Obedience vs. Obstinance

Read:  Psalm 119:65-72 / Proverbs 25 / Jer. 7 / Acts 9

 

Psalm 119:65 ~ Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.

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

Jeremiah 7:23 ~ Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.

Acts 9:5,6 ~ And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus… And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?

 

The Lord extends His grace by choice

To everyone who on Him calls,

But those who won’t obey His voice,

By obstinance, are without walls. 

 

When Saul of Tarsus was amazed

And found that Jesus Christ was true,

He followed with this question raised:

“Lord, what wilt THOU have ME to do?”

 

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Beauty we Behold

Read:  Psalm 119:57-64 / Proverbs 24 / Jer. 6 / Acts 8

 

Psalm 119:63 ~ I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.

Proverbs 24:14 ~ So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

Jeremiah 6:16 ~ Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.

Acts 8:32,35 ~ The scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb … Then Philip … began at the same scripture… and preached unto him Jesus.

 

We find sweet fellowship today

With those who fear and love our Lord,

Who join to worship and to pray

As they rejoice in His reward.

 

We search His Word and find therein

The beauty we behold in Christ,

The Lamb of God who bore our sin

When He for us was sacrificed.

 

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End Exposed

Read:  Psalm 119:49-56 / Proverbs 23 / Jer. 5 / Acts 7

 

Psalm 119:53 ~ Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.

Proverbs 23:17,18 ~ Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long. For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

Jeremiah 5:31 ~ The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

Acts 7:51 ~ Stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.

 

There is an end we have explored

With horror as we view the path

Of those who neither fear the Lord

Nor yet consider coming wrath.

 

They do not contemplate their end

As they ignore the Savior’s warning, 

Nor will they stop to comprehend

The consequences of their scorning.

 

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Enlist the Evidence

Read:  Psalm 119:41-48 / Proverbs 22 / Jer. 4 / Acts 6

 

Psalm 119:42 ~ So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.

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? 

Jeremiah 4:28 ~ I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.

Acts 6:8,10 ~ And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people… And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

 

We have God’s Word to answer those

Who ask the reason why they should

Believe in Jesus Christ who rose

(Exactly as He said He would). 

 

Like Stephen, full of faith and power,

We speak to those who may resist

As God provides us with a shower

Of evidence that we enlist.

 

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Heal the Hearts

Read:  Psalm 119:33-40 / Proverbs 21 / Jer. 3 / Acts 5

 

Psalm 119:37 ~ Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.

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

Jeremiah 3:22 ~ Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our God.

Acts 5:29 ~ Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

 

The Lord will hear us when we pray

To turn our eyes from vanity.

He will direct us in His way

Of righteousness and sanity.

 

How graciously the Lord will heal

The hearts of those who will surrender,

Whom Satan cannot kill or steal,

Since Jesus Christ is their Defender. 

 

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Foundation and Fountain

Read:  Psalm 119:25-32 / Proverbs 20 / Jer. 2 / Acts 4 

 

Psalm 119:32 I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.

Proverbs 20:27 The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

Jeremiah 2:13 For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

Acts 4:29 Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word.

 

A heart enlarged for God’s dominion

Will run the way of His command.

We only need the Lord’s opinion;

On this foundation we shall stand.

 

The fountain of our Savior’s well

Has satisfied our longing thirst,

So let us boldly show and tell

That we love Him who loved us first.

 

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His Calling and His Counsel

Read:  Psalm 119:17-24 / Proverbs 19 / Jer. 1 / Acts 3

 

Psalm 119:18,24 ~ Open thou mine eyes… Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counselors.

Proverbs 19:21 ~ There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless, the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

Jeremiah 1:9 ~ The LORD… touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

Acts 3:18,19 ~ But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. Repent ye therefore, and be converted.

 

My eyes are opened by the Lord;

My ears attend to His command.

His calling is my great reward; 

His counsel in the end shall stand. 

 

His Word fulfilled in prophecy

Equips me with His evidence

To preach His Word persuasively

And make His Gospel’s strong defense.

 

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