Behold the Beauty

Read:  Psalm 27 / Proverbs 27 / 1 Kings 9 / John 19

 

Psalm 27:1,4 ~ The LORD is my light and my salvation… One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after… to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple. 

Proverbs 27:11 ~ My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

1 Kings 9:4,5 ~ And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart… Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel forever, as I promised.

John 19:5,14 ~ Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns… Behold the Man!... Behold your King!

 

Behold the beauty of the Lord

Who is my Light and my Salvation!

The more His beauty is explored,

My heart is drawn with adoration. 

 

The Lord who calls me to be wise

Has shown to me His perfect plan:

The promised Lamb for sinners dies!

Behold your King!  Behold the Man! 

 

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Curse in the Cup

Read:  Psalm 26 / Proverbs 26 / 1 Kings 8 / John 18

 

Psalm 26:11 ~ But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.

Proverbs 26:2 ~ The curse causeless shall not come.

1 Kings 8:56 ~ Blessed be the LORD… there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised.

John 18:11 ~ Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? 

 

I’ll walk in my integrity

And thank the Lord I am redeemed.

He bore my curse to rescue me;

My sin was worse than it had seemed. 

 

I thank the Lord who holds me up

And keeps His promises He made. 

For me He drank the bitter cup!

My curse is gone!  My debt is paid!

 

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Temporary vs. Timeless

Read:  Psalm 25 / Proverbs 25 / 1 Kings 7 / John 17

 

Psalm 25:9 ~ The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.

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

1 Kings 6:38; 7:1 ~ The house [of the Lord] ... was he seven years in building it.  But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

John 17:15,16 ~ I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

 

The meek shall hear the Savior’s voice

And live to serve the King of kings. 

The proud shall soon regret their choice

To live for temporary things. 

 

The years that Solomon devoted

To build the house of God were seven,

But thirteen for his own were noted;

Beware!  Our timeless home is heaven.

 

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Changeless Cheer

Read:  Psalm 24 / Proverbs 24 / 1 Kings 6 / John 16 

 

Psalm 24:1,2 ~ The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

Proverbs 24:3 ~ Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established.

1 Kings 6:11,12 ~ The word of the LORD came to Solomon…  Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes… and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee.

John 16:33 ~ These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

 

The earth belongs to Jesus Christ,

The Lord and Maker of creation,

Who for our sake was sacrificed

To thereby purchase our salvation. 

 

His Word is truth and shall not cease,

Though earth and heaven disappear,

For Christ, who is our endless Peace,

Extends to us His changeless cheer.

 

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Prophetic Promises

Read:  Psalm 23 / Proverbs 23 / 1 Kings 5 / John 15 

 

Psalm 23:1,6 ~ The LORD is my Shepherd; I shall not want… Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

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

1 Kings 5:12 ~ The LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him.

John 15:22-25 ~ If I had not come and spoken unto them… If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin… But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled… They hated me without a cause.

 

The reason for my expectation

Is that my Shepherd cannot fail.

He is the Lord of my salvation,

And where He leads, He shall prevail. 

 

His promises were proven true,

Foreseen in His prophetic laws. 

His enemies were seen there too

Who “hated” Him “without a cause.”

 

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Ransom and Reign

Read:  Psalm 22 / Proverbs 22 / 1 Kings 4 / John 14

 

Psalm 22:27 ~ All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

Proverbs 22:20,21 ~ Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge… of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?

1 Kings 4:29 ~ God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand.

John 14:29 ~ And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.

 

From all the ends of planet earth

The people shall recall and show

How Jesus came in humble birth

To ransom sinners here below. 

 

The Lord has given certainty

By His prophetic words so plain

As in Psalm twenty-two we see

That Christ who ransomed us shall reign.

 

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Highest Happiness

Read:  Psalm 21 / Proverbs 21 / 1 Kings 3 / John 13

 

Psalm 21:1 ~ The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

Proverbs 21:3,21 ~ To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice… He that followeth righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honor.

1 Kings 3:10,28 ~ The speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing… And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.

John 13:17 ~ If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.

 

In God’s salvation we rejoice

With strength and wisdom from above.

All those who will obey His voice

Shall find their refuge in His love.

 

This is our highest happiness

That God is putting on display. 

This is the path that He will bless

As we believe Him and obey. 

 

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