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Keep The Lord’s Covenant and Commandments?

Keep The Lord’s Covenant and Commandments?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who keep your covenant and remember to keep your commandments. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Every day we are alive is a miracle. In light of eternity, consider your lifespan.

Psalm 103:15-18 (ESV) helps us put our life in perspective to God’s eternal nature and how much he loves us.

“As for man, his days are like grass;
he flourishes like a flower of the field;
for the wind passes over it, and it is gone,
and its place knows it no more.
But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting
to everlasting on those who fear him,
and his righteousness to children’s children,
to those who keep his covenant
and remember to do his commandments.”

Some people might take following God’s commandment so literally it becomes legalistic. Rather, devote yourself to thankfully being obedient to God’s law because of all he has done for you.

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Cry Out To God All Day?

Cry Out To God All Day?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who cry to you all day. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Although David wants God to hear his plea, in Psalm 86:1-6 (ESV) he expresses how great his need is for God.

“Incline your ear, O Lord, and answer me,
for I am poor and needy.
Preserve my life, for I am godly;
save your servant, who trusts in you—you are my God.
Be gracious to me, O Lord,
for to you do I cry all the day.
Gladden the soul of your servant,
for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving,
abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.
Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer;
listen to my plea for grace.”

Are you in the habit of crying out to God all day? If not, stop and take more than a few minutes and cry out to God. Tell him what is on your mind. Make your plea. Ask God to come along side and help you.

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The Lord Will Give What Is Good?

The Lord Will Give What Is Good?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who know the Lord will give what is good. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Whether a personal revival or a large-scale one, people’s lives change. At the outset of Psalm 85, the psalmist wonders if God will continue to be angry. Later, the psalmist is hopeful.

In Psalm 85:10-13 (ESV) the psalmist is confident when he begins by saying, “Yes.”

“Steadfast love and faithfulness meet;
righteousness and peace kiss each other.
Faithfulness springs up from the ground,
and righteousness looks down from the sky.
Yes, the Lord will give what is good,
and our land will yield its increase.
Righteousness will go before him
and make his footsteps a way.”

God can bless abundantly more than we ask or imagine. The Lord can give not only bountiful crops for the land, he can also change our hearts. Are you open to change? There is no time like the present.

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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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Steadfast Love Endures?

Steadfast Love Endures?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who know the steadfast love of God endures, especially in the face of evil. In Jesus’ name amen.

David, the psalmist, describes those with evil intent. He refers to them as boastful and liars.

Psalm 52:1-5 (ESV) lets the reader know however boastful or filled with deceit an evil person might be, God will still prevail.

“Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man?
The steadfast love of God endures all the day.
Your tongue plots destruction,
like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit.
You love evil more than good,
and lying more than speaking what is right. Selah
You love all words that devour,
O deceitful tongue.

But God will break you down forever;
he will snatch and tear you from your tent;
he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah ”

Evil ones end in destruction. Fortunately, God’s steadfast love endures. When overwhelmed by the evil of the world, remember God is standing in the gap. His love endures all the day.

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Steadfast Love?

Steadfast Love?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who know of your steadfast love. In Jesus’ name, amen.

God’s love is amazing. God’s sacrifice of his only begotten son on Calvary is a dramatic example of his love for mankind.

Psalm 36:5-12 (ESV) provides David, the psalmist’s, perspective of God’s love:

“Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the clouds.
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God;
your judgments are like the great deep;
man and beast you save, O Lord.

How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
They feast on the abundance of your house,
and you give them drink from the river of your delights.
For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light do we see light.

Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who know you,
and your righteousness to the upright of heart!
Let not the foot of arrogance come upon me,
nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
There the evildoers lie fallen;
they are thrust down, unable to rise.”

Develop a serious relationship with God. Through his son, Jesus, God has provided the way of salvation. Don’t hesitate to seek, and you shall find. Bow your head and talk to God. Directly. Ask him to become Lord of your life and to extend his steadfast love. Now. Give thanks.

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