Daily Prayer_August 25, 2011

The Word of God for wisdom:

Proverbs 25:21-22 (ESV)
²¹ If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink, ²² for you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.

The Word of God for inspiration:

Psalm 112:10 (ESV)
The wicked man sees it and is angry; he gnashes his teeth and melts away; the desire of the wicked will perish!

The Word of God for encouragement:

Psalm 7:11 (ESV)
God is a righteous judge, and a God who feels indignation every day.

Psalm 7:17 (ESV)
I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.

My observation:

The choice word for today is "wickedness". The final blessing for the righteous is that that don't have to be distressed about their enemies. God in his own time and in his own way will take care of wickedness.

Notice the contrast of the destiny of the righteous and the wicked as the Psalmist described it in our focal Psalm.

Psalm 112:6 (ESV)
For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever.

Psalm 112:10 (ESV)
The wicked man sees it and is angry; he gnashes his teeth and melts away; the desire of the wicked will perish!

My prayer:

Father God, Sovereign Lord, I praise and thank you that those who fear the Lord, and trust in the Lord with their whole heart don't have to be distressed or worry about the wicked. Father, I thank you that the wicked are in your hands, and not in my hands. Therefore, like the Psalmist, I can give you thanks for your righteousness, and I can join with the Saints of the ages in giving praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High God forever and ever. Amen.

My song:

The Wicked Shall Cease from Troubling (Click on link below to listen to this song and be blessed):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s6pAu2P9H4&list=PLA30C04A19E241381&index=23&feature=plpp

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Psalm 119:105 (HCSB)
Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path