Rebels who Refuse

Read:  Psalm 58 / Proverbs 21 / Zechariah 7 / Mark 8 

 

Psalm 58:3-5 The wicked… go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies… like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; which will not hearken.

Proverbs 21:29 A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.

Zechariah 7:11 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

Mark 8:36,37 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

 

The rebels who refuse to hear

Have exercised their own volition.

Alas!  The day is drawing near

When they shall not escape perdition!

 

All those who choose to stop their ears

Shall reap the whirlwind at last 

When they lament their wasted years

And realize that grace has passed. 

 

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Beholding His Behavior

Read:  Psalm 57 / Proverbs 20 / Zechariah 6 / Mark 7

 

Psalm 57:2 ~ I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.

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

Zechariah 6:12 ~ Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD.

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

 

My God performs all things for me

Which I myself could never do:  

His blood has cleansed me thoroughly;

His grace and truth made all things new. 

 

Behold the Man, the BRANCH, my Savior,

Who died to save my soul from hell.

As I’m beholding His behavior,

I see that He does all things well.

 

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Woeful Wandering

Read:  Psalm 56 / Proverbs 19 / Zechariah 5 / Mark 6

 

Psalm 56:8 ~ Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

Proverbs 19:23 ~ The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied… not be visited with evil.

Zechariah 5:5 ~ The angel that talked with me… said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth.

Mark 6:50 ~ For they all saw him, and… immediately he talked with them, and saith… Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.

 

His book records our wandering;

His bottle holds each woeful tear. 

The Lord is surely pondering

Our ways when we forsake His fear. 

 

We lift our eyes, as we are told,

To see our joyful restoration: 

It is the Lord whom we behold,

Who cheers our hearts with His salvation.

 

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Faithful Friendship

Read:  Psalm 55 / Proverbs 18 / Zechariah 4 / Mark 5

 

Psalm 55:22 ~ Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

Proverbs 18:24 ~ There is a Friend… closer than a brother.

Zechariah 4:6 ~ This is the word of the LORD…  Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.

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.

 

We cast our burden on the Lord

Whose faithful Friendship has been proved.

He hears each prayer that is outpoured,

And with compassion, He is moved.

 

God’s Word declares (how good to hear it!)

It’s neither by our might nor power,

But rather by His Holy Spirit

We are triumphant every hour. 

 

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Heavenly Helper

Read:  Psalm 54 / Proverbs 17 / Zechariah 3 / Mark 4

 

Psalm 54:4 ~ Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.

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

Zechariah 3:4 ~ Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.

Mark 4:41 ~ They feared… said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

 

The Lord is my Heavenly Friend,

My Helper who died for my soul. 

How much He was willing to spend!

He purchased my ransom in full!  

 

I’m clothed in my Lord’s righteousness

With grace He will freely impart,

Befriending me in my distress

And speaking His peace to my heart.

 

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God is Grieved

Read:  Psalm 53 / Proverbs 16 / Zechariah 2 / Mark 3 

 

Psalm 53:4 ~ Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as… bread: they have not called upon God.

Proverbs 16:16,20 ~ How much better is it to get wisdom than gold!... He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.

Zechariah 2:8 ~ For thus saith the LORD of hosts… unto the nations… he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

Mark 3:5 ~ He [Jesus]… looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts.

 

The workers of iniquity

Have touched the apple of God’s eye.

They walk as fools who don’t foresee

The judgment coming when they die. 

 

Our God is grieved by sinners hardened

Who scorn the wisdom He would give,

Who will not choose to thus be pardoned

By trusting Christ, so they might live.

 

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How Welcome is His Word!

Read:  Psalm 52 / Proverbs 15 / Zechariah 1 / Mark 2

 

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 15:23 ~ A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

Zechariah 1:3 ~ Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.

Mark 2:17 ~ When Jesus heard it, he saith… 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.

 

The work that saves us has been done

By Christ who purchased our salvation. 

There is no other, no not one,

Who rescues us from condemnation!

 

How welcome is His word in season

That clears the guilty sinner’s sentence, 

As we declare the joyful reason

To turn to Christ with true repentance!

 

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