Free & Fit - Summer with the Psalms - Monday 5th August Psalm 64 & 65
Summer with the Psalm
Monday 5th August Psalm 64 & 65
“Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; Guard my life from the terror of the enemy. Hide me from the secret counsel and conspiracy of the ungodly, From the scheming of those who do wrong, Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword. They aim venomous words as arrows, To shoot from ambush at the blameless [one]; Suddenly they shoot at him, without fear. They encourage themselves in [their pursuit of] an evil agenda; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, “Who will discover us?” They devise acts of injustice, saying, “We are ready with a well-conceived plan.” For the inward thought and the heart of a man are deep (mysterious, unsearchable). ¶But God will shoot them with an [unexpected] arrow; Suddenly they will be wounded. So they will be caused to stumble; Their own tongue is against them; All who gaze at them will shake the head [in scorn]. Then all men will fear [God’s judgment]; They will declare the work of God, And they will consider and wisely acknowledge what He has done. The righteous will rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in Him; All the upright in heart will glory and offer praise.”
Psalms 64:1-10 AMP
“To You belongs silence [the submissive wonder of reverence], and [it bursts into] praise in Zion, O God; And to You the vow shall be performed. O You who hear prayer, To You all mankind comes. Wickedness and guilt prevail against me; Yet as for our transgressions, You forgive them [removing them from Your sight]. Blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near To dwell in Your courts. We will be filled with the goodness of Your house, Your holy temple. ¶By awesome and wondrous things You answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation, You who are the trust and hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest sea; Who creates the mountains by His strength, Being clothed with power, Who stills the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples, So they who dwell at the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs [the evidence of Your presence]. [Mark 4:36-41] You make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy. ¶You visit the earth and make it overflow [with water]; You greatly enrich it; The stream of God is full of water; You provide their grain, when You have prepared the earth. You water its furrows abundantly, You smooth its ridges; You soften it with showers, You bless its growth. You crown the year with Your bounty, And Your paths overflow. The pastures of the wilderness drip [with dew], And the hills are encircled with joy. The meadows are clothed with flocks And the valleys are covered with grain; They shout for joy and they sing.”
Psalms 65:1-13 AMP
Psalms Prayer & Reflection
Love gives, Jesus saves. John 3:16 is a verse most of know well but have you ever thought about it in terms of giving?
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”
God gave His only son. Why? Because He loves us and that love meant he had to do something. Love requires an action.
In the same way you give someone a gift, not because they expect it or you feel obligated to give it, but because you love them. It’s the natural response.
In a moment an a Sunday church you have the opportunity to give in the offering basket. The tithe is going to pass by but before they do it. Pause. I just want to say, don’t give out of a feeling of obligation or routine, but give because you love the vision of your church, give because you love the city you live in and give because you want the people you serve in your city and for them to see Jesus and give for them to be reached for loving, giving and following Jesus Christ.
Prayer
Grant, we beseech thee, merciful Lord,
to thy faithful people pardon and peace,
that they may be cleansed from all their sins,
and serve thee with a quiet mind;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Source: Book of Common Prayer, 1882
“So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord.”
Lamentations 3:26 NLT
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