Christ is in Control

Read:  Psalm 42 / Proverbs 1 / Eccles. 8 / Matthew 13

 

Psalm 42:11 ~ Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

Proverbs 1:33 ~ But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

Ecclesiastes 8:5 ~ A wise… heart discerneth… judgment.

Song of Solomon 8:7 ~ Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.

Matthew 13:16 ~ But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

 

Be still, my soul, be not cast down;

There is no cause for you to fear,

For many waters cannot drown

The love of Christ whose voice you hear. 

 

While time and judgment run their course,

The Lord is ever in control,

So why, then, should I doubt the Source

Of every blessing to my soul? 

 

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Triumphant Trials

Read:  Psalm 41 / Proverbs 30 / Eccles. 7 / Matthew 12

 

Psalm 41:11 ~ By this I know that thou favorest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

Proverbs 30:5 ~ Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

Ecclesiastes 7:3 ~ Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

Matthew 12:17-21 ~ That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet… in his name shall the Gentiles trust.

 

By this I know I have God’s favor:

He has subdued my enemy.

I’m trusting my triumphant Savior:

From Him the trembling demons flee. 

 

Though trials bring their share of sorrow

And fragile life returns to dust,

My past, my present, and tomorrow

Belong to God in whom I trust. 

 

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This Thrilling Thought

Read:  Psalm 40 / Proverbs 29 / Eccles. 6 / Matthew 11

 

Psalm 40:17 ~ I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

Proverbs 29:25 ~ The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

Ecclesiastes 6:9 ~ Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

Matthew 11:28 ~ Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

 

Though I am poor, despised, and small,

I hold the truth that makes me free.

I know that I’m inclined to fall,

And yet my Savior thinks on me!

 

He thinks on me!  O let me ponder

The treasure of this thrilling thought,

So that my eye may no more wander,

That I may love Him as I ought!

 

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Life I Lose

Read:  Psalm 39 / Proverbs 28 / Eccles. 5 / Matthew 10

 

Psalm 39:5-7 ~ Verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity… He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them… Now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

Proverbs 28:26 ~ He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

Ecclesiastes 5:10 ~ He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

Matthew 10:39 ~ He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

 

Though people heap together wealth,

They shall not thus be satisfied,

Nor can they yet sustain their health

When, as appointed, they have died. 

 

My hope is not in wealth we heap,

Which no one to the grave can take. 

The only treasure I can keep

Is life I lose for Jesus’ sake.

 

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Hastening His Help

Read:  Psalm 38 / Proverbs 27 / Eccles. 4 / Matthew 9

 

Psalm 38:22 ~ Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.

Proverbs 27:1 ~ Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Ecclesiastes 4:13 ~ Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

Matthew 9:38 ~ Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.

There is no time for us to waste

As we proclaim our Lord’s salvation.

We rightly pray, O Lord, make haste

To help us reach our generation.

 

We know not what tomorrow brings,

And so we plead with souls today,

Commissioned by the King of kings

To labor as we also pray. 

 

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Curse rendered Causeless

Read:  Psalm 37 / Proverbs 26 / Eccles. 3 / Matthew 8

 

Psalm 37:4 ~ Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Proverbs 26:2 ~ As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

Ecclesiastes 3:14 ~ I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be forever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

Matthew 8:27 ~ But the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

 

I will delight myself in Christ

Because my Savior loved me first,

So much that He was sacrificed

And on the cross for me was cursed. 

 

The curse is causeless now forever,

For Jesus saved me by His grace.

There is no tempest which can sever

My life from Christ, my Hiding Place.

 

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His Wings and His Word

Read:  Psalm 36 / Proverbs 25 / Eccles. 2 / Matthew 7

 

Psalm 36:7 ~ How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God!... the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

Proverbs 25:28 ~ He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

Ecclesiastes 2:22 ~ What hath man of all his labor, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath labored under the sun?

Matthew 7:24 ~ Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock.

 

How excellent is God’s great love

Beheld in Christ, the King of kings

Who intercedes for us above

And shelters us beneath His wings!

 

How good it is to hear Him talk

And rule us daily by His Word!

We build our house upon a rock

As we obey what we have heard. 

 

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