Reproved vs. Rejection

Read:  Psalm 55 / Proverbs 24 / 2 Kings 15 / Acts 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 24:15,16 ~ Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: for a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again.

2 Kings 15:5,7 ~ The LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death… So Azariah [Uzziah] slept with his fathers; and they buried him” cf. Is. 6:1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw… the Lord sitting upon a throne.

Acts 26:28 ~ Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.

 

We cast our burden on the Lord,

Assured that we shall not be moved.

Our rest shall also be restored

When we are by the Lord reproved.

 

When leprous king Uzziah died,

He was reproved by God’s correction.

When God’s reproof is brushed aside,

An “almost” answer is rejection. 

 

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Concrete Confidence

Read:  Psalm 54 / Proverbs 23 / 2 Kings 14 / Acts 25

 

Psalm 54:4,7 ~ Behold, God is mine helper… and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

Proverbs 23:18 ~ For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

2 Kings 13:17 ~ Elisha said… Shoot… The arrow of the LORD'S deliverance… for thou shalt smite the Syrians.

Acts 23:12; 25:12 ~ The Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome… Then Festus… answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go.

 

My eyes have seen the Lord’s desire;

My ears delight in what I’ve heard.

My certainty could not be higher;

I trust in God’s prophetic Word.

 

Though enemies around me stand,

My Savior stands in my defense.

They cannot thwart what God has planned;

This is my concrete confidence.

 

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Reasoning in Righteousness

Read:  Psalm 53 / Proverbs 22 / 2 Kings 13 / Acts 24

 

Psalm 53:2 ~ God looked down from heaven… to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

Proverbs 22:3 ~ A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

2 Kings 13:23 ~ The LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them… and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.

Acts 24:25 ~ As he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled… Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

 

The Lord looked down from heaven’s throne,

Beholding all humanity.

They neither sought Him on their own,

Nor turned from their insanity. 

 

Yet God was gracious, nonetheless,

Who sent His Gospel through His Spirit

With reasoning in righteousness

To rescue those who choose to hear it.

 

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Resting on His Reputation

Read:  Psalm 52 / Proverbs 21 / 2 Kings 12 / Acts 23 

 

Psalm 52:9 ~ I will praise thee forever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.

Proverbs 21:1 ~ The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

2 Kings 12:2 ~ Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada… instructed him.

Acts 23:11 ~ And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

 

As we behold what God has done,

We’re resting on His reputation.

He promised He would send His Son;

He did so, bringing us salvation. 

 

We rest assured that Christ is near,

Though every other friend has fled.

How good and pleasant is His cheer

As we are daily by Him led! 

 

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Cleansed by Christ

Read:  Psalm 51 / Proverbs 20 / 2 Kings 11 / Acts 22 

 

Psalm 51:7,13 ~ Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow… Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted.

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

2 Kings 11:13,14 ~ Athaliah… when she looked… the king stood by a pillar… and all the people of the land rejoiced… and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.

Acts 22:21,22 ~ And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles… And they… lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth.

 

The blood-soaked hyssop from the Lamb

Has saved me and shall make me clean,

As God examines all I am

And my most inward part has seen.

 

So let the world call it treason

When from its folly I depart,

Yet if they ask me for a reason,

I’ll show them Christ who cleansed my heart.

 

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His Word and His Will

Read:  Psalm 50 / Proverbs 19 / 2 Kings 10 / Acts 21

 

Psalm 50:21 ~ These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee and set them in order before thine eyes.

Proverbs 19:21,27 ~ The counsel of the LORD, that shall stand… Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

2 Kings 10:31 ~ But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin.

Acts 21:14 ~ And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.

 

The silence of our God is broken;

His Word proclaims the way of peace.

Eternal truth is clearly spoken,

And momentary lies shall cease. 

 

Let every doubt be brushed away

Like windswept clouds before the sun.

We have our Savior’s Word today;

So be it!  Let His will be done. 

 

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Ransom Refused

Read:  Psalm 49 / Proverbs 18 / 2 Kings 9 / Acts 20

 

Psalm 49:15 ~ But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.

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

2 Kings 9:32 ~ And he [Jehu; Jehovah is] lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? Who?

Acts 20:27,29 ~ I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God… I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. 

 

The Lord redeemed us from the power

And horror of a hopeless grave. 

Christ Jesus is our mighty Tower;

There is no other who can save.

 

He paid the price to ransom all,

Yet some refuse to hear His voice. 

To every soul He sends His call,

Yet Christ is still received by choice. 

 

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