Weapons of our Warfare

Read:  Psalm 17 / Proverbs 24 / Ezekiel 11 /2 Cor. 10

 

Psalm 17:8 ~ Keep me… under the shadow of thy wings.

Proverbs 24:14-16 ~ So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul… a reward, and thy… resting place… For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again. 

Ezekiel 11:5 ~ Thus saith the LORD… I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them.

2 Corinthians 10:4,5 ~ Weapons of our warfare are… mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds… bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.

 

Enlisted by the King of kings,

We put His armor on to fight.

Beneath the shadow of His wings

He leads us forth to shine His light.

 

The Lord examines every thought,

And this is where the battle rages.

The weapons of our warfare fought

Are found throughout the Scripture’s pages.

 

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Pleasures in His Presence

Read:  Psalm 16 / Proverbs 23 / Ezekiel 10 /2 Cor. 9 

 

Psalm 16:11 ~ Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Proverbs 23:26 ~ My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

Ezekiel 10:14 ~ Every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub… the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

2 Corinthians 9:15 ~ Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.

 

The Lord has shown to me the path

Of life that’s filled with joy and treasures

Where in His presence is no wrath

And, at His right hand, endless pleasures. 

 

We’ll see our Savior face to face;

His beauty shall delight our soul.

We’ll thank Him for His saving grace

And for His Gift Unspeakable.

 

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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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