Arrow of the Almighty

Read:  Psalm 64 / Proverbs 3 / 2 Kings 24 / Romans 7

 

Psalm 64:7,9 ~ But God shall shoot an arrow… and all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God.

Proverbs 3:35 ~ The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.

2 Kings 24:20 ~ For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out.

Romans 7:24,25 ~ O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me?... I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

Almighty God, who feeds the sparrow,

Shall save those trusting in His name.

But God at last shall shoot an arrow

And put His enemies to shame. 

 

Their evil has not been ignored;

The Lord has heard their mockery. 

Thank God for Jesus Christ our Lord

And for His truth that makes us free!

 

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Satisfaction in our Savior

Read:  Psalm 63 / Proverbs 2 / 2 Kings 23 / Romans 6

 

Psalm 63:3 ~ Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

Proverbs 2:35 ~ If thou criest after knowledge… for understanding; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

2 Kings 23:25 ~ Like unto him [Josiah] was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.

Romans 6:23 ~ For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

This desert land of sin and strife

Wherein we travel is so dry.

God’s love is better than this life

Which cannot save or satisfy.

 

How wisely king Josiah turned

With all his might in his behavior

To love the Lord as he discerned

Such satisfaction in our Savior.

 

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Tender Trust

Read:  Psalm 62 / Proverbs 1 / 2 Kings 22 / Romans 5

 

Psalm 62:8 ~ Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Proverbs 1:32,33 ~ For the turning away of the simple shall slay them… But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

2 Kings 22:19 ~ Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD… and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD.

Romans 5:1,2 ~ We have peace… through our Lord Jesus Christ: by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

 

Our God is drawing humble hearts;

He listens to their prayers outpoured.

The peace and safety He imparts

Are found in those who trust the Lord. 

 

Josiah prayed and sought God’s face;

The Lord could see his heart was tender. 

We have this access into grace

By faith in Christ, our soul’s Defender. 

 

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Ascending Answer

Read:  Psalm 61 / Proverbs 30 / 2 Kings 21 / Romans 4

 

Psalm 61:2 ~ I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Proverbs 30:4 ~ Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name… if thou canst tell?

2 Kings 21:20,26 ~ And he [Amon] did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh did… and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.

Romans 4:17 ~ I have made thee a father of many nations, before him whom he believed… God who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were… according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

 

I cry to God to lead me higher,

Ascending upward to His rock.

My Savior answers my desire

As from His Word, I hear Him talk. 

 

He lifts my heart to heights above

To see His purpose and rejoice.

I hear my Savior’s words of love,

Like Abraham who heard His voice.

 

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Heroic Help

Read:  Psalm 60 / Proverbs 29 / 2 Kings 20 / Romans 3

 

Psalm 60:11 ~ Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

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

2 Kings 20:5,6 ~ Thus saith the LORD… I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

Romans 3:26 ~ Declare… his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

 

I know where help is coming from.

It’s not from man; that much is plain.

Heroic Help from Christ has come,

And every other hope is vain.

 

We praise our Hero and Defender

By whom we have been justified

With all who gratefully surrender

To Jesus Christ who for us died.

 

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Dying to Defend

Read:  Psalm 59 / Proverbs 28 / 2 Kings 19 / Romans 2

 

Psalm 59:17 ~ Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defense, and the God of my mercy.

Proverbs 28:13 ~ He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

2 Kings 19:34 ~ For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

Romans 2:4 ~ Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

 

The Lord my Strength is my Defense,

The God from whom my mercy came.

There is no other confidence

Or refuge that my soul can claim. 

 

The Lord was dying to defend

Our souls when He was sacrificed. 

How hopeless, therefore, is the end

Of those refusing Jesus Christ! 

 

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Sufficiently Suffered

Read:  Psalm 58 / Proverbs 27 / 2 Kings 18 / Romans 1

 

Psalm 58:11 ~ Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.

Proverbs 27:12 ~ A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

2 Kings 18:5,7 ~ He [Hezekiah] trusted in the LORD… so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him… And the LORD was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth.

Romans 1:17-20 ~ The righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith… The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness… so that they are without excuse.

 

Give thanks to God for righteousness

That Jesus purchased for the lost.

He gave His life, for nothing less

Sufficiently could pay that cost.

 

As Hezekiah knew so well,

He only prospered by God’s grace.

That grace has rescued us from hell,

For Jesus suffered in our place! 

 

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Heard and Healed

Read:  Psalm 57 / Proverbs 26 / 2 Kings 17 / Acts 28

 

Psalm 57:6 ~ They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.

Proverbs 26:27 ~ Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

2 Kings 17:12,14 ~ They served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing… Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God.

