Psalms 42:1-3 (KJV) Thirst

 

Psalms 42:1-3 (KJV)

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?

While the question of the Psalm is, “Why art thou cast down, Oh my soul?”[1] The focus of the Psalm is his longing for the Lord.

There are oppressors calling out, “Where is thy God?” And it was making the Psalmist to cry, “When shall I come and appear before God?”

Whatever creates in us a thirst for the living God is no bad thing. No matter how painful it may appear, our soul need never be cast down about those things that leave us longing for the presence of the Lord.

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[1] Psalms 42:5 (KJV)
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

Psalms 42:11 (KJV)
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

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Psalms 42:1-3 (KJV) Thirst

Psalms 40:8 (KJV) Delight to Do It

 

Psalms 40:8 (KJV)

I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

The book of Hebrews applies this passage to the Lord Jesus Christ. No one has ever 

• Delighted in the will of God more
• Fulfilled the will of God more
• Possessed the will of God more fully in His heart

The passage has other applications too. It is from that perspective that I consider that having the law of God in the heart is more than having it memorized. A proper possession of the law of the Lord is one of delight. It is the person who loves God’s Word, who delights to 

• Hear it
• Learn it
• Speak of it and 
• See it worked out in his world 

who is most likely to do God’s will.

We don’t learn it so we can do it.
We learn it because we love it.
We then delight to do it.

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Psalms 40:8 (KJV) Delight to Do It

Psalms 38:9 (KJV) Prayer Life

 

Psalms 38:9 (KJV)

Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.

It can be a matter of great comfort to know that God knows the things we desire so greatly we groan over them.

David, the Psalmist, was in a difficult place. We know that, though he was much used of the Lord, he was also greatly tried in this world. Yet, when matters overwhelmed him, he came to God with this assurance – God knew.

His desire was before the Lord
Not just one or two of them but all his desire.

• His desire for blessing
• His desire for peace
• His desire for his family
• His desire for his kingdom
• His desire for righteousness

There was nothing David desired that wasn’t before the Lord before David could present it to the Lord.

His groaning was not hidden from the Lord

Those things David groaned over would have been desires as well. These were those painful things he experienced. These were those things he not only desired, but he maybe felt he could not do without. They were not hidden from God.

A prayer life built upon such an assurance is a sweet and special one. We cry out to God, expressing our desires and the groanings of our soul, and all the while we do it, we are aware that God is already aware.

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Psalms 38:9 (KJV) Prayer Life

Ephesians 4:20 (KJV) The Obvious Lesson

 Ephesians 4:20 (KJV)

But ye have not so learned Christ;

The passage clearly sets Christ to be our example.

Negatively
We never see in Jesus:

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  A vain walk
• A darkened understanding
• An alienation from God
• A blind heart
• An unfeeling nature
• A lascivious lifestyle

Positively
We do see in Jesus:

• Righteousness
• Holiness
• Truthfulness
• Charity
• Honesty
• Graciousness
• Kindness
• Forgiveness

The obvious lesson is what we have learned of Christ ought to be the practice of the Christian.

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Ephesians 4:20 (KJV) The Obvious Lesson

Psalms 36:9 (KJV) See The Light

 Psalms 36:9 (KJV)

For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

Light scatters the darkness and exposes those things unseen before. Imagine then what light can make light visible!

The brightness of the Lord was brighter than noonday sun for Saul of Tarsus and for the disciples on the mount of transfiguration.

That light revealed to the disciples the glory of the pre-Crucified Saviour. 
He was revealed to be the Son of God. He was revealed to be the One they must hear.

That light revealed to Saul the Lord is

• He was revealed to be the true and living God. 
• He was revealed to be the Saviour of the Jews and the Gentiles. 
• He was revealed to be the One Saul had fought against.

Every man needs this light. Without it, he is in the dark while in the light. He can see philosophy, but he can’t see truth. He can see mathematics, but he can’t see truth. He can see science, but he can’t see truth. He can see morality, but he can’t see truth. He can see religion, but he can’t see truth. He can see love for others, but he can’t see truth. He can see politics, but he can’t see truth. He can see medical advancements, but he can’t see truth.  

Light is all around him, but he is yet in the dark without the Light of God.

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Psalms 36:9 (KJV) See The Light

Psalms 34:4 (KJV) Whom God Delivers

Psalms 34:4 (KJV)

I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

Notice in this Psalm the character qualities of the one whom God delivers:

He is a seeker
Vs 4

He is poor

Vs 6

He has fear of the Lord
Vs 7

He trusts the Lord
Vs 8

He is righteous
Vs 15

He is a servant
Vs 22

Some men may possess one or more of these qualities. Only Jesus possesses them all. The best place for any man to be is hidden in Jesus Christ. From this position, God only sees Jesus when He looks at him.

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Psalms 34:4 (KJV) Whom God Delivers

Ephesians 2:5-7 (KJV) The Scope of Salvation

 

Ephesians 2:5-7 (KJV)

Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

Ephesians chapter two is one of the most powerful chapters of the New Testament.

Consider the scope of just these three verses.

Salvation as it relates to our past
“We were dead in sins” In other words, we needed to be saved. No one has ever been fit for heaven before salvation.

Salvation as it relates to our present
“By grace ye are saved.” 

Look at this list of present-day benefits:

• Hath quickened is together
• Raised us up together
• Made us sit together in heavy places

Salvation as it relates to our future
“In the ages to come” Then God shows us the riches of His grace and kindness.

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Ephesians 2:5-7 (KJV) The Scope of Salvation

Psalms 31:8 (KJV) Space Enough

Psalms 31:8 (KJV)

And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.

The setting is David’s flight from King Saul. Consider him in the cave. Saul’s men were at the mouth, and Saul even went into the cave. David could have been trapped, shut up into the enemy’s hand.

That’s not what happened. He was close enough to Saul to take a piece of his garment. But it was not until they were out of the cave and there was space enough to maneuver that David revealed himself.

Consider 1 Corinthians 10:13 (KJV)
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

No doubt we all find ourselves in troublesome places. They often feel confined and closed in. We feel like there is no way to escape the inevitable. Not so. God always gives us room to move, to access grace. God always makes for us a way to escape. God always provides us with a means to bear up under the temptation.

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Psalms 31:8 (KJV) Space Enough

Psalms 29:7 (KJV) Don’t Take Your Bible for Granted

Psalms 29:7 (KJV)

The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire.

Genesis 1:3 (KJV)
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

1 John 5:7 (KJV)
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

John 1:1-3 (KJV)

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
The same was in the beginning with God.
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

The voice of the Lord is first and foremost Jesus. It is also His Word, the Bible. No wonder men want to cast doubt upon the Word of God. If they can make the Bible look weak, then they believe they have effectively made God look weak or even non-existent.

God and His voice, His Word, are one and the same.

Don’t take your Bible for granted.

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Psalms 29:7 (KJV) Don’t Take Your Bible for Granted