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Salvation Is Near?

Salvation Is Near?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who know salvation is near to those who fear him. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Life can change in a moment. An individual can be at the lowest point in life and cry out to the Lord. When he or she answers, that person’s life can start over as one who has been born again.

Psalm 85:8-9 (ESV) is about salvation being near.

“Let me hear what God the Lord will speak,
for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints;
but let them not turn back to folly.
Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him,
that glory may dwell in our land.”

Are circumstances such that you or someone you know is at a low point? Listen. If you are the one at a low point, pray. If you know someone in crisis or otherwise at a low point, reach out and share your faith. Pray for and with whoever it is.

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Restore Us Again?

Restore Us Again?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those know they need to be restored. In Jesus’ name, amen.

The notes to the English Standard Version say, “Many churches use this psalm [Psalm 85] at Christmastime, the supreme occasion when God was favorable to his land and spoke peace to his saints.”

God is in the restoration business if a person is open. Approach God humbly. Seek and you shall find.

Israel had wandered far from the Lord’s precepts. Thus, the psalmists in Psalm 85:4-7 asks if the Lord’s anger will persist.

Psalm 85:7-7 (ESV) poses the questions and ends on an upbeat note.

“Lord, you were favorable to your land;
you restored the fortunes of Jacob.
You forgave the iniquity of your people;
you covered all their sin. Selah
You withdrew all your wrath;
you turned from your hot anger.

Restore us again, O God of our salvation,
and put away your indignation toward us!
Will you be angry with us forever?
Will you prolong your anger to all generations?
Will you not revive us again,
that your people may rejoice in you?
Show us your steadfast love, O Lord,
and grant us your salvation.”

This section of Psalm 85 asks God to show his steadfast love and grant salvation. Do you need to be restored? Humble yourself and seek God. Pray now.

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A Day in Your Courts?

A Day in Your Courts?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who know a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Charlie Hall wrote “Better Is One Day.” The song is based on Psalm 84:10, and it is on YouTube.

Psalm 84:10-12 (ESV) offers examples of comparison and contrast and concludes with a statement about who is blessed.

“I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
the Lord bestows favor and honor.
No good thing does he withhold
from those who walk uprightly.
O Lord of hosts,
blessed is the one who trusts in you!”

Would you rather be a doorkeeper in the house of God? Where do you put your trust? It is time to trust God. Pray.

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Heart and Flesh Sing for Joy?

Heart and Flesh Sing for Joy?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those whose heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Imagine a group of believers singing for joy in church.
In contrast, imagine a stadium filled with people singing along with the-latest-and-greatest popular, secular musicians.

Both may make pleasant melodies, but those worshiping God have a spiritual component those in the secular stadium are missing.

In Psalm 84:1-4 (ESV) the psalmist says his heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.

“How lovely is your dwelling place,
O Lord of hosts!
My soul longs, yes, faints
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and flesh sing for joy
to the living God.

Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may lay her young,
at your altars, O Lord of hosts,
my King and my God.
Blessed are those who dwell in your house,
ever singing your praise! Selah”

Are you as dedicated as the psalmist? Does your heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God? Why? Or why not? Do you know the living God? If not, read The Four Spiritual Laws.
http://www.4laws.com/laws/englishkgp/default.htm

Imagine singing along with the psalmist. Let your heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.

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No Other Gods Means No Other Gods?

No Other Gods Means No Other Gods?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who know they should have no other gods before you. In Jesus name, amen.

The first commandment is clear. Consider Exodus 20:3-4:

“‘You shall have no other gods before me.

“‘You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.’”

In Psalm 81:8-9 the psalmist is reiterating that God will not tolerate false gods. Yet, the people of Israel at the time were very stubborn and wanted follow their own path.

“Hear, O my people, while I admonish you!
O Israel, if you would but listen to me!
There shall be no strange god among you;
you shall not bow down to a foreign god.”

Have you bowed to false gods in your life? Has some possession become more important than God? Has striving to achieve some goal become a higher priority than serving God?

Don’t be dismayed. God will forgive if you repent. Perhaps it is time someone said welcome home to all those who need to remove all other gods from their life. Prioritize.

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That We May Be Saved?

That We May Be Saved?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who pray for restoration and that we may be saved. In Jesus’ name, amen.

The psalmist in Psalm 80 (ESV) the psalmist repeats an almost identical refrain in verses 3, 7, and 19.

“Restore us, O God;
let your face shine, that we may be saved!”

Verse 18 of the same Psalm responds to God and calls out to him.

“Then we shall not turn back from you;
give us life, and we will call upon your name!”

Immediately following this verse, the earlier refrain is repeated.

Repeat out loud the words of verses 3, 7, and 19. Trust God to restore and save.

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