1 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth!2 Serve the LORD with gladness!Come into his presence with singing!3 Know that the LORD, he is God!It is he who made us, and we are his;we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,and his courts with praise!GiveContinue reading “Psalm 100: 1-5….Good, Reasonable Commands!”
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Revelation 19: 1-10….Four speeches highlighted!
1 After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out,“Hallelujah!Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,2 for his judgments are true and just;for he has judged the great prostitutewho corrupted the earth with her immorality,and has avenged on her the blood of hisContinue reading “Revelation 19: 1-10….Four speeches highlighted!”
Psalm 93: 1-6….A watery Psalm!
1 The LORD reigns; he is robed in majesty;the LORD is robed; he has put on strength as his belt. – Some can pack oodles of thoughts into one sentence! In this sentence a) God is the King – He reigns. b) Majesty oozes from His every pore, so that He has an aura ofContinue reading “Psalm 93: 1-6….A watery Psalm!”
Revelation 15: 1-8….The End is in Sight.
1 Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is finished 2 And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those who had conquered the beast and its image andContinue reading “Revelation 15: 1-8….The End is in Sight.”
Psalm 86: 10-17….What’s in a Name?
10 For you are great and do wondrous things;you alone are God. – The underlined phrase is true even if some deny it! But the ‘you’ at the beginning of the phrase underlined must be considered deeply for it is of primary importance. Some call ‘Allah’ God but he is not! Whether ‘gods’ be magnificentContinue reading “Psalm 86: 10-17….What’s in a Name?”
Psalm 86: 1-10….A prayer, which is suitable for every morning!
1 Incline your ear, O LORD, and answer me,for I am poor and needy.2 Preserve my life, for I am godly;save your servant, who trusts in you—you are my God.3 Be gracious to me, O Lord,for to you do I cry all the day. – Comment: What can David possibly mean when he writes ‘forContinue reading “Psalm 86: 1-10….A prayer, which is suitable for every morning!”
Psalm 81: 1-7….Shout, shout for joy!
1 Sing aloud to God our strength;shout for joy to the God of Jacob!2 Raise a song; sound the tambourine,the sweet lyre with the harp.3 Blow the trumpet at the new moon,at the full moon, on our feast day.4 For it is a statute for Israel,a rule of the God of Jacob.5 He made itContinue reading “Psalm 81: 1-7….Shout, shout for joy!”
Isaiah 38: 9-21….What would you have said?
A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, after he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness: – If you remember, the last time I was writing in Isaiah, God had graciously, when Hezekiah was at the point of death, granted him a fifteen year extension to his life. It is not surprising thatContinue reading “Isaiah 38: 9-21….What would you have said?”
Revelation 3: 7-13….There is NO substitute for faithful persistence!
7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens.8 “‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no oneContinue reading “Revelation 3: 7-13….There is NO substitute for faithful persistence!”
Psalm 68: 1-18….Triumphant, Joyful Victory!
Introduction: This is a longer passage than I usually quote, but I couldn’t find an earlier break which left me making ‘a unit’ of the reading! So I’ll say less and hopefully still throw some light on the passage! 1 God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered;and those who hate him shall flee beforeContinue reading “Psalm 68: 1-18….Triumphant, Joyful Victory!”