Grateful to our God

Read:  Psalm 15 / Proverbs 22 / Ezekiel 9 /2 Cor. 8 

 

Psalm 15:1,2 ~ LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.

Proverbs 22:19 ~ That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.

Ezekiel 9:4 ~ And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city… and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations.

2 Corinthians 8:9,24 ~ For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich…Wherefore shew ye… the proof of your love.

 

When we are grateful to our God,

We walk uprightly with the Lord,

Regardless of who counts it odd

When Christ our Savior is adored. 

 

Since Jesus came for our defense

When He descended from above,

We ought to show the evidence 

Of our sincere and grateful love.

 

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Near and Now

Read:  Psalm 14 / Proverbs 21 / Ezekiel 8 /2 Cor. 7

 

Psalm 14:4 ~ Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as bread and call not upon the LORD.

Proverbs 21:2 ~ Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.

Ezekiel 8:9 ~ And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here.

2 Corinthians 7:1 ~ Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

 

The workers of iniquity

Oppose our Savior without fear

And thereby choose their destiny

As judgment day is drawing near.

 

The day approaches, nonetheless,

When every knee to Christ shall bow.

Let us be cleansed from filthiness

By worshiping our Savior now. 

 

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Timely Truth

Read:  Psalm 13 / Proverbs 20 / Ezekiel 7 /2 Cor. 6

 

Psalm 13:5,6 ~ But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.

Proverbs 20:9 ~ Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

Ezekiel 7:25 ~ Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.

2 Corinthians 6:2 ~ I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succored thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

 

I trust the mercy of my King 

Who gave Himself to rescue me,

Who rose, and calls me now to bring

His timely truth with urgency. 

 

Amid the rising tide of crime,

I bring His Gospel’s declaration

That now is the accepted time;

Now is the day of His salvation.

 

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Preaching and Persuading

Read:  Psalm 12 / Proverbs 19 / Ezekiel 6 /2 Cor. 5

 

Psalm 12:3 ~ The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things… Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail… who is lord over us?

Proverbs 19:27 ~ Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

Ezekiel 6:7 ~ And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

2 Corinthians 5:11 ~ Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.

 

We hear the bluster of the proud

Who arrogantly mock the Lord,

Yet every knee shall yet be bowed

To Jesus Christ whom they ignored. 

 

While false instruction does not cease

To flatter sinners with its error,

We preach the Gospel of God’s peace,

Persuading men to flee from terror.

 

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Lies of the Lost

Read:  Psalm 11 / Proverbs 18 / Ezekiel 5 /2 Cor. 4 

 

Psalm 11:3,4 ~ If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven… his eyelids try, the children of men.

Proverbs 18:2 ~ A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

Ezekiel 5:8 ~ Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.

2 Corinthians 4:3,4 ~ But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ… the image of God, should shine unto them.

 

Foundations of morality

Are as eternal as God’s throne, 

But fools have no delight to see

A view that contradicts their own.

 

“I am against thee,” says our God

To those who will not count the cost,

Who blindly spread the lies and fraud

That hide the Gospel from the lost.

 

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Humble vs. Hardened

Read:  Psalm 10 / Proverbs 17 / Ezekiel 4 /2 Cor. 3

 

Psalm 10:17 ~ LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear.

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

Ezekiel 4:7 ~ Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem… and thou shalt prophesy against it.

2 Corinthians 3:14 ~ But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same veil untaken away in the reading of the Old Testament; which veil is done away in Christ.

 

To whom does God incline His ear?

It is to those whose hearts are humble

Who turn to Him with godly fear,

While prideful hearts in darkness stumble.

 

Against the proud God sets His face

Whose hardened hearts have made them blind,

But if they humbly cry for grace,

God’s ear to them shall be inclined. 

 

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Sincerity in every Situation

Read:  Psalm 9 / Proverbs 16 / Ezekiel 3 /2 Cor. 2

 

Psalm 9:10 ~ And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

Proverbs 16:3 ~ Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

Ezekiel 3:17 ~ Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

2 Corinthians 2:17 ~ For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

 

We know our Savior’s reputation,

And we are trusting in His name. 

In every changing situation,

Our Lord forever is the same.

 

As watchmen we proclaim God’s warning

With evidence and clarity.

We speak amid this world’s scorning

With confident sincerity. 

 

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