

2 Corinthians 9:11,15 ~ Being enriched in everything to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God… Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.

 

The Lord has shown His great salvation;

In darkness He has shined His light. 

His finished work for every nation

Has been unveiled in our sight.

 

Give thanks for grace so bountiful

That magnifies our Savior’s love

And for His Gift Unspeakable  

When Christ descended from above!

 

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Labor of our Love

Psalm 97:11 ~ Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

Proverbs 5:7 ~ Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

2 Chronicles 3:1 ~ Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD… in the place that David had prepared.

2 Corinthians 8:9-24 ~ For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich… Now… perform the doing of it… shew ye… the proof of your love.

 

For such a crucial time as this

We labor in God’s harvest field.

The Gospel truth which some dismiss

In others brings a fruitful yield. 

 

Sometimes we sow while others reap,

Like David who prepared the place

With building plans his son would keep;

So may we prove our love with grace. 

 

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