The reading for day 39 was Psalms 1-25. I love reading the Psalms. I think I could do 150 days of Psalms...that might be fun  . Psalm 3:5 says, "I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me." Wow...even our sleep cycles are kept in God's hands. Psalm 4:8 gives a little elaboration, "I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety." God takes care of us in even our most vulnerable state. Do you think this also applies to our spiritual life? Is God still watching out for His church in their spiritual slumber? Psalm 4:5 says, "Offer right sacrifices and trust in the Lord." What does it mean to "offer right sacrifices?" Psalm 6:8,9 say, "Away from me, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my weeping. The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer." Wow...praise God that He is indeed gracious! Psalm 7:11 is kinda scary, "God is a righteous judge, a God who expresses His wrath every day." We don't like this God...He doesn't fit our fluffy image. What are some ways that God expresses His wrath? Psalm 9:20 says, "Strike them with terror, O Lord; let the nations know they are but men. Selah." Psalm 10:16-18 says, "The Lord is King forever and ever; the nations will perish from His land. You hear, O Lord, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry, defending the fatherless and the oppressed, in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more." How should we act to administer justice to the afflicted, the orphan, and the oppressed? What can we do? Psalm 11:7 says, "The Lord is righteous, He loves justice; upright men will see His face." Psalm 12 also speaks of God's protection of the helpless. In light of these things, what should we, as His people, be doing? Oh that my life would reflect Psalm 15. Then I would never be shaken! |
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