Archive for August, 2009

09 Walking in His Ways

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

“Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways. For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.” Ps 128:1-2
The walk is illustrative of a progressive relationship. By using a metaphor of walking to represent our relationship with God, the [...]

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08 The Builder and Keeper of the Home

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

“Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.” Ps 127:1
The “Little Psalter” that is made up of the psalms of ascent is very organized. The psalms of ascent are the set of fifteen psalms from 120 to 134. [...]

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07 Worshiping the God of Restoration

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

“They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.” Ps 126:5-6
Psalm 126 is the final note in the musical scale of deliverance. The scale is not complete until the notes go full circle and return [...]

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06 Enjoying Security

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

“They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.” Ps 125:1-2
Trust is a critical element of worship. This is not trust in the sense we [...]

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The Perils of the Strait and Narrow

Friday, August 7th, 2009

“Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” Matt 7:13-14
I know that most [...]

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05 Celebrating Deliverance

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

“Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.” Ps 124:6-8
The ancient hymns [...]

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04 Waiting in Worship

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.” Ps 123:2
The psalms of degrees are songs of ascending or songs of steps. [...]

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