Today is so boring, I have nothing to do.... SO BORED.
Psalm 36
1 The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.
2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
4 He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
5 Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
6 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.
7 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
9 For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
10 O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the
upright in heart.
11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
12 There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.
In the beginning of this chapter it is giving us a inside scoop of what the wicked think and why and how they think it.
First, the wicked only think of themselves. No wonder why they are evil, because evil gives them pleasure... TOO THEMSELVES!! Men love darkness rather than light. Cause darkness gives them pleasure!! Again. The wicked only think about the here and now aspect of life, and never look into the future. In other words, they only focus on their lives at the current moment. They don't look at possible consequences, because they are so used to doing the wrong thing!
Never fall into temptation! Never! Because the end says they will fail!!!
FRIDAY, April 24th, 2009
Good comments yesterday as usual, keep it up!
Psalm 35
19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
20 For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
22 This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
23 Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
24 Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
25 Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
26 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
28 And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.
This passage sounds familiar a little, doesn't it? It sounds like what were to happen to us when we were little (if you were bullied). Ever felt like someone would pick on you for no reason? Ever felt like someone would laugh because they thought they were more powerful than you? or laugh like, "aha aha?" Then this passage is for you!
Now read this passage again so you can see something very specific. The psalmist (David) said he wanted God to "...let them..." Are you asking to yourself, "what in the world is Michael talking about? Well what I'm trying to get across with that phrase is David wasn't going to punish the bullies (or wicked men) himself! He wanted God to do it! Because it wasn't his place to take revenge on his own enemies! It was God's!
Revenge is society today has spread like a wildfire, or a cancer, everyone does it! You see the news in different cases with different people doing the same thing! Taking revenge out on their spouce, their brother, their mother, their best friend! and they take revenge on that person for a dumb reason like they stole 43 cents, or their parent didn't let them buy an XBox Live or whatever.
Just never take revenge for a stupid reason, or actually not at all!! God will take care of it! did you HEAR ME, GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF IT!!!!!!!!!
-Michael
Psalm 35
19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
20 For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
22 This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
23 Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
24 Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
25 Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
26 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
28 And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.
This passage sounds familiar a little, doesn't it? It sounds like what were to happen to us when we were little (if you were bullied). Ever felt like someone would pick on you for no reason? Ever felt like someone would laugh because they thought they were more powerful than you? or laugh like, "aha aha?" Then this passage is for you!
Now read this passage again so you can see something very specific. The psalmist (David) said he wanted God to "...let them..." Are you asking to yourself, "what in the world is Michael talking about? Well what I'm trying to get across with that phrase is David wasn't going to punish the bullies (or wicked men) himself! He wanted God to do it! Because it wasn't his place to take revenge on his own enemies! It was God's!
Revenge is society today has spread like a wildfire, or a cancer, everyone does it! You see the news in different cases with different people doing the same thing! Taking revenge out on their spouce, their brother, their mother, their best friend! and they take revenge on that person for a dumb reason like they stole 43 cents, or their parent didn't let them buy an XBox Live or whatever.
Just never take revenge for a stupid reason, or actually not at all!! God will take care of it! did you HEAR ME, GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF IT!!!!!!!!!
-Michael
THURSDAY, April 23rd, 2009
Hey guys! Good to see you guys being faithful on here!
Psalm 35
9 And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.
10 All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
11 False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
12 They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
14 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
16 With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
17 Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.
It is very wise to remind ourselves as David did that we are to be joyful in the Lord... David had a lot to complain about if anybody did... Think about what is going on in His life, God told Him that he was the king over Israel, but the old king, wants to Kill David. Ouch! David knew exactly what it was like to be attacked and beat up on by the world.
I know many of you know the same thing: I was thinking about what we talked about last night. This passage tells us that false witnesses did rise up and caused all kinds of trouble and hard times for David... the same thing happens at school for you guys! There are things that you are being taught everyday that are leading you away from Gods truth and you are given tests all the time where you have to answer questions with falacies instead of truth!
I know how difficult that is!
In verse 13 we see what David did, he said: As for me, I am going to focus on God and PRAY!!! That is the best way to get victory in these struggles! Pray!
Have you prayed today? What about yesterday? Well, do it now! Ask for Gods help as you go to school, as you come home, as you go to work, and as you do anything else that you do! PRAY!
Psalm 35
9 And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.
10 All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
11 False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
12 They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
14 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
16 With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
17 Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.
It is very wise to remind ourselves as David did that we are to be joyful in the Lord... David had a lot to complain about if anybody did... Think about what is going on in His life, God told Him that he was the king over Israel, but the old king, wants to Kill David. Ouch! David knew exactly what it was like to be attacked and beat up on by the world.
I know many of you know the same thing: I was thinking about what we talked about last night. This passage tells us that false witnesses did rise up and caused all kinds of trouble and hard times for David... the same thing happens at school for you guys! There are things that you are being taught everyday that are leading you away from Gods truth and you are given tests all the time where you have to answer questions with falacies instead of truth!
I know how difficult that is!
