The Word for wisdom:
Proverbs 14:30 (AMP)
A calm and undisturbed mind and heart are the life and health of the body, but envy, jealousy, and wrath are like rottenness of the bones.
The Word for inspiration:
Psalm 34:15-17 (HCSB)
15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry for help. 16 The face of the Lord is set against those who do what is evil, to erase all memory of them from the earth. 17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, and delivers them from all their troubles.
My observation:
David had some good news and some blessed assurances for God's people in today's focal passage from the Psalms.
There are three things from this passage that should delight the heart of every child of God. David not only wanted his generation, but the next generation to know these truths. We should do the same. When we receive a blessing from the Lord, we should rejoice and tell somebody how good and gracious our God is.
The first assurance that David was happy to pass on was that God sees your need. We see this in verse fifteen, "The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous". The second assurance is also in verse fifteen, the Lord hears your prayer, "and His ears are open to their cry for help". The third assurance is in verse seventeen, and it is that the Lord delivers his people; He "delivers them from all their troubles".
It is true that troubles come into the lives of the righteous and the wicked. However, there is a difference in God's provisions. God's provides a complete protection plan for the righteous. Notice that the word says in verse seventeen, "and delivers them from all their troubles". David didn't stop there in describing God's complete protection plan; he went further in verse twenty.
Psalm 34:20 (HCSB)
He protects all his bones; not one of them is broken.
My prayer:
Father God, my dear Father, I rejoice in knowing that you are a God who sees the needs of your people, your ears hear the prayers of your people, and that by your almighty power you deliver your people from all of their troubles. Father God, these are the kind of promises that I can stand on, and rest in. Lord, I bless you, and praise you for your wonderful promises.
My song:
Standing on the Promises (Click on link below to listen to this song):
http://www.hymnal.net/hymn.php/h/340
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Current topic: A Proverb a day for wisdom, and a Psalm a day for inspiration.
Don't worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
The topic in this article is one of the most profound truths I know; God hears and answers the prayers of His people. Think about this.
ReplyDeletePsalm 34:15 (ESV)
The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry.