Vain vs. Valued

Read:  Psalm 119:113-120 / Prov. 10 / Ezra 3 / 1 Tim. 3 

 

Psalm 119:113 ~ I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.

Proverbs 10:16,21 ~ The labor of the righteous tendeth to life… The lips of the righteous feed many.

Ezra 3:11 ~ And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good.

1 Timothy 3:16 ~ God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.  

 

How vain the lies are we have heard!

How valued is the truth we see!

The Lord has fed us with His Word

With Gospel truth that makes us free. 

 

Give praise to Christ as we proclaim

He is the Hero of the story:

He died to save us!  Praise His name! 

He rose, ascending up to glory!

 

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Trait of the True

Read:  Psalm 119:105-112 / Prov. 9 / Ezra 2 / 1 Tim. 2

 

Psalm 119:112 ~ I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes always, even unto the end.

Proverbs 9:9 ~ Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

Ezra 2:62 ~ These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.

1 Timothy 2:3-6,15 ~ God our Savior… will have all men to be saved… the Man Christ Jesus… gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time… they continue in faith.

 

I have a steadfast inclination

To follow Jesus to the end.

This is the trait of true salvation

That all God’s children comprehend.

 

The love of God extends to all,

Though many choose to turn away,

Yet those responding to His call

Shall love the Savior they obey. 

 

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Christ's Commission

Read:  Psalm 119:97-104 / Prov. 8 / Ezra 1 / 1 Tim. 1

 

Psalm 119:97,104 ~ O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day… therefore I hate every false way.

Proverbs 8:35,36 ~ For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favor of the LORD. But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

Ezra 1:3 ~ Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him… build the house of the LORD… (He is the God).

1 Timothy 1:15 ~ This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ… came into the world to save sinners.

 

I love to hear my Savior’s voice

When reading from His Word each day,

And thereby I have made the choice

To hate the false and deadly way. 

 

I hear Christ’s urgent great commission

To preach the Gospel faithfully

While souls may yet escape perdition.

My heart says: “Hear am I; send me!” 

 

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Certainty of Cyrus

Read:  Psalm 119:89-96 / Prov. 7 / 2 Chron. 36 / 2 Thes. 3

 

Psalm 119:92 ~ Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.

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

2 Chronicles 36:22 ~ That the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia (See Isaiah 44:28-45:3).

2 Thessalonians 3:3,5 ~ The Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil… And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

 

The certainty of my conviction

Is in God’s Word that I have cherished.

Without His comfort in affliction,

I know I surely would have perished.

 

God’s Word is proven in the earth,

As when king Cyrus had been named

A century before his birth!

So let Christ’s coming be proclaimed!

 

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Exploring and Expounding

Read:  Psalm 119:81-88 / Prov. 6 / 2 Chron. 35 / 2 Thes. 2

 

Psalm 119:83,86 ~ For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget… all thy commandments are faithful.

Proverbs 6:20,23 ~ My son, keep thy father's commandment… For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life.

2 Chronicles 35:4 ~ Prepare yourselves… according to the writing of David king of Israel, and… the writing of Solomon.

2 Thessalonians 2:10-15 ~ Because they received not the love of the truth… for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie… Therefore, brethren, stand fast.

 

The fog of lying tongues shall clear,

Yet God remains forever true. 

His Word assures me He is near;

Do I believe it?  Yes, I do! 

 

The Word of God is filled with treasure

That shall refute the strong delusion

As we’re exploring with great pleasure

The truth expounding God’s conclusion.

 

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To Please and To Praise

Read:  Psalm 119:73-80 / Prov. 5 / 2 Chron. 34 / 2 Thes. 1

 

Psalm 119:73,80 ~ Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments… Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.

Proverbs 5:21 ~ For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

2 Chronicles 34:1,2 ~ Josiah…  did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.

2 Thessalonians 1:12 ~ That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

I have been fashioned by God’s hands;

I am a student in His school. 

Unless I heed my Lord’s commands, 

I’ll give my years unto the cruel.

 

Josiah did that which was right

To please and also praise the Lord. 

This is the dual goal sight,

My highest calling, and reward.

 

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Correction and Conviction

Read:  Psalm 119:65-72 / Prov. 4 / 2 Chron. 33 / 1 Thes. 5

 

Psalm 119:71 ~ It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. 

Proverbs 4:11 ~ I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.

2 Chronicles 33:12-13 ~ When he was in affliction, he besought the LORD… Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God.

1 Thessalonians 5:23 ~ The very God of peace sanctify you wholly… I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

It’s good that I have been afflicted

By Christ’s correction with His rod

That I may thereby be convicted

And reconciled thus to God.

 

The Lord corrects me graciously,

He draws me with His cords of love,

He sanctifies and shields me,

And intercedes for me above.

 

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