Faithful Friend

Read:  Psalm 143 / Proverbs 17 / Daniel 3 / 1 John 1

 

Psalm 143:1 ~ Hear my prayer, O LORD… in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

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

Daniel 3:25 ~ He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.

1 John 1:9 ~ If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive…  and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

 

In faithfulness God answered me;

In righteousness He saved my soul. 

He saw me in adversity

And paid my ransom price in full.

 

The Son of God endured the fire

With love I cannot comprehend. 

How rightly is my heart’s desire

Now set on Christ, my faithful Friend.

 

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Refuge Revealed

Read:  Psalm 142 / Proverbs 16 / Daniel 2 / 2 Peter 3

 

Psalm 142:3,4 ~ When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path… refuge failed me… I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my Refuge. 

Proverbs 16:6 ~ By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil. 

Daniel 2:28 ~ There is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets.

2 Peter 3:9 ~ The Lord is not slack concerning his promise… but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

 

My cry ascended to God’s throne.

When overwhelmed, He knew my path.

When helpless, hopeless, and alone, 

He was my Refuge then from wrath. 

 

Praise God!  Salvation is revealed 

When humble hearts will on Him call.

His mercy has not been concealed,

Which He extends to one and all.

 

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Purifying Purpose

Read:  Psalm 141 / Proverbs 15 / Daniel 1 / 2 Peter 2 

 

Psalm 141:3 ~ Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

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

Daniel 1:8 ~ But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor… wine.

2 Peter 2:9 ~ The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

 

God sets a watch both night and day

To guide my heart in every thought

And guard my mouth in all I say

As by the fear of God I’m taught.

 

As Daniel purposed in his heart

To live a life of purity,

I’ll trust my Savior to impart

His purifying grace in me. 

 

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Battle of Backsliding

Read:  Psalm 140 / Proverbs 14 / Ezekiel 48 / 2 Peter 1

 

Psalm 140:7 ~ O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

Proverbs 14:14,26,27 ~ The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways… In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence… a place of refuge… to depart from the snares of death.

Ezekiel 48:35 ~ The name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.

2 Peter 1:3,4 ~ His divine power… called us to glory and virtue… given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that… ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

 

The battle of backsliding hearts

Is overcome by heaven’s grace.

By fearing God, a soul departs

From sin through Christ our Hiding Place. 

 

The presence of our Lord within

Should surely cause us to beware

And seek His cleansing from our sin

As we recall the Lord is there.

 

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Waters of His Word

Read:  Psalm 139 / Proverbs 13 / Ezekiel 47 / 1 Peter 5 

 

Psalm 139:17 ~ How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

Proverbs 13:14 ~ The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

Ezekiel 47:1,5 ~ He brought me… unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold… waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.

1 Peter 5:10 ~ But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

 

How precious are the thoughts of God, 

And how uncountable their sum,

Like sands beneath the ocean broad

And fountain springs to which we come!

 

As waters wherein we may swim,

Much deeper than we can explore,

The Word of God expounds on Him

Who is the Savior we adore. 

 

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Walking in His Will

Read:  Psalm 138 / Proverbs 12 / Ezekiel 46 / 1 Peter 4 

 

Psalm 138:7 ~ Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.

Proverbs 12:28 ~ In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

Ezekiel 46:15 ~ Prepare the lamb, and the meat offering, and the oil, every morning for a continual burnt offering.

1 Peter 4:2 ~ That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

 

Though troubles are on every side,

The Lord who saved my soul from wrath

Has promised me that He will guide

And guard me in His righteous path. 

 

So every morning when I rise,

I know my Lord is with me still, 

Instructing me to make me wise

As I am walking in His will.

 

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Salvation's Song

Read:  Psalm 137 / Proverbs 11 / Ezekiel 45 / 1 Peter 3

 

Psalm 137:4 ~ How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land?

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

Ezekiel 45:18 ~ Thus saith the Lord GOD… thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary

1 Peter 3:18 ~ For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit.

 

The land is strange we travel through,

But just ahead is heaven’s shore

Where we shall gather and renew

Our song of praise forevermore! 

 

Yet even now we’re called to sing,

In spite of all we see that’s wrong,

Because we worship Christ our King

Who gave to us salvation’s song. 

 

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