Sunday Psalm 20

Some trust in chariots

Some trust in horses

But we trust in the name of the LORD our God. Psalm 20:7

Abba, Father, answer my prayers. During this season of trouble and confusion protect me. Send help and support from Your Heavenly Throne. Remember what I have given, my sacrifices and offerings, and how I have served You.

Grant me Your favor. Give me what I want the most. Make my plans happen. I praise Your Holy name. I lift high Your Banner.

You have saved me! I know, without doubt, You will answer. Where others depend on their own resources I trust in Your Great Name. Make the enemy fall! I will stand in victory! Hear me when I call!

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In the Old Testament people gave sacrifices and offerings to receive forgiveness for their sins. That all changed when Jesus went to the cross. He carried every sin past, present, and future to that cross. He was the final sacrifice! The chains that held us captive because of our sins are gone. He is victorious over death so we can live forever.

HE IS RISEN! HE LIVES!

Sunday Psalms are the Psalms in my own words.  You can click on the Psalm number at the top to read it from the English Standard Version.

Sunday Psalms 6

Psalm 6

Heal me, LORD! Forgive me LORD! I am troubled and depressed. I need You, now!

Deliver me from all the evil around me.

I am so tired. I cry all night. I do not understand why so many hate me.

God is in control! I know that He will make my enemies ashamed of what they are doing. He hears my prayers.

Sunday Psalms are the Psalms in my own words.  You can click on the Psalm number at the top to read it from the English Standard Version.

Guide Me!

God breathed these words into David’s heart. This King of Israel knew he could do nothing without God’s guidance. It’s the same for us!

Abba, Father, teach me what I need to know. Direct me on the path You have chosen. Open my heart, mind, and soul to Your voice.

Keep It In Mind!

Do you have Bible verses firmly planted in your mind? What was the last Bible verse you memorized?

I really hope you have an arsenal of memorized Bible verses ready to use every time you need them. There are 31,102 to choose from. Every one of them was breathed by God onto the pages of His Word to be used by us in every situation, circumstance, and aspect of our lives.

Why should we have God’s Word ready in our minds at any moment? David says it very simply in Psalm 119:11 — “I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.” Yes, David sinned (see 2nd Samuel 11 through the end of his life) but if he hadn’t known God’s word, and hidden it in his mind (heart), he wouldn’t have known it was a sin to do some of the things he did. He also knew he had to ask God’s forgiveness.

These simple words, written and prayed by David, and passed on to us show perfect repentance. David penned them when he was made aware of his sin.

Which of the 31,102 verses will you choose to keep in your mind?

Abba, Father, help us know and use Your word in every activity and event in our lives. Show us what You want to have firmly planted in our memories.

Do-overs

God, in His great mercy, gives us a second chance, a third chance, a fourth chance, and more…

God is always willing to let us try again. God not only forgives He gives the opportunity to try again.

David and Paul and Moses were murderers…

Noah and Lot were drunks…

Rahab and Tamar were prostitutes…

Jonah was disobedient, hesitant, reluctant, and fearful…

Naomi and Martha were whiners…

All of them were forgiven, given mercy. They were allowed to try again.

David asked for forgiveness (Psalm 51) and our merciful God said, I can still use you!

Rahab did what she promised and God not only saved her and her family, at the fall of Jericho, but gave her a place in the lineage of Christ. (Joshua 2 and 6)

Jonah was so afraid to do what God had told him to do that he went the opposite direction and was swallowed by a whale. He single-handedly saved the people of an entire city! (Jonah)

Jesus told Martha to quit whining and follow the example of her sister Mary. (Luke 10:38-42)

And that’s just a few of the do-overs in God’s word. He still gives His forgiveness, mercy, and grace. He knows we’re not perfect. We often miss the mark. But He forgives and forgives and lets us start over and over and over…

What a Mighty God we serve!