“The days are coming,” declares the Sovereign Lord,
“when I will send a famine through the land-
not a famine of food or a thirst for water,
but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord.
Right now we hear the word of the Lord and we choose to believe and obey or not. We have the luxury of choice. Imagine a time when there is no choice to be made because we have no opportunity to hear...a famine of hearing.
Lord, thank you for allowing us to hear the words of the Lord. Please help all those who hear to believe and obey. Amen.
Showing posts with label God's word. Show all posts
Showing posts with label God's word. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Friday, March 10, 2017
Psalm 119:160 - Words for the word
All your words are true;
all your righteous laws are eternal.
Yesterday in my blog post I used several words all basically meaning the same thing: the Bible. In this Psalm 119 section all of these words are synonymous: law, promise, decrees, statutes, word, precepts. If you are familiar with the Bible you probably know this, but the old testament has the law (Genesis-Deuteronomy) given by God to the Israelites (Jews). The Psalms are referring to this law. When Christ came to the earth and died on the cross, he fulfilled the law. That is why most Christians no longer follow the Jewish Laws. The new testament books were all written after Christ's death. Both the old and new testaments are God's word and all these words above describe both.
Lord, As we have said so many times, thank you for your word. Please help us to study it and love it more and more every day. Amen,
all your righteous laws are eternal.
Yesterday in my blog post I used several words all basically meaning the same thing: the Bible. In this Psalm 119 section all of these words are synonymous: law, promise, decrees, statutes, word, precepts. If you are familiar with the Bible you probably know this, but the old testament has the law (Genesis-Deuteronomy) given by God to the Israelites (Jews). The Psalms are referring to this law. When Christ came to the earth and died on the cross, he fulfilled the law. That is why most Christians no longer follow the Jewish Laws. The new testament books were all written after Christ's death. Both the old and new testaments are God's word and all these words above describe both.
Lord, As we have said so many times, thank you for your word. Please help us to study it and love it more and more every day. Amen,
Thursday, March 9, 2017
Psalm 119:148 - A page turner
My eyes stay open through the watches of the night,
that I may meditate on your promises.
Every once in a while I will see a post on Facebook "It's 2 am and I need to go to sleep, but I can't put down this book I am reading!" From the verse above, the author of this portion of Psalm 119 felt this way about the word of God. When we allow the word of God to penetrate our heart and ask God to speak to us personally through his word, his word becomes more than just a book and we too will have this kind of passion about the Bible.
Lord, thank you for your word. Please help us to love your word and meditate on it often. Amen.
that I may meditate on your promises.
Every once in a while I will see a post on Facebook "It's 2 am and I need to go to sleep, but I can't put down this book I am reading!" From the verse above, the author of this portion of Psalm 119 felt this way about the word of God. When we allow the word of God to penetrate our heart and ask God to speak to us personally through his word, his word becomes more than just a book and we too will have this kind of passion about the Bible.
Lord, thank you for your word. Please help us to love your word and meditate on it often. Amen.
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Psalm 119:143 - Our rock
Trouble and distress have come upon me,
but your commands give me delight.
There will always be trouble and distress. There will always be things in our lives and things in the world that are difficult to bear. The blessing for the believer is the constancy of truth. It is our rock and even in the storm, the rock does not move. It is something to firmly hold on to in times of trouble and a place to find rest, peace and even joy.
Lord, thank you for your word and and the stability it brings to our lives. Please help us to cling to the truth in times of distress, Amen.
but your commands give me delight.
There will always be trouble and distress. There will always be things in our lives and things in the world that are difficult to bear. The blessing for the believer is the constancy of truth. It is our rock and even in the storm, the rock does not move. It is something to firmly hold on to in times of trouble and a place to find rest, peace and even joy.
Lord, thank you for your word and and the stability it brings to our lives. Please help us to cling to the truth in times of distress, Amen.
Monday, February 20, 2017
Psalm 119:103 - Sweet!
How sweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!
If you are like me and you have a sweet tooth, then this scripture speaks to you. This section of Psalm 119 concentrates on the benefits of the word. The word gives us understanding, wisdom, insight and helps us to avoid evil paths. The word is something we come to crave. We feel it's benefits and see it working in our lives the more we study.
Lord, thank you for your word. Please help us to crave your word like sweets. Amen.
sweeter than honey to my mouth!
If you are like me and you have a sweet tooth, then this scripture speaks to you. This section of Psalm 119 concentrates on the benefits of the word. The word gives us understanding, wisdom, insight and helps us to avoid evil paths. The word is something we come to crave. We feel it's benefits and see it working in our lives the more we study.
Lord, thank you for your word. Please help us to crave your word like sweets. Amen.
Friday, February 3, 2017
Psalm 119:11 - Your word
I have hidden your word in my heart
that I might not sin against you.
Today is national Wear Red Day for Heart disease awareness, so this is why I chose a verse with "heart" in it, but this section of Psalm 119 is about studying the word. By studying the word, this is how we know what God wants. This is the way we learn obedience and to be a person after God's own heart.
Lord, thank you for teaching us how to reduce our sin and be more obedient. Please help us to stay in your word and keep it in our hearts. Amen.
that I might not sin against you.
Today is national Wear Red Day for Heart disease awareness, so this is why I chose a verse with "heart" in it, but this section of Psalm 119 is about studying the word. By studying the word, this is how we know what God wants. This is the way we learn obedience and to be a person after God's own heart.
Lord, thank you for teaching us how to reduce our sin and be more obedient. Please help us to stay in your word and keep it in our hearts. Amen.
Saturday, November 26, 2016
Psalm 95:7-8 - Hear his voice
Today, if only you would hear his voice,
“Do not harden your hearts
I believe hearing God is essential. Before you even begin your walk with God, he will draw you to him, if you will only listen with your heart. While you are on our spiritual journey, he continues to guide you, you just have to open his word and your mind. As a Christian, you are instructed by his word and through the meditation of your heart-being still and hearing his voice.
Lord, thank you for speaking to us. Please help us to hear your voice. Amen
“Do not harden your hearts
I believe hearing God is essential. Before you even begin your walk with God, he will draw you to him, if you will only listen with your heart. While you are on our spiritual journey, he continues to guide you, you just have to open his word and your mind. As a Christian, you are instructed by his word and through the meditation of your heart-being still and hearing his voice.
Lord, thank you for speaking to us. Please help us to hear your voice. Amen
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