In verse 13 we see what David did, he said: As for me, I am going to focus on God and PRAY!!! That is the best way to get victory in these struggles! Pray!
Have you prayed today? What about yesterday? Well, do it now! Ask for Gods help as you go to school, as you come home, as you go to work, and as you do anything else that you do! PRAY!
WEDNESDAY, April 22nd, 2009
You guys are awesome!! You seem to write books when you do your devotions, man you definetly give a whole lot more info than I ever have!! Keep it up!
Psalm 35
1 Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.
5 Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.
6 Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.
7 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
8 Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
Verse 1 hit me with what Jesus said when He was here on Earth, over 2 thousand years ago. He said something like this: "When you feel like the world hates you, just remember, the world hated Me first." So in other words, Whenever someone fights you or just plain out hates you, they probably hate Jesus as well. Why? Probably they grew up in a household of hate and grew up to hate. The reasons vary. That really isn't the point though. Just always remember, the world hated Christ first not you, so you may feel a little bettter that your Lord was hated just like you were, OR THINK YOU ARE! And remember that Christ's opinion about you matters, not everyone else's!
See you tonight, and write another book if you want! (:
-Michael
Psalm 35
1 Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.
5 Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.
6 Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.
7 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
8 Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
Verse 1 hit me with what Jesus said when He was here on Earth, over 2 thousand years ago. He said something like this: "When you feel like the world hates you, just remember, the world hated Me first." So in other words, Whenever someone fights you or just plain out hates you, they probably hate Jesus as well. Why? Probably they grew up in a household of hate and grew up to hate. The reasons vary. That really isn't the point though. Just always remember, the world hated Christ first not you, so you may feel a little bettter that your Lord was hated just like you were, OR THINK YOU ARE! And remember that Christ's opinion about you matters, not everyone else's!
See you tonight, and write another book if you want! (:
-Michael
TUESDAY, April 21st 2009
Hey everyone how was your day?
Psalm 34
12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17 The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
22 The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
Wow amazing stuff once again! Verse 14 was the awesomist one because it is saying the exact opposite of running from evil! to go to rightiousness! to Pursue it! If you want to be blessed, run from sin, run to rightiousness! its like writting a letter, you say who its from, and you say who its to. When you accept Christ, your writting a departure letter from sin, to rightiousness! amazing amazing stuff!
Psalm 34
12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17 The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
22 The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
Wow amazing stuff once again! Verse 14 was the awesomist one because it is saying the exact opposite of running from evil! to go to rightiousness! to Pursue it! If you want to be blessed, run from sin, run to rightiousness! its like writting a letter, you say who its from, and you say who its to. When you accept Christ, your writting a departure letter from sin, to rightiousness! amazing amazing stuff!
MONDAY, April 20th, 2009
Psalm 34
1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
4 I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
5 They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
8 O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
9 O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
There is quite a bit in this passage about fear... there are two kinds of fear that are mentioned in this chapter... the first is a fear that we commonly think of, the idea of not trusting or "being scared". This passage reminds us that If we turn to God He will free us from all of our fears!! That is amazing! What kind of fears do we commonly have that God can free us from?
Here are a few: Fear of failure, fear of what people think about us, fear about the future, fear of the consequences of our sin, fear of loneliness, fear of rejection, fear of anything!! God can free you from that fear!!
Now there is another kind of fear, and that fear is respect! We are to have a humble respect or reverence for our God. We are to fear God in a way that it reminds us to obey Him and to live for Him...
Here is a pretty decent illustration: What I was a child, I obeyed my parents, not because I wanted to obey them, but because I was scared of what they would do to me if I did not obey them... I would get spanked!! :)
But as I got older I obeyed them and it was not because I was afraid that they would spank me, but instead it was because I was afraid of hurting them, or disrespecting them...
That gives the same idea of what God is talking about here:
If we love and respect God like we should then we will obey Him because we do not want to hurt Him!
Pretty great stuff Huh~!
1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
4 I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
5 They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
8 O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
9 O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
There is quite a bit in this passage about fear... there are two kinds of fear that are mentioned in this chapter... the first is a fear that we commonly think of, the idea of not trusting or "being scared". This passage reminds us that If we turn to God He will free us from all of our fears!! That is amazing! What kind of fears do we commonly have that God can free us from?
Here are a few: Fear of failure, fear of what people think about us, fear about the future, fear of the consequences of our sin, fear of loneliness, fear of rejection, fear of anything!! God can free you from that fear!!
Now there is another kind of fear, and that fear is respect! We are to have a humble respect or reverence for our God. We are to fear God in a way that it reminds us to obey Him and to live for Him...
Here is a pretty decent illustration: What I was a child, I obeyed my parents, not because I wanted to obey them, but because I was scared of what they would do to me if I did not obey them... I would get spanked!! :)
But as I got older I obeyed them and it was not because I was afraid that they would spank me, but instead it was because I was afraid of hurting them, or disrespecting them...
That gives the same idea of what God is talking about here:
If we love and respect God like we should then we will obey Him because we do not want to hurt Him!
Pretty great stuff Huh~!
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