Well, today is the first day the Obama administration. God's Word says we need to respect the leader, and more importantly pray for him. This country is in a big hole and we need to pray, because that is the only way to get out of this recession. Well onto Psalm 17! I didn't give all of it to you guys, 'cause I didn't want to overwhelm anyone.
Psalm 17
1 Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
3 Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
5 Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.
MONDAY, January 19th, 2009
Hey Guys! I am so glad that you decided to come to DOYOURDEVOTIONS.COM
I am sure that today will be a great passage out of the Bible for us to look at and think about. Before we start I have a few announcements: TODAY WE ARE MEETING AT THE CHURCH AT 6:30pm to practice for the skit on Wednesday Night. We need more help, so if you can make it tonight at 6:30 then PLEASE COME!!! We will find something for you to do! Thank you! See you tonight!
Psalm 16
1 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
I am sure that today will be a great passage out of the Bible for us to look at and think about. Before we start I have a few announcements: TODAY WE ARE MEETING AT THE CHURCH AT 6:30pm to practice for the skit on Wednesday Night. We need more help, so if you can make it tonight at 6:30 then PLEASE COME!!! We will find something for you to do! Thank you! See you tonight!
Psalm 16
1 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.
5 The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
7 I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
8 I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
There are several great thoughts in this passage! I love the very first verse: Preserve me O God, in thee do I put my trust! What does that mean? Well, we put preservatives in food so that they do not "get bad". The idea is that we need God to be our preservative so that we do not go bad. With Gods strength and wisdom we will stay on the track, or the "path of life" that we see throughout the rest of this passage!
Verse 4 is powerful! It tells us that if we choose to put other idols or "gods" in our life instead of the ONE TRUE GOD then we will have sorrows in our life... and not just one or two... we will have multiplied sorrows!! Let's Keep God #1!!!
I LOVE THE LAST VERSE!!! In thy presence there is fulness of JOY and at thy right hand are PLEASURES FOREVERMORE!!!! Think about this: people get involved with premarital sex because they want pleasure, people get involved with Drugs, because they want pleasure, much of our sin is because of our desire for pleasure... THE PROBLEM is that when we seek pleasure away from God, it is all temporary pleasure with horrible consequences of Guilt and other pain... SO: If we want real, undying pleasure then we must seek pleasure in our relationship with God...
WHERE WE WILL FIND PLEASURE FOREVERMORE!!!!!!
SUNDAY, January 18th, 2009
Psalm 15
1 Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.
5 He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
1 Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.
5 He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
SATURDAY, January 17th, 2009
Psalm 14
1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
2 The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
3 They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.
5 There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.
6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
2 The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
3 They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.
5 There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.
6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
FRIDAY, January 16th, 2009
What are you guys doing today? Call me if we are going to get together and do something... I have plans to meet some family tonight at 5:00, but until then we should... PARTY!!!!! :) Want to? well lets do it!! AFTER YOUR DEVOTIONS!!! :)
A Few Thoughts From Yesterday:
Bethany: That is so cool how you turned to the Lord last night and then when you did the devotions, that is exactly what they were about... I am glad you are safe!! :)
Michael: Wow! Great Testimony!! I am glad you witness every chance you get!! Keep it up!!
Mallory: If We Do Anything... I will definitely call you!
Psalm 13
1 How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
3 Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
5 But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
6 I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
David is here, calling out to God again... asking God: where are you...? Have you ever felt like that? You believe in God, but it just seems like He is no where to be found? There are three points in this chapter... first we see David calling out to God saying: How long will you "forget me, O Lord"... David feels like God has forgotten about Him. Next we see that Davids enemies are against Him... "Lest my enemies say, I have prevailed against him" David is asking for help from the Lord (kind of like Bethany did last night) Finally the chapter ends with David reminding himself once again... I HAVE TRUSTED IN THY MERCY... I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD...
In the midst of Davids trial he reminds himself that HE WILL CHOOSE TO TRUST IN GOD, even when it seems like God is not around... You should do the same... just Trust God! Trust that he will be faithful as he has always been, and then choose to trust him and worship Him by singing praises to Him! (Just like David Did)
A Few Thoughts From Yesterday:
Bethany: That is so cool how you turned to the Lord last night and then when you did the devotions, that is exactly what they were about... I am glad you are safe!! :)
Michael: Wow! Great Testimony!! I am glad you witness every chance you get!! Keep it up!!
