Today's Reading:
1 Chronicles 9:1 - 10:14
Galatians 5:1-12
Psalm 106:40-48
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Focus Verses: Psalm 106:47-48
47
Save us, LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give
thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise. 48 Praise be to the
LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the
people say, “Amen!” Praise the LORD.
Insight:
The
psalmist cries out to God for deliverance. He asks God to gather in and
restore the people of Israel who, because of their unfaithfulness, have
been scattered and taken captive by the surrounding nations. He asks
God to do this for the glory of his holy name. The psalmist appeals to
God with the pledge that the salvation of his people will result in
their songs of praise.
Response and Action:I cry
out to God for help every day. My prayers for family, friends, church,
neighbors, community, and world are too many to count. But when I ask
for salvation, is it for me alone or for God's glory? When I pray for
deliverance, do I expect the deliverance to result in thanks to God?
When I cry out for relief and provision, am I concerned only with
temporal needs, or do I want God's name to be praised from everlasting
to everlasting?
Instead of my prayers being focused on me, I want them to be rooted in a genuine desire to bring reverence and devotion to God!
Praise to the Lord, O let all that is in me adore Him!
All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before Him.
Let the "Amen" sound from His people again,
Gladly for YES we adore Him.
Spiritual Formation Verses: 1 Peter 1:3-4a
3
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great
mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the
resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4a and into an inheritance
that can never perish, spoil or fade.
Resources:
Learning to Pray Through the Psalms
by James Sire
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