Greetings...
"Let them shout for joy and be glad, who favor my righteous cause, and let them say continually, let the Lord be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant."
(Psalm 35:27)
Prosperity is a bone of contention with in Christianity. On one side...you have those who say the are "King's Kids"...and deserve the very, very best of everything. They relate their prosperity on the "level of their faith." On the other end of the spectrum are those who believe that your spirituality is based on the level of your poverty...and anyone who has anything is not going to make it into heaven...because after all...they have that camel through the needle of an eye thing that keeps the rich out. In the middle...there are those who love the concept of communal living where everyone throws everything into one pot...and all share.
NOTE: This last one is based on what happened in Jerusalem when the Holy Spirit fell...and the church exploded with thousands in the city needing food and lodging. My thought is that the Acts account was an observation...not a mandate.
NOTE: Here is a note on prosperity from The Spirit Filled Bible: "Prosperity: God is pleased when His servants prosper! The Hebrew word, translated here as "prosperity" is laden with meaning: safety, wellness, happiness, healthiness, peacefulness. in fact, this word usually is translated peace: when your needs are met, you are at peace. Moreover, if God is pleased with the prosperity of servants, what must He be with the prosperity of His own children--those who are purchased by the blood of Jesus and adopted as His own. Think how thrilled God must be when we--His own children--prosper in every aspect of our lives." (Thanx and a Tip O Da Hat to The Spirit Filled Bible notes)
Success and Prosperity is not a foreign concept to God's people. "This book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night...so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it...for then you will make your way PROSPEROUS and then you shall have GOOD SUCCESS." (Joshua 1:8) NOTE: This thing called prosperity and success is linked to our continual relationship to the Word of God.
To me...PROSPERITY is enough to meet your needs with an overflow to meet the needs of others. When you read Philippians 4:1-19 you see that our God will meet our NEEDS (not our greeds) according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Prior to that verse...we see the secret is being CONTENT when you have a lot...and when you have nothing.
To me...SUCCESS is accomplishing the purposes of God in your life...whatever that entails.
Here is what people should say about us..."Let the Lord be magnified, Who has PLEASURE in the PROSPERITY of His servant." (Psalm 35:27)
Love and Prosperous and Successful Kisses
Rodney "Servant, Friend, Son, Brother" Boyd
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
PSALM 34:1,8 OCCULAR TASTEBUDS (How The Mouth Affects How You See)
Greetings...
"I will BLESS the Lord at all times His PRAISE shall continually be in my MOUTH."
(Psalm 34:1)
"Oh, TASTE and SEE that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who TRUSTS in Him!"
(Psalm 34:8)
TASTE: ta'am (tah-ahm)= to taste, eat, discern, perceive; to evaluate. This verb refers to the testing of good by means of the sense of taste. From the primary sense of physical tasting, ta'am developed into the idea of evauative sampling of things other than food. Ta'am as a noun came to refer to "discernment", that is, the capacity to choose and delight in good things...." (Word Wealth from the Spirit Filled Bible)
If I have a bad taste in my mouth...I will (1) spit out what is bad (2) put something in my mouth that tastes good. Sometimes...I will avoid eating or drinking something...because I am convinced that it will taste bad. It could be because of what others have said about it...or a previous experience that left a bad taste in my mouth.
One thing I do know...if I mix something bad with something good...the bad will turn the good bad. In James he speaks of the influence of out TONGUES and the output of the mouth.
"But no man can tame the TONGUE...it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it (the tongue) we BLESS our God and Father, and with it (the tongue) we CURSE MEN, who have been made in the likeness of God. Out of the SAME MOUTH proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren (and sistern) these things ought not to be so. Does a spring send forth FRESH WATER and BITTER from the same opening? Can a fig tre, my brethren bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus NO SPRING yields both SALT WATER and FRESH."
(James 3:8-12)
We are called to OCCULAR TASTEBUDS where the act of tasting (blessing, praising, and trusting the Lord) will affect how we see (discern, evaluate, perceive) things in our lives.
When I first met my lovely wife Brenda...we went to Sir Pizza and ordered a large 1/2 hamburger and 1/2 mushroom pizza. I HATED mushrooms...even though I had never, ever, in my entire life...ever ate a mushroom. My mom and dad did not like them...and that was good enough for me....until love took over...and Brenda convinced me to eat a slice of her side of the pizza. Not only was I in love with Brenda (still in love after 39 years of marriage)...but I began a love affair with mushrooms...because my eyes were opened to the goodness of the mushroom.
