Don't forget to come to church tomorrow!
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
13 The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
14 From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
15 He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.
16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
17 An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
19 To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
21 For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
22 Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.
Verse 12 really caught my attention. It is tell9ing us a nation that serves Him will be blessed. Now, do you think the U.S.A. is a nation under God? That is a good question and thought about this for a while, and I came to a conclusion that we are. I say this because this nation is the biggest nation with more churches than any other nation, we produce a myriad of missionaries to the rest of the world to hear the gospel, and we praise God here than anywhere else. I want you guys to give your opinion on if our nation is under God or not. Go ahead and elaborate...... you want to, I know it!
-Michael
FRIDAY, April 17th, 2009
Hey guys! Great Job on the devos Wednesday! Michael, I am glad that you thought of just having them go back and repeat the day that they missed! Smart thinking!
Psalm 33
1 Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
2 Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
3 Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.
4 For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.
5 He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.
6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
9 For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
10 The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
11 The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
3 Major thoughts come to my attention in this passage:
First we are to REJOICE IN THE LORD!!! When was the last time that you rejoiced in the Lord? When was the last time that you thanked God for being so wonderful! Our hearts should be full of Joy because we have so much to rejoice about!!
Second: I love how it says that we are to worship God with singing and by playing skillfully... Several of you guys play instruments and you know exactly what it is like to play with Skill... Well, God wants us to play for Him and He wants us not to just play carelessly, instead we are to play with skill... put it this way: When we play with skill we make our creator look even better!! (We give him the glory that He deserves!!)
Finally: I love verse 11... the counsel of the Lord standeth forever! It will never fail! It will never cahnge, IT WILL NEVER NEED TO BE UPDATED!!!
Gods word is always truth and always accurate and always relevant!!
That is why it is so important to be in Gods word every day!!
Keep up the good work guys!!
Psalm 33
1 Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
2 Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
3 Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.
4 For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.
5 He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.
6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
9 For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
10 The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
11 The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
3 Major thoughts come to my attention in this passage:
First we are to REJOICE IN THE LORD!!! When was the last time that you rejoiced in the Lord? When was the last time that you thanked God for being so wonderful! Our hearts should be full of Joy because we have so much to rejoice about!!
Second: I love how it says that we are to worship God with singing and by playing skillfully... Several of you guys play instruments and you know exactly what it is like to play with Skill... Well, God wants us to play for Him and He wants us not to just play carelessly, instead we are to play with skill... put it this way: When we play with skill we make our creator look even better!! (We give him the glory that He deserves!!)
Finally: I love verse 11... the counsel of the Lord standeth forever! It will never fail! It will never cahnge, IT WILL NEVER NEED TO BE UPDATED!!!
Gods word is always truth and always accurate and always relevant!!
That is why it is so important to be in Gods word every day!!
Keep up the good work guys!!
THURSDAY, April 16th, 2009
I checked last night's comments, and I saw no one did them. ): Ususally wednesday is busy since no one gets home from church until like 9 or 10, then its just way too late, every one is tired... Anyway, Go back to yesterday, and do them, its a good passage, you'll like it. I guarantee it.
WEDNESDAY, April 15th, 2009
See you all in church tonight!
Psalm 32
1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
5 I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
6 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
7 Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
11 Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
Cool. Verse 10 is the one that caught my eye the most. This morning when I was watching the news, they had like about 20 teens and their parents, and the teens were doing something in school called sexting. You all have an imagination, I'm sure you can figure out what that means. Anyway, the teens all got caught, and they were on the morning show, all sorry about the bad thing they did, but I said to myself "these teens wouldn't be sorry and guilty if they had Christ in their life and were following Him." See, we don't feel sorry for ourselves because WE NEVER DID SEXTING, BECAUSE WE HAVE CHRIST!!!I just thought they were very dumb to do such a thing, but at least now, they will learn from their mistakes and never do it again and maybe follow the Lord. See there you go, Christ can turn a wicked sinner into a rightious man by His blood. This situation just proves if your a wicked sinner, you feel sorrow, but If you follow Christ, you won't even consider doing such a thing, BECAUSE YOU HAVE CHRIST!!!
-Michael
Psalm 32
1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
5 I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
6 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
7 Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
11 Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
Cool. Verse 10 is the one that caught my eye the most. This morning when I was watching the news, they had like about 20 teens and their parents, and the teens were doing something in school called sexting. You all have an imagination, I'm sure you can figure out what that means. Anyway, the teens all got caught, and they were on the morning show, all sorry about the bad thing they did, but I said to myself "these teens wouldn't be sorry and guilty if they had Christ in their life and were following Him." See, we don't feel sorry for ourselves because WE NEVER DID SEXTING, BECAUSE WE HAVE CHRIST!!!I just thought they were very dumb to do such a thing, but at least now, they will learn from their mistakes and never do it again and maybe follow the Lord. See there you go, Christ can turn a wicked sinner into a rightious man by His blood. This situation just proves if your a wicked sinner, you feel sorrow, but If you follow Christ, you won't even consider doing such a thing, BECAUSE YOU HAVE CHRIST!!!