Mallory: If We Do Anything... I will definitely call you!
Psalm 13
1 How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
3 Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
5 But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
6 I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
David is here, calling out to God again... asking God: where are you...? Have you ever felt like that? You believe in God, but it just seems like He is no where to be found? There are three points in this chapter... first we see David calling out to God saying: How long will you "forget me, O Lord"... David feels like God has forgotten about Him. Next we see that Davids enemies are against Him... "Lest my enemies say, I have prevailed against him" David is asking for help from the Lord (kind of like Bethany did last night) Finally the chapter ends with David reminding himself once again... I HAVE TRUSTED IN THY MERCY... I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD...
In the midst of Davids trial he reminds himself that HE WILL CHOOSE TO TRUST IN GOD, even when it seems like God is not around... You should do the same... just Trust God! Trust that he will be faithful as he has always been, and then choose to trust him and worship Him by singing praises to Him! (Just like David Did)
THURSDAY, January 15th, 2009
Hey Guys! It is Thursday! What are your plans for the week? Are any of us getting together tomorrow since there is no school? Let me know!!
Thanks for coming last night! There were over 30 of you there! I am looking forward to seeing the fruit from this "new face for a new year"
Alright... on to the devotionss!
Psalm 12
1 Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
This passage really applies to some of you... many of you have talked to me about how hard it is to do right at school when everyone else seems to be doing wrong! That is exactly how David felt here... He starts out by calling out to God for help!!! Why? Because there are no Godly men anywhere!!! David simply wants to have some Godly friendship, a Godly companion, someone who is willing to stand beside Him when he stands for what is right!!
The rest of the chapter goes on talking about the wickedness of those people and Godspunishment on their life...
I think the most applicable part of this chapter is WHAT DAVID DID in this situation... we all face this at some point, whether it is in our home, or at our school, or at a job... many of us will be in a position where we are the only one that wants to do what is right... wo what do we do when we get there????
We do what David Did, we turn to God!!! We beg God to bring us a friend, we ask Him to providethat person who will stand up for the truth by our side... Have you prayed for that friend? Not only that, but David put his focus on God, not on Himself... That is tough. It is easy to focus on ourselves in a time like this, but David focused on God.
When we think about how alone Christ must have felt when he was on the cross it makes our loniless much less... There are some great verses that talk about how much we become like Christ when we go through trials and tribulation like He did.
Be strong in the midst of tribulation... Be strong even when NO ONE ELSE IS!!!
Thanks for coming last night! There were over 30 of you there! I am looking forward to seeing the fruit from this "new face for a new year"
Alright... on to the devotionss!
Psalm 12
1 Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
This passage really applies to some of you... many of you have talked to me about how hard it is to do right at school when everyone else seems to be doing wrong! That is exactly how David felt here... He starts out by calling out to God for help!!! Why? Because there are no Godly men anywhere!!! David simply wants to have some Godly friendship, a Godly companion, someone who is willing to stand beside Him when he stands for what is right!!
The rest of the chapter goes on talking about the wickedness of those people and Godspunishment on their life...
I think the most applicable part of this chapter is WHAT DAVID DID in this situation... we all face this at some point, whether it is in our home, or at our school, or at a job... many of us will be in a position where we are the only one that wants to do what is right... wo what do we do when we get there????
We do what David Did, we turn to God!!! We beg God to bring us a friend, we ask Him to providethat person who will stand up for the truth by our side... Have you prayed for that friend? Not only that, but David put his focus on God, not on Himself... That is tough. It is easy to focus on ourselves in a time like this, but David focused on God.
When we think about how alone Christ must have felt when he was on the cross it makes our loniless much less... There are some great verses that talk about how much we become like Christ when we go through trials and tribulation like He did.
Be strong in the midst of tribulation... Be strong even when NO ONE ELSE IS!!!
WEDNESDAY, January 14th, 2009
Psalm 11
1 In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
2 For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
3 If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
4 The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
5 The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
7 For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
1 In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
2 For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
3 If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
4 The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
5 The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
7 For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
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