Purifying Presence

Read:  Psalm 34 / Proverbs 23 / Job 42 / Matthew 5

 

Psalm 34:1 ~ I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Proverbs 23:17 ~ Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

Job 42:2 ~ I know that thou canst do everything, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.

Matthew 5:8 ~ Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

 

The time to praise the Lord is now

In every moment that He gives.

The fear of God shall teach us how

To show the lost that Jesus lives.

 

There is no thought that we can hide

From God who sees our inward part.

So may His presence purge our pride

With grace that purifies our heart.

 

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Baited Book

Read:  Psalm 33 / Proverbs 22 / Job 41 / Matthew 4

 

Psalm 33:11 ~ The counsel of the LORD standeth forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

Proverbs 22:20,21 ~ Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?

Job 41:1,10 ~ Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook?...  who then is able to stand before me?

Matthew 4:19 ~ And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

 

The counsel of the Lord shall stand,

Regardless of what men shall do. 

The Lord foretold what He has planned,

And everything He said came true. 

 

The Lord equips us with His Book,

Assuring us He’ll come again. 

As fishers with a baited hook,

We’re fishing for the souls of men.

 

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Delight and Declare

Read:  Psalm 32 / Proverbs 21 / Job 40 / Matthew 3

 

Psalm 32:8 ~ I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

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

Job 40:9 ~ Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

Matthew 3:17 ~ And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

 

We hear the voice of Christ our Lord,

Who guides and guards us in His way, 

By whom we also are restored

When we are prone to go astray.

 

We hear the voice from heaven tell

Of God’s great pleasure in His Son.

Let us delight in Him as well

As we declare what He has done!

 

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Ascending with Adoration

Read:  Psalm 31 / Proverbs 20 / Job 39 / Matthew 2

 

Psalm 31:5 ~ Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.

Proverbs 20:12 ~ The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.

Job 39:27 ~ Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

Matthew 2:2 ~ Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east and are come to worship him.

 

We hear the final cry of Christ,

Just as the psalmist who could hear it,

When He for us was sacrificed

And afterwards dismissed His spirit.  

 

Ascending with majestic wings,

The eagle soars above creation.

Ascending as the King of kings,

Christ fills our hearts with adoration! 

 

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More Marvelous

Read:  Psalm 30 / Proverbs 19 / Job 38 / Matthew 1

 

Psalm 30:11,12 ~ Thou hast… girded me with gladness; to the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent.

Proverbs 19:20 ~ Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

Job 38:4 ~ Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.

Matthew 1:23 ~ Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

 

The Lord has girded me with gladness;

I do not have a closer Friend. 

He gave me joy instead of sadness

With love I scarce can comprehend. 

 

The Lord who laid the earth’s foundation,

Did something still more marvelous:

Becoming Man, He brought salvation!

Emmanuel is God with us. 

 

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Mighty and Merciful

Read:  Psalm 29 / Proverbs 18 / Job 37 / Revelation 22

 

Psalm 29:4 ~ The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.

Proverbs 18:10 ~ The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

Job 37:5 ~ God thundereth marvelously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

Revelation 22:17 ~ And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

 

God’s mighty voice is powerful,

Yet He is merciful as well.

He is the Refuge of our soul

Who has delivered us from hell. 

 

His voice has thundered with His power

When judgment ushered forth His flood,

Yet grace protects us in His tower

And ransoms us with precious blood. 

 

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Deeds He Has Done

Read:  Psalm 28 / Proverbs 17 / Job 36 / Revelation 21

 

Psalm 28:1,5 ~ O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit… because they regard not the works of the LORD. 

Proverbs 17:16 ~ Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

Job 36:24 ~ Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.

Revelation 21:6 ~ It is done…. I am Alpha and Omega… I will give… of the fountain of the water of life freely.

 

I need to hear and heed my Lord

So that my heart will not be hard,

Like those who blindly have ignored

His works that they will not regard. 

 

I’ll magnify the mighty deeds

That Christ my risen Lord has done.

The Lord alone could meet my needs;

There’s no one like Him; no, not one! 

 

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