[Originally posted in a WhatsApp group (AG) as a daily reading update (reflection) from each chapter of the Bible]
ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞
𝟚𝟘:𝟙
"May the LORD answer you in
the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on
high!"
Trouble is certain in our life. It
will come and go. But there's a God in heaven who can help us go through the trouble.
Prayers like this must be made for one another.
ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞
𝟚𝟙:𝟙
"O LORD, in Your strength the
king will be glad, And in Your salvation how greatly he will rejoice!"
I am weak but God is strong. I am
prone to fall but God is near to deliver.
My faith is wanting but He remains
faithful. Like David, I am and must continue to be glad and rejoice in Yahweh!
ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞
𝟚𝟚:𝟚
"O my God, I cry by day, but
You do not answer; And by night, but I have no rest."
David, the man after God's own
heart had moments in his life when God seemed so far away from him. And some
people pretend to act like they are always walking with God.
And some people gave up prayer so
easily. Some people got upset so easily. David wasn't. He kept praying. I think
everyone will pray if God answers all the time. Whether there's an answer or
not a prayerful person keeps praying!
[7:50
pm, 23/01/2022] S.R: ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞 𝟚𝟛:𝟞
"Surely
goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, And I will
dwell in the house of the LORD forever."
Indeed,
3 decades of my life on earth have taught me that the goodness and
lovingkindness of God is better than life. This truth is deeper than hell and
higher than heaven. For God is over hell and heaven!
ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞
𝟚𝟜:𝟙
"The earth is the LORD'S, and
all it contains, The world, and those who dwell in it."
God hasn't forsaken the world. The
world is not bad as we think. In a sense, a lot worse and better than we can
ever know. 😃
It's God's creation, and He, still,
is preserving it. It's not Satan's world. It's the Lord.
ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞
𝟚𝟝:𝟛
"Indeed, none of those who
wait for You will be ashamed; Those who deal treacherously without cause will
be ashamed."
That's why it is good to wait upon
the Lord! 👍
ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞
𝟚𝟞:𝟚
"Examine me, O LORD, and try
me; Test my mind and my heart."
Wow, do we have faith and integrity
to say like this!?
ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞
𝟚𝟟:𝟙𝟘
"For my father and my mother
have forsaken me, But the LORD will take me up."
Friends, family may abandon us, but
God shall not.
Parents, bf/gf, spouse may even
abandon us, but God shall not.
Happy is he who finds delight in
the Lord. He shall not lose what He treasures most—God.
ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞
𝟚𝟠:𝟝
"Because they do not regard
the works of the LORD Nor the deeds of His hands, He will tear them down and
not build them up."
Positively, we must regard the
works of the Lord. We must give Him glory. We must be thankful to Him. That's
what Romans 1:18-23 is saying also.
ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞
𝟚𝟡:𝟙𝟙
"The LORD will give strength
to His people; The LORD will bless His people with peace."
Psalms is a wonderful book. It
comforts us every time we read. Look at such verse.
ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞
𝟛𝟘:𝟡
"What profit is there in my
blood, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your
faithfulness?"
Last time @___________ said that
David is very cunning in praying like this. But it's true also.
Who says "cunning" is bad
if it's right? 😎
Who says killing is bad? Killing
harmful bacteria is good but killing a human being is bad. Cunning to cheat
people is bad but cunning to please God is good. Something like that...!
ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞
𝟛𝟙:𝟙𝟝
My times are in Your hand; Deliver
me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute me."
This is my prayer too for tonight.
Only God is great enough to deliver!
ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞
𝟛𝟚:𝟙𝟘
"Many are the sorrows of the
wicked, But he who trusts in the LORD, lovingkindness shall surround him."
This is a good verse to tell an unrepentant
person that the way of sin is hard and sorrowful.
ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞
𝟛𝟛:𝟙𝟠
"Behold, the eye of the LORD
is on those who fear Him, On those who hope for His lovingkindness,"
A good reminder for the people of
God to keep walking with God.
ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞
𝟛𝟜:𝟙𝟡
Many are the afflictions of the
righteous, But the LORD delivers him out of them all."
Troubles and Problems in our lives
do not mean that we are abandoned by God, they are opportunities to rejoice in
God and to glorify God.
ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞
𝟛𝟝:𝟙𝟛
"But as for me, when they were
sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled my soul with fasting, And my prayer
kept returning to my bosom."
Wow! What a contrast! David loved
them and they hate him. May we think for the welfare of people like David!
[11:37, 18/08/2022] S.R: ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞
𝟛𝟞:𝟙𝟘
"O continue Your
lovingkindness to those who know You, And Your righteousness to the upright in
heart."
This is my prayer this morning for
myself and you all. Where are our strength, comfort, and joy if not the
lovingkindness of God?
[12:01, 18/08/2022] S.R: ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞
𝟛𝟟:𝟚𝟙
"The wicked borrows and does
not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and gives."
Have you borrowed anything from
anyone and not paid/returned/gave back still? You are a wicked person.
Have you ever borrowed and given
back in time? Still, you aren't a righteous person. Be a righteous person.
[The book of Proverbs says that
everyone who borrows is a slave of a lender. Why do you want to be a slave of
Axis bank Or SBI by taking a loan from them? Why not try saving now and buying
later on? Why not wait on God? This is what this Psalm is talking about—to wait
on God.]
What does the righteous do? They
don't borrow. They aren't lenders either. They are givers. No matter what if
you are righteous, you can be a giver.
I have not remembered myself
borrowing money from others, and I hardly lend it. But I have given it to a lot
of people, of course, not much, just a few rupees. 😃
Giving is not a matter
of circumstances, it's a demonstration of who you are.
I don't mean to say borrowing money
or taking a loan is a sin. It depends according to circumstances. There's even
a Parable of the Talents in the New Testament. But what the Proverbs says
"a slave" and the Psalm says "the righteous gives" still
stand correct in all situations.
ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞
𝟛𝟠:𝟙
"O LORD, rebuke me not in Your
wrath, And chasten me not in Your burning anger."
God disciplines whom He loves. God
doesn't do so in wrath. He doesn't do so in full measure. If He does who can
stand against Him? Still then, discipline from the Lord comes like abandonment
or in His fury for a moment. David knew what it means to be a Christian (man of
God) in this world.
ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞
𝟛𝟡:𝟙𝟛
"Turn Your gaze away from me,
that I may smile again Before I depart and am no more."
Have you been feeling abandoned by
God? Has your plan and dreams been shattered? Don't rebel against God by
running away. Rather like David, ask God to let you smile again!
ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞
𝟜𝟘:𝟚𝟞-𝟙𝟟
"Let all who seek You rejoice
and be glad in You; Let those who love Your salvation say continually,
"The LORD be magnified!" Since I am afflicted and needy, Let the Lord
be mindful of me. You are my help and my deliverer; Do not delay, O my
God."
Remember, the saints of God in the
Bible had moments when they had a ‘far away from God’ experience. A psalm like
this should encourage us that "I am not alone; godly people faced such
situations."
ℙ𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕞
𝟜𝟙:𝟙
"How blessed is he who
considers the helpless; The LORD will deliver him in a day of trouble."
There are a lot of helpless people
and I don't seem to have helped them at all. But there are a lot of people who
need help here and there, and those, I can understand.
Still, then, to help others even in
times of difficulty is the intention I desire to think of.