Peter's Pitfall

Read:  Psalm 95 / Proverbs 23 / Isaiah 41 / Luke 22

 

Psalm 95:6-8 ~ O come, let us worship… For He is our God…  Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your heart.

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

Isaiah 41:10 ~ Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Luke 22:61,62 ~ The Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord… and wept bitterly.

 

The call to turn to God is clear,

But hardened hearts walk on in danger.

Today God calls the lost to hear,

Or else be found by Him a stranger.

 

Yet God speaks to His own as well

To heed the warnings in His Book,

Remembering how Peter fell

And wept when Jesus turned to look. 

 

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Flowers Fade

Read:  Psalm 94 / Proverbs 22 / Isaiah 40 / Luke 21

 

Psalm 94:9 ~ He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

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?

Isaiah 40:8 ~ The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

Luke 21:33 ~ Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

 

The thoughts of pure insanity

Are heard from those dismissing God.

They thus deceive humanity

And teach what atheists applaud.

 

The grass shall wither; flowers fade. 

The Word of God shall stand forever.

The shame of fools shall be displayed

Who thought their arguments were clever.

 

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Humble vs. Hardened

Read:  Psalm 93 / Proverbs 21 / Isaiah 39 / Luke 20

 

Psalm 93:5 ~ Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, forever.

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

Isaiah 39:8 ~ Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD… For there shall be peace and truth in my days.

Luke 20:17 ~ What is this then that is written, The Stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the Head of the corner?

 

The testimonies of the Lord

Declare He is forever holy,

Yet by His grace we have explored

Salvation offered to the lowly.

 

Our Savior is the Corner Stone

By whom the humble may be pardoned,

But Christ upon His great white throne

Shall judge the proud whose hearts are hardened. 

 

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To Seek and To Save

Read:  Psalm 92 / Proverbs 20 / Isaiah 38 / Luke 19

 

Psalm 92:5 ~ O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.

Proverbs 20:24 ~ Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

Isaiah 38:17 ~ Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

Luke 19:10 ~ For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

 

The works of God are surely great;

The thoughts of God are very deep.

When we were in our lost estate,

He saw our tears; He heard us weep.

 

Behold the wondrous love of Christ

Who came to seek and save the lost:

He suffered and was sacrificed

To ransom souls at such a cost!

 

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Secret of our Safety

Read:  Psalm 91 / Proverbs 19 / Isaiah 37 / Luke 18

 

Psalm 91:1 ~ He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

Proverbs 19:23 ~ The fear of the LORD tendeth to life… he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

Isaiah 37:14 ~ And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.

Luke 18:39,42 ~ They which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me… Thy faith hath saved thee.

 

There is a secret place to dwell

That gives us safety in the strife,

That rescues us at last from hell,

And leads us to eternal life. 

 

Like Hezekiah who had spread

Before the Lord that dreadful letter,

We should not fear, but pray instead,

Assured that trusting God is better.

 

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Prayerfully Pursue

Read:  Psalm 90 / Proverbs 18 / Isaiah 36 / Luke 17

 

Psalm 90:12 ~ So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

Proverbs 18:10 ~ The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

Isaiah 36:18 ~ Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

Luke 17:30,32 ~ Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed… Remember Lot's wife.

 

Our days on earth are very few,

So we should fear the Lord, not man.

We ought to prayerfully pursue

The heart of God and trust His plan.

 

When Hezekiah was afraid,

He prayed to God and did not lack.

Let his example now persuade

Our hearts to trust and not look back.

 

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Favor Foretold

Read:  Psalm 89 / Proverbs 17 / Isaiah 35 / Luke 16

 

Psalm 89:14,15 ~ Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face. Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound.

Proverbs 17:22 ~ A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

Isaiah 35:10 ~ The ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads… and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Luke 16:26,29 ~ There is a great gulf fixed… They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

 

The Law, which called for condemnation,

By grace and truth was satisfied. 

We thank the Lord for our salvation,

For to this end, our Savior died. 

 

Though sin had caused a gulf so great,

The Lord foretold His wondrous favor

By prophecies which clearly state

That Christ would come to be our Savior.

 

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