Living for the Lord

Read:  Psalm 39 / Proverbs 16 / Ezekiel 33 /Colossians 3

 

Psalm 39:7 ~ Now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

Proverbs 16:6 ~ By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.

Ezekiel 33:10,11 ~ Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us… how should we then live?...  As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live.

Colossians 3:2 ~ Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

 

My hope is in the Lord alone

By whom iniquity was purged.

I’m living now to make Him known,

Persuading those whom I have urged.

 

I’ll tell them of my Savior’s love

Who paid our ransom by His death.

I’ll set my heart on things above

As long as He shall give me breath.

 

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Christ our Confidence

Read:  Psalm 38 / Proverbs 15 / Ezekiel 32 / Colossians 2

 

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

Proverbs 15:11 ~ Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?

Ezekiel 32:32 ~ I have caused my terror in the land of the living… with them that are slain… saith the Lord GOD.

Colossians 2:15 ~ Having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

 

The Lord of our salvation hears

The prayer of those who flee from terror.

The humble sinner wisely fears;

The proud shall perish in their error. 

 

We triumph in the Lord’s defense

Who spoiled principalities.

In Christ we have our confidence

Who conquered all our enemies.

 

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Momentary Multitude

Read:  Psalm 37 / Proverbs 14 / Ezekiel 31 / Colossians 1

 

Psalm 37:1,35,36 ~ Fret not… I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. Yet he passed away… I sought him, but he could not be found.

Proverbs 14:29 ~ He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

Ezekiel 31:18 ~ To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees… Yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth…  This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD.

Colossians 1:17,18 ~ And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

 

The wicked, like a green bay tree,

Shall pass away and not be found.

Fret not, for soon they shall not be,

Though for a moment they are crowned.

 

Like Pharaoh and his multitude

Who had inspired confidence,

By judgment they shall be pursued,

And Christ shall have preeminence.

 

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Egypt's Error

Read:  Psalm 36 / Proverbs 13 / Ezekiel 30 / Philippians 4

 

Psalm 36:9 ~ For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

Proverbs 13:14 ~ The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

Ezekiel 30:19 ~ Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Philippians 4:13 ~ I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

 

God’s fountain filled with life and light

Is found by all who fear the Lord,

Where blinded eyes receive their sight

And strength from heaven is restored. 

 

Though Egypt thought that they were strong

And that their chariots sufficed,

The Lord who judged them proved them wrong;

Triumphant strength is found in Christ.  

 

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High Prize of His Pleasure

Read:  Psalm 35 / Proverbs 12 / Ezekiel 29 / Philippians 3

 

Psalm 35:27 ~ Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

Proverbs 12:28 ~ In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

Ezekiel 29:21 ~ In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth… I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Philippians 3:14 ~ I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

 

The ultimate prosperity

Is living for my Savior’s pleasure,

Who gave His life to ransom me

And loved me with a boundless measure.

 

He gave me life instead of death;

He gave me truth instead of lies. 

My goal henceforth, with every breath,

Is pleasing Him; this is my prize.

 

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Magnify His Mercy

Read:  Psalm 34 / Proverbs 11 / Ezekiel 28 /Philippians 2

 

Psalm 34:3 ~ O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.

Proverbs 11:4 ~ Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

Ezekiel 28:25,26 ~ Thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel… they shall dwell with confidence… and they shall know that I am the LORD their God.

Philippians 2:9-11 ~ God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow… every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

 

O come and let us magnify

The name of Jesus Christ our Lord!

He sacrificed Himself to buy

Our ransom we could not afford.

 

Let us exalt our Savior now

Who rescued us from sin and shame.

Let every knee to Jesus bow

And every tongue confess His name!

 

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His Counsel He Conveys

Read:  Psalm 33 / Proverbs 10 / Ezekiel 27 / Philippians 1

 

Psalm 33:10,11 ~ The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to naught: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. The counsel of the LORD standeth forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

Proverbs 10:21 ~ The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

Ezekiel 27:2,36 ~ Now… son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus… thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more.

Philippians 1:3-6 ~ I thank my God… for your fellowship in the gospel… confident of this… that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.

 

The Lord our God shall bring to naught

The counsel of His enemies,

Yet He conveys to us His thought,

And He fulfills His prophecies.

 

The Lord pronounced a lamentation

That Tyrus would be found no more.

Yet He will finish His salvation

Which He began in us before. 

 

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