-Michael
TUESDAY, April 14th , 2009
Wow, God has been a true blessing, He has giving me over 550 bucks for my mission trip to Guatamala, in TWO weeks!! 550 bucks! do you believe that?! It just goes to show that if you are faithfull, God will defiently reward you. So now you have a good reason to DO YOUR DEVOTIONS!!!!
Psalm 31
15 My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.
17 Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.
18 Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
19 Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
21 Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the
voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
23 O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
24 Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.
God is telling us here we should not be ashamed of Him and His word, because really, what is there to be ashamed of? This passage spoke to me, now I have just realized that my own words have just spoken to myself, so consider my words that I typed in the last sentence, God typing through my fingers. Maybe thats why I have been learning to type faster!! Its gotta be!
Here is a deal, if you guys want to share a testamony about what God has done for you in the past, say year, just go and share it, if your not into that, just comment on the passage. I will love to hear your testamony, so get typing!!
See you tomorrow night!
Psalm 31
15 My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.
17 Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.
18 Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
19 Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
21 Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the
voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
23 O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
24 Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.
God is telling us here we should not be ashamed of Him and His word, because really, what is there to be ashamed of? This passage spoke to me, now I have just realized that my own words have just spoken to myself, so consider my words that I typed in the last sentence, God typing through my fingers. Maybe thats why I have been learning to type faster!! Its gotta be!
Here is a deal, if you guys want to share a testamony about what God has done for you in the past, say year, just go and share it, if your not into that, just comment on the passage. I will love to hear your testamony, so get typing!!
See you tomorrow night!
MONDAY, April 13th, 2009
Hey guys! How was school today? I am sure it was sad to go back after a solid week off! Well, onto the devotions for the day!
Psalm 31
1 In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
2 Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
3 For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.
4 Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.
5 Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.
6 I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.
7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
8 And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
9 Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
10 For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
11 I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
13 For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
14 But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.
I love this passage that reminds us over and over that God is our Rock... it seems like there are so many times in our lives when the ground we stand on is shakey. It seems like we go through storms in life and we can understand exactly what Peter felt like as he walked on the water and quickly sank because he took his eyes off the Lord.
Well, we are reminded that we too will sink unless we stand on the rock of our salvation! The Lord Jesus Christ! He is our rock! It reminds me of the song we sing with the praise team: "Made me glad"
The words say: I will bless the Lord forever, I will trust Him at all times, he shall deliver me from all fear, he shall SET MY FEET UPON A ROCK!!! AND I SHALL NOT BE MOVED!!
I'LL SAY OF THE LORD! You are my strength, my shield, my portion, deliverer, my shelter, strong tower... my very present help in time of need!!
I am thankful for My Rock!!
Psalm 31
1 In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
2 Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
3 For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.
4 Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.
5 Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.
6 I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.
7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
8 And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
9 Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
10 For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
11 I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
13 For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
14 But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.
I love this passage that reminds us over and over that God is our Rock... it seems like there are so many times in our lives when the ground we stand on is shakey. It seems like we go through storms in life and we can understand exactly what Peter felt like as he walked on the water and quickly sank because he took his eyes off the Lord.
Well, we are reminded that we too will sink unless we stand on the rock of our salvation! The Lord Jesus Christ! He is our rock! It reminds me of the song we sing with the praise team: "Made me glad"
The words say: I will bless the Lord forever, I will trust Him at all times, he shall deliver me from all fear, he shall SET MY FEET UPON A ROCK!!! AND I SHALL NOT BE MOVED!!
I'LL SAY OF THE LORD! You are my strength, my shield, my portion, deliverer, my shelter, strong tower... my very present help in time of need!!
I am thankful for My Rock!!
SUNDAY, April 12th, 2009
Wow you guys are amazing on these devos! Pastor Lee and I are proud! Keep it up!!!!
Psalm 30
1 I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
2 O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
3 O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
4 Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
7 LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
8 I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.
9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
10 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.
11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
12 To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
This passage is telling us to praise God, because He has supplied our needs. One way He has supplied our needs is He made a way for us to live eternally forever with Him. Now, think about eternity for a second before you continue reading.............. Can you imagine......... living FOREVER *EVER* *EVER* *EVER* (*ECHO*) can you? NO! ITS INFINATE TIME IT NEVER ENDS!!!! WE CAN'T IMAGINE THAT BECAUSE WE ARE FINATE BEINGS. Now, whenever you can't imagine something, you get the perception that it is super awesome. That is definetly the case here. Just remember, if you start having doubts about what God has done for you, just think about eternity, it ALWAYS works!!
Psalm 30
1 I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
2 O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
3 O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
4 Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
7 LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
8 I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.
9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
10 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.
11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
12 To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
This passage is telling us to praise God, because He has supplied our needs. One way He has supplied our needs is He made a way for us to live eternally forever with Him. Now, think about eternity for a second before you continue reading.............. Can you imagine......... living FOREVER *EVER* *EVER* *EVER* (*ECHO*) can you? NO! ITS INFINATE TIME IT NEVER ENDS!!!! WE CAN'T IMAGINE THAT BECAUSE WE ARE FINATE BEINGS. Now, whenever you can't imagine something, you get the perception that it is super awesome. That is definetly the case here. Just remember, if you start having doubts about what God has done for you, just think about eternity, it ALWAYS works!!
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