Psalms 141-150: What God Does

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(142-143) Read 142:3a.  When your spirit is faint, how does it help to remember that God knows our way?

How does 142:3 relate to 143:8?

Why is it important to hear in the morning of God’s steadfast love?

What can we do to remind us of his love each morning?

(145-147) Read these psalms noticing who God is and all the many things that he does.

Which verse especially speaks to you and why?

(142-143, 145-150) As we consider how our God is for us, how should we respond to the Lord according to the following verses?  Why?

142:1, 143:1 –

143:6 –

145-150 (main idea) –

 

Passion Points

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Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:

God Desires To Bless You Infinitely More Than You Can Imagine – Mark Altrogge (TBC)

God Will Hold You Through Your Habits – David Mathis (DG)

Ten Questions Christians Should Ask of Their Entertainment – Kevin Halloran

The Worst Consequence of Skipping Church – Tim Challies

Hope you have a great Lord’s Day with your local church!

Revelation Quote

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RevQuotesPoint your whole life toward that glorious consummation, and let everything you do between now and then be informed by that moment when Jesus will come.  Live for him now so that you will enjoy him then. Meditate on these texts until the blazing purity of the Lord Jesus is more desirable to you than the filthy pleasures that are nothing more than twisted parodies of his good gifts.  And do everything you can to make sure that your day-to-day activities are done in a way that honors the King.

– James M. Hamilton Jr. in Revelation

Reflections on Psalms 136-140

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Which psalm or verse especially reflects your heart today?  Use those words to talk to the Lord.

  • Thanks for His Love – Psalms 136 and 138 call us to give thanks to God for his steadfast love toward us. If you were to write a psalm like Psalm 136, what loving acts of God would you include?  Give thanks to him for his loving work in your life.
  • God Knows Us – Psalm 139 reminds us that he knows us completely. He knows where we go and what we think.  He knows what we will say before we say it.  He knew us as he created us in our mother’s womb.  He knows what is in our hearts.  How do you respond to these amazing truths?

The Theme of Revelation

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Theme: Behold the Coming of Our Triumphant King

Behold: Behold the visions John saw and recorded.
Coming: Jesus is coming soon.  Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
King: Jesus reigns as king over all.
Triumphant King: Jesus will defeat all his enemies when he returns.
Our Triumphant King: No matter how bad things look, we are on the winning side.  Because Jesus wins, so will we.

So let us live with courageous hope.  No matter what we face, we can have courage today because we have a sure hope for the future.

So let us live with faithful endurance.  In the face of persecution, temptations, and suffering, let us endure faithfully for our King.

So let us live with awe-filled worship.  We have a great King who is worthy of all praise, glory, and honor, so let us worship him in awe.

Family Collection

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Tim Challies has been doing a weekly series about godly moms.  In honor of Mother’s Day, here are the first five posts:

Christian Men and their Godly Moms (Intro)

The Hidden Strength of a Weak Mother (John Newton’s Mom)

The Power of a Praying Mother (Hudson Taylor’s Mom)

The Unbreakable Bond of Training and Tenderness (John Gresham Machen’s Mom)

The Power of a Persevering Mother (Christopher Yuan’s Mom)

 

Revelation Quote

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RevQuotes

One of the main goals of the book, therefore, is to exhort believers to remain faithful to Christ in spite of present sufferings and in spite of the temptations to engage in idolatry represented by compromise with the world-system, because this faithfulness will eventually be rewarded in the heavenly kingdom.

– G.K. Beale in Revelation

Reflections on Psalms 130-135

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Which psalm or verse especially reflects your heart today?  Use those words to talk to the Lord.

  • Hope in the Lord – The Psalmist cries out to God for forgiveness, and then waits and hopes in the Lord (Psalm 130). He humbles and quiets himself as he hopes in the Lord (Psalm 131).  Have you humbled yourself before the Lord?  For what do you need forgiveness?  Describe your hope in the Lord.
  • Bless the Lord – Psalms 134-135 call us to bless and praise the Lord. He is a great God who does great things.  What great things has he done for you recently?  Bless and praise the Lord.