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Psalms Feed

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Many of us spend a lot of time going through news feeds and FB feeds, and are bombarded with news of the coronavirus, which can leave us stressed and distressed.

I would like to propose for the month of April that we go through a Psalms Feed to find peace, comfort, and strength in the Lord during this time.

Feed your soul on five psalms a day – which will take you through the Psalms in one month.

I will be posting reflections throughout the month as I am able.  I would love to hear your reflections too – please share them in the comments.

Passion Points

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Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:

God’s Presence Is the Essence of Heaven – Randy Alcorn (EPM)
The best part of Heaven on the New Earth will be enjoying God’s presence. He’ll actually dwell among us (Revelation 21:3-4). Just as the Holy of Holies contained the dazzling presence of God in ancient Israel, so will the New Jerusalem contain his presence. The New Earth’s greatest miracle will be our continual, unimpeded access to the God of everlasting splendor and perpetual delight.

Ten Short Truths about the Shortest Psalm – Barry York (GR)
Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord! – Psalm 117

Psalms for Men Who Are Struggling – Scott Slayton (One Degree To Another)
When you read these Psalms and absorb their message, pray them as if they are your own words. Take these complaints, fears, and confessions before the Lord. Pray them, laying your sins, anxieties, and burdens before the Lord. Then, rest in the peace, assurance, strength, and forgiveness that only he can give.

Five Great Benefits from Preaching – Tim Challies
Preaching gives us a hunger for the Word, teaches us how to read, interpret, and apply the Word, and shows us the great benefits that come when we commit ourselves to it.

Hope you have a great Lord’s Day hearing the preaching of God’s Word!

Passion Points

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Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:

Why You Should Live in the Psalms – Scott Slayton (One Degree To Another)
The Psalms provide a welcome antidote to our craving for shallowness. The Psalms, which seem so easy to understand on the surface, invite us to deep study and contemplation. They show the blessing of cultivating a deep and abiding trust in the Lord and beckon us to leave behind our life of distraction so we can know and love God more deeply.

Learning to Say Hello Again – Douglas Groothuis (CT)
It seems like a small thing, but it really isn’t. How we greet—or fail to greet—others says much about our character. But in the power of the Holy Spirit, we may practice the presence of people by acknowledging and recognizing them for who they are: creatures made in God’s image.

Will Your Phone Dominate Your Life in 2018? (Crossway)
Technology use is an area with which many of us struggle to find balance. How much is too much? What is it good for? How can we encourage our families to hold it in its proper place?

How to Discourage Your Minister in the New Year – Paul Levy (reformation 21)
I want to give you 6 ways to discourage your minister in the New Year…

Hope you have a great Lord’s Day!

Psalms Collection

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Here are some interesting posts related to the Psalms:

The Amazing Truth at the Heart of the Psalms – Dane Ortlund (Crossway)

4 Things to Remember When Thinking about the Curses in the Psalms – Justin Taylor

Can Christians Pray the Imprecations of Psalm 69? – W. Robert Godfrey (Ligonier)

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?

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.

Reflections on Psalms 127-129

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

  • Work – Psalm 127 reminds us that our work is futile unless God blesses it. Instead of anxious constant toil, we should do our work and then rest, trusting God to bless it.  Which of those two ways better describes you?
  • Children – Psalm 127 tells us that children are a blessing from God. How does that compare to our culture’s view of children?  Who do children ultimately belong to?  How should that affect the way parents raise them?

Reflections on Psalms 105-109

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

  • Saved to Walk with God – Psalm 105 recounts God saving Israel from Egypt – that “they might keep his statutes and observe his laws” (v45). Psalm 106 tells of Israel’s repeated failure to do what they were saved to do.  What about you?  God saved you that you might walk with him.  Are you?  What changes do you need to make?
  • Saved by Love – Psalm 107 recounts several stories of people who were in deep trouble who cried out to God, and God saved them. In response they should give thanks to God for his love.  What story from your life could you add to this psalm?  Thank God for his saving love.

Reflections on Psalms 101-104

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

  • Integrity – In Psalm 101, David expresses his desire to walk with integrity. He ponders the way that is blameless.  He guards his eyes from worthless things.  He wants nothing to do with evil.  How well does this describe you?  What steps do you need to take to walk with integrity before God?
  • God’s Love – Psalm 104 presents God as our Creator and Sustainer. Despite the fact that we are small before him (and even sinners), God still shows his compassion to us (Psalm 103).  Ponder his care for you – and give thanks.

Psalms 101-109: The Love Of God

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(102, 104) How would you describe God according to 102:25-27 and 104:1-35?

(103) How would you describe people – morally (v6-12) and physically (v13-18)?  How does this contrast with God?

How does God respond to us (v8, 11-12, 17)?

(105-106) God demonstrates his love towards his people by remembering his covenant with them (106:45).  Trace the ways he remembered his covenant (105:7-11) to Israel in these two psalms.

How are his actions towards Israel good examples of love?

How should God’s people respond to his love (105:1-6, 45; 106:1, 47)?  What might this look like in our daily lives?

(107) For each of the following passages, describe the situation, God’s loving response, and how we should respond:

v4-9 –

v10-16 –

v17-22 –

v23-32 –

(101, 108, 109) How should we further respond to God’s love in 101:1-8, 108:1-5, 109:21-26?

(101-109) Which verse(s) or psalm especially speaks to you, and why?