Acts 28:26,27 ~ Go unto this people, and say… Their eyes have they closed; lest they should see… and hear… and understand with their heart, and… be converted, and I should heal them.

 

The net was set where I could stumble;

The pit was dug where I could fall. 

But God delights to save the humble

And rescues those who on Him call.

 

The Lord exposed the dark seduction

Of idols which had been concealed.

I heard the truth of God’s instruction, 

I trusted Christ, and I was healed!

 

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Victorious Vows

Read:  Psalm 56 / Proverbs 25 / 2 Kings 16 / Acts 27

 

Psalm 56:12,13 ~ Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee. For thou hast delivered my soul from death.

Proverbs 25:12 ~ As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

2 Kings 16:2,20 ~ Ahaz… did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD…and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.

Acts 27:25,35 ~ Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me… And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God.

 

Let us be thankful every day

For vows God paid at such a cost

When Christ our Savior died to pay

The ransom needed by the lost.

 

We think upon the vows of Christ 

With grace and truth so glorious!

For us our Lord was sacrificed

And rose again victorious!

 

So may our worship be displayed

By godliness and grateful living,

Like Hezekiah who obeyed

And Paul who trusted with thanksgiving.

 

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Reproved vs. Rejection

Read:  Psalm 55 / Proverbs 24 / 2 Kings 15 / Acts 26

 

Psalm 55:22 ~ Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

Proverbs 24:15,16 ~ Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: for a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again.

2 Kings 15:5,7 ~ The LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death… So Azariah [Uzziah] slept with his fathers; and they buried him” cf. Is. 6:1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw… the Lord sitting upon a throne.

Acts 26:28 ~ Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.

 

We cast our burden on the Lord,

Assured that we shall not be moved.

Our rest shall also be restored

When we are by the Lord reproved.

 

When leprous king Uzziah died,

He was reproved by God’s correction.

When God’s reproof is brushed aside,

An “almost” answer is rejection. 

 

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Concrete Confidence

Read:  Psalm 54 / Proverbs 23 / 2 Kings 14 / Acts 25

 

Psalm 54:4,7 ~ Behold, God is mine helper… and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

Proverbs 23:18 ~ For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

2 Kings 13:17 ~ Elisha said… Shoot… The arrow of the LORD'S deliverance… for thou shalt smite the Syrians.

Acts 23:12; 25:12 ~ The Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome… Then Festus… answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go.

 

My eyes have seen the Lord’s desire;

My ears delight in what I’ve heard.

My certainty could not be higher;

I trust in God’s prophetic Word.

 

Though enemies around me stand,

My Savior stands in my defense.

They cannot thwart what God has planned;

This is my concrete confidence.

 

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Reasoning in Righteousness

Read:  Psalm 53 / Proverbs 22 / 2 Kings 13 / Acts 24

 

Psalm 53:2 ~ God looked down from heaven… to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

Proverbs 22:3 ~ A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

2 Kings 13:23 ~ The LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them… and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.

Acts 24:25 ~ As he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled… Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

 

The Lord looked down from heaven’s throne,

Beholding all humanity.

They neither sought Him on their own,

Nor turned from their insanity. 

 

Yet God was gracious, nonetheless,

Who sent His Gospel through His Spirit

With reasoning in righteousness

To rescue those who choose to hear it.

 

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Resting on His Reputation

Read:  Psalm 52 / Proverbs 21 / 2 Kings 12 / Acts 23 

 

Psalm 52:9 ~ I will praise thee forever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.

Proverbs 21:1 ~ The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

2 Kings 12:2 ~ Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada… instructed him.

Acts 23:11 ~ And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

 

As we behold what God has done,

We’re resting on His reputation.

He promised He would send His Son;

He did so, bringing us salvation. 

 

We rest assured that Christ is near,

Though every other friend has fled.

How good and pleasant is His cheer

As we are daily by Him led! 

 

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Cleansed by Christ

Read:  Psalm 51 / Proverbs 20 / 2 Kings 11 / Acts 22 

 

Psalm 51:7,13 ~ Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow… Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted.

Proverbs 20:9 ~ Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

2 Kings 11:13,14 ~ Athaliah… when she looked… the king stood by a pillar… and all the people of the land rejoiced… and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.

Acts 22:21,22 ~ And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles… And they… lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth.

 

The blood-soaked hyssop from the Lamb

Has saved me and shall make me clean,

As God examines all I am

And my most inward part has seen.

 

So let the world call it treason

When from its folly I depart,

Yet if they ask me for a reason,

I’ll show them Christ who cleansed my heart.

 

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