Perfect Peace

Read:  Psalm 80 / Proverbs 8 / Isaiah 26 / Luke 7

 

Psalm 80:17 ~ Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself. 

Proverbs 8:35 ~ For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favor of the LORD.

Isaiah 26:3,4 ~ Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee… Trust ye in the LORD forever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength.

Luke 7:16 ~ They glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.

Behold the Man whom God made strong

To thus extend His saving favor.

To Him we sing our grateful song

And magnify Him as our Savior.

 

He fills our heart with perfect peace

As we have pondered His salvation.

His tender mercies never cease;

He is our Cause for celebration! 

 

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Standing in the Storms

Read:  Psalm 79 / Proverbs 7 / Isaiah 25 / Luke 6

 

Psalm 79:9 ~ Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name… and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.

Proverbs 7:24 ~ Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.

Isaiah 25:4 ~ For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm.

Luke 6:47,48 ~ Whosoever… heareth my sayings, and doeth them… is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock; and … the flood arose…  and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

 

The God of our salvation came

To purge the sins we could not hide.

He is a Shield from our shame,

Our refuge in the rising tide.

 

Though storms will come, and floods arise,

The house we build on rock yet stands.

So, likewise Christ declares them wise

Who hear and DO what He commands.

 

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Follow through the Fires

Read:  Psalm 78 / Proverbs 6 / Isaiah 24 / Luke 5

 

Psalm 78:41 ~ Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.

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

Isaiah 24:15 ~ Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.

Luke 5:10 ~ And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

 

The Lord’s provision does not lack;

There is no cause to limit Christ.

He’s kept our hearts from turning back

With grace that always has sufficed.

 

The Lord will lead us through the fires,

So let us glorify Him then

As He refines our heart’s desires

To follow Him and fish for men.

 

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Wisdom's Worth

Read:  Psalm 77 / Proverbs 5 / Isaiah 23 / Luke 4

 

Psalm 77:13 ~ Who is so great a God as our God?

Proverbs 5:1 ~ My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding.

Isaiah 23:1,9 ~ The burden of Tyre… for it is laid waste… The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory.

Luke 4:18,19 ~ The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me… to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

 

With whom shall we compare the Lord

As we consider wisdom’s worth?

In every place we have explored,

There’s none like Him in all the earth!

 

The Lord shall therefore stain the pride

Of all who will not seize the day

To find in Christ a place to hide

By seeking Him, while yet they may.

 

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The Wise vs. The Wicked

Read:  Psalm 76 / Proverbs 4 / Isaiah 22 / Luke 3

 

 Psalm 76:10 ~ Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.

Proverbs 4:18,19 ~ The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

Isaiah 22:23 ~ I will fasten [Elaikim] as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house.

Luke 3:4 ~ The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

 

The wrath of sinners seems to win,

But God declares their thoughts are vain.

Whatever measure they may sin,

As God sees fit, He will restrain. 

 

Yet God will not withhold His grace

To those who seek Him and are humble.

The wise shall find His Hiding Place;

The wicked in their darkness stumble. 

 

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Jesus is the Judge

Read:  Psalm 75 / Proverbs 3 / Isaiah 21 / Luke 2 

 

Psalm 75:7 ~ But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

Proverbs 3:34 ~ Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

Isaiah 21:6 ~ For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.

Luke 2:34 ~ Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against.

 

Our God is Judge; He puts down one,

And He promotes, by grace, the lowly.

Our hope is in what Christ has done,

For by His grace, He counts us holy.

 

Like Simeon who saw the Savior,

We preach the rising and the fall

Of those who trust or scorn the favor

Of Jesus Christ, the Judge of all.

 

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Refused to be Redeemed

Read:  Psalm 74 / Proverbs 2 / Isaiah 20 / Luke 1

 

Psalm 74:12,23 ~ God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth… The tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.

Proverbs 2:22 ~ But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

Isaiah 20:6 ~ Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered… and how shall we escape?

Luke 1:68.77 ~ Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people… to give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins. 

 

The tumult does not cease to rise

Against our God and King who rules

As foes profess that they are wise,

And thereby prove that they are fools. 

 

The falsehood of their expectation

Shall vanish like a dream they dreamed

When they awake to condemnation

Since they refused to be redeemed.

 

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