Risen Redeemer

Read:  Psalm 107 / Proverbs 26 / Leviticus 12 / Colossians 3

Psalm 107:2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; 

Proverbs 26:2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. 

Leviticus 12:2,8 If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child... If  she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles... for a sin offering... and she shall be clean. 

Colossians 3:1,2 If ye then be risen with Christ... Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

My Risen Redeemer is Christ;

I love Him, for He loved me first.

For me was my Lord  sacrificed

And for my redemption was cursed. 

Conceived in a virgin, He came,

Compelled by His unbounded love,  

To purge all my sin and my shame

And fit me for heaven above.  

Walking without Wavering

Read:  Psalm 106 / Proverbs 25 / Leviticus 11 / Colossians 2

Psalm 106:12-13 Then believed they his words; they sang his praise. They soon forgot his works; they waited not for his counsel.

Proverbs 25:19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

Leviticus 11:45 I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of...  Egypt, to be your God...  therefore be holy, for I am holy.

Colossians 2:6-7 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him... stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

The people rescued from oppression

Believed God's Word and sang His praise,

But soon they wavered in transgression

And were not walking in His ways. 

Unfaithful as a broken tooth,

They turned away when they had lusted. 

Let us be walking in the truth

To worship Christ in whom we trusted!  

Principle of His Preeminence

Read:  Psalm 105 / Proverbs 24 / Leviticus 10 / Colossians 1

Psalm 105:40 The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

Proverbs 24:27 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

Leviticus 10:1-3 And Nadab and Abihu... offered strange fire before the LORD...  and they died before the LORD. Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh Me.

Colossians 1:18 And he is the head of the body, the church...  that in all things he might have the preeminence.

The people in the desert asked

For momentary meat that fails. 

Their wrong desire was unmasked

When God delivered to them quails. 

As Nadab and Abihu learned,

The Lord will have preeminence.

This principle must be discerned,

Or there will be a consequence.  

Merciful Meditation

Read:  Psalm 104 / Proverbs 23 / Leviticus 9 / Philippians 4

Psalm 104:33-34 I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.

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

Leviticus 9:4,5 Today the LORD will appear unto you... and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD.

Philippians 4:6-7 Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

How merciful the meditation

That finds us low at Jesus' feet

To contemplate His great salvation,

And rest in perfect peace so sweet. 

How sweet indeed the confidence

That Jesus Christ will not depart! 

The Lord Himself is our Defense

To whom we rightly give our heart. 

Beautiful Benefits

Read:  Psalm 103 / Proverbs 22 / Leviticus 8 / Philippians 3

Psalm 103:2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

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

Leviticus 8:12 And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.

Philippians 3:7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 

The benefits are beautiful

That God has given by His grace

To rescue and redeem our soul,

Providing us a Hiding Place. 

The beauty of our great High Priest

Was seen when He was on the cross. 

Let His dominion be increased

And lesser things be counted loss.