The Wise vs. The Wicked

Read:  Psalm 76 / Proverbs 4 / Isaiah 22 / Luke 3

 

 Psalm 76:10 ~ Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.

Proverbs 4:18,19 ~ The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

Isaiah 22:23 ~ I will fasten [Elaikim] as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house.

Luke 3:4 ~ The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

 

The wrath of sinners seems to win,

But God declares their thoughts are vain.

Whatever measure they may sin,

As God sees fit, He will restrain. 

 

Yet God will not withhold His grace

To those who seek Him and are humble.

The wise shall find His Hiding Place;

The wicked in their darkness stumble. 

 

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Jesus is the Judge

Read:  Psalm 75 / Proverbs 3 / Isaiah 21 / Luke 2 

 

Psalm 75:7 ~ But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

Proverbs 3:34 ~ Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

Isaiah 21:6 ~ For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.

Luke 2:34 ~ Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against.

 

Our God is Judge; He puts down one,

And He promotes, by grace, the lowly.

Our hope is in what Christ has done,

For by His grace, He counts us holy.

 

Like Simeon who saw the Savior,

We preach the rising and the fall

Of those who trust or scorn the favor

Of Jesus Christ, the Judge of all.

 

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Refused to be Redeemed

Read:  Psalm 74 / Proverbs 2 / Isaiah 20 / Luke 1

 

Psalm 74:12,23 ~ God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth… The tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.

Proverbs 2:22 ~ But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

Isaiah 20:6 ~ Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered… and how shall we escape?

Luke 1:68.77 ~ Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people… to give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins. 

 

The tumult does not cease to rise

Against our God and King who rules

As foes profess that they are wise,

And thereby prove that they are fools. 

 

The falsehood of their expectation

Shall vanish like a dream they dreamed

When they awake to condemnation

Since they refused to be redeemed.

 

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Preaching to the Precious

Read:  Psalm 73 / Proverbs 1 / Isaiah 19 / Mark 16

 

Psalm 73:28 ~ It is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.

Proverbs 1:33 ~ But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

Isaiah 19:25 ~ Blessed be Egypt My people, and Assyria the work of My hands, and Israel Mine inheritance.

Mark 16:15 ~ And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

 

Our Lord and Savior draws us near

As He commissions us to go

To speak to ears that yet will hear

The Gospel truth that we may show.

 

We’re called to preach to all the earth,

For God so loved the world He gave

His Son, and thereby showed the worth

Of precious souls Christ died to save.

 

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The Lion is The Lamb

Read:  Psalm 72 / Proverbs 31 / Isaiah 18 / Mark 15

 

Psalm 72:8-11 ~ He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth… his enemies shall lick the dust. The kings… shall bring presents… Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.

Proverbs 31:3 ~ Give not… thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

Proverbs 31:8 ~ Open thy mouth… in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

Isaiah 18:7 ~ In that time shall the present be brought unto the LORD of hosts… to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, the mount Zion.

Mark 15:37 ~ Jesus… with a loud voice and gave up the ghost.

 

The enemies of Jesus Christ,

When He returns, shall lick the dust.

They mocked the Lord they sacrificed,

In whom they should have put their trust. 

 

The Lord shall come to rule in Zion;

The Church shall be His joyful bride.

We’ll hear Him roar as Judah’s Lion;

We’ll see the Lamb who for us died.

 

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Growing Gray

Read:  Psalm 71 / Proverbs 30 / Isaiah 17 / Mark 14

 

Psalm 71:18 ~ Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

Proverbs 30:12 ~ There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

Isaiah 17:7 ~ At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.

Mark 14:6-8 ~ Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me… She hath done what she could.

 

Though I am old and growing gray,

I’m called to tell this generation

That Jesus Christ is still the Way,

The Truth, and Life of our salvation.

 

I’ll show that Christ is our Creator.

I’ll make His Gospel understood.

I would be faithful so that later

I’ll know I served Him while I could.

 

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Perfection of His Protection

Read:  Psalm 70 / Proverbs 29 / Isaiah 16 / Mark 13

 

Psalm 70:4 ~ Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.

Proverbs 29:25 ~ The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

Isaiah 16:14 ~ But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned… shall be very small and feeble.

Mark 13:31 ~ Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

 

We magnify the Lord’s perfection

For His salvation and His care.

The fear of God shall bring protection;

The fear of man shall bring a snare.

 

We are assured that God has spoken;

His prophecies are on display,

And not one promise has been broken.

His words shall never pass away.

 

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