I TASTED and I SAW that the mushroom was GOOD. So it is with the Lord. As I TASTE by putting in good stuff (blessing, praise, trust) in my mouth...I SEE that the Lord IS GOOD.
Happy Eating
Love and Tasty Kisses
Rodney "Tasting and Seeing" Boyd
"I will BLESS the Lord at all times His PRAISE shall continually be in my MOUTH."
(Psalm 34:1)
"Oh, TASTE and SEE that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who TRUSTS in Him!"
(Psalm 34:8)
TASTE: ta'am (tah-ahm)= to taste, eat, discern, perceive; to evaluate. This verb refers to the testing of good by means of the sense of taste. From the primary sense of physical tasting, ta'am developed into the idea of evauative sampling of things other than food. Ta'am as a noun came to refer to "discernment", that is, the capacity to choose and delight in good things...." (Word Wealth from the Spirit Filled Bible)
If I have a bad taste in my mouth...I will (1) spit out what is bad (2) put something in my mouth that tastes good. Sometimes...I will avoid eating or drinking something...because I am convinced that it will taste bad. It could be because of what others have said about it...or a previous experience that left a bad taste in my mouth.
One thing I do know...if I mix something bad with something good...the bad will turn the good bad. In James he speaks of the influence of out TONGUES and the output of the mouth.
"But no man can tame the TONGUE...it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it (the tongue) we BLESS our God and Father, and with it (the tongue) we CURSE MEN, who have been made in the likeness of God. Out of the SAME MOUTH proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren (and sistern) these things ought not to be so. Does a spring send forth FRESH WATER and BITTER from the same opening? Can a fig tre, my brethren bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus NO SPRING yields both SALT WATER and FRESH."
(James 3:8-12)
We are called to OCCULAR TASTEBUDS where the act of tasting (blessing, praising, and trusting the Lord) will affect how we see (discern, evaluate, perceive) things in our lives.
When I first met my lovely wife Brenda...we went to Sir Pizza and ordered a large 1/2 hamburger and 1/2 mushroom pizza. I HATED mushrooms...even though I had never, ever, in my entire life...ever ate a mushroom. My mom and dad did not like them...and that was good enough for me....until love took over...and Brenda convinced me to eat a slice of her side of the pizza. Not only was I in love with Brenda (still in love after 39 years of marriage)...but I began a love affair with mushrooms...because my eyes were opened to the goodness of the mushroom.
I TASTED and I SAW that the mushroom was GOOD. So it is with the Lord. As I TASTE by putting in good stuff (blessing, praise, trust) in my mouth...I SEE that the Lord IS GOOD.
Happy Eating
Love and Tasty Kisses
Rodney "Tasting and Seeing" Boyd
Saturday, August 20, 2011
PSALM 33:1-5 NEW AND SKILLED LOUDNESS (More Than Just Noise)
Greetings Praisers...
"Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous! For praise from the upright is beautiful. Praise the Lord with the harp; Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings. Sing to Him a NEW SONG; play skillfully with a loud noise/a shout of joy. For the word of the Lord is right, and all His work is done in truth, He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord." (Psalm 33:1-5)
"Turn down that amplifier...it is to loud." (Lonnie Boyd...my Dad) Well...he was probably right...because the noise...that was coming out of my amplifier did not reflect (1) skill (2) joy (3) praise to the Lord. And to think I made that noise with only 6 strings...and not an instrument of TEN STRINGS.
This world is filled with sounds...some of it beautiful...some of it nothing but noise. Some of it is quiet and gentle...while some of it is loud and raucous. The noise that the Psalmists is writing about is:
1. In the Lord
2. Done by the righteous (not by the self-righteous)
3. From the upright (not the bent ones)
4. Is beautiful
5. Done on the harp
6. Made melody to Him
7. Done on an instrument of ten strings
8. A new song sung (new=a fresh thing
9. Played skillfully with a loud noise/shout of joy
(a) Play=beat a tune with fingers especially on stringed instrument
(b) Skillfully=make well
(c) Loud noise=clamour, acclamation of joy, battle cry, alarum/alarm, joy, jubilation, loud
NOTE: This is more than just making obnoxious noise to glorify ourselves....it is to the Lord and to others to rally as we go into war. It is more than...look how good I play.
Why? Because....
1. By the word of the Lord...the heavens were made
2. All the host of them were made by the breath of His mouth (God said...)
3. He gathers the waters of the sea together as a vessel
4. He lays up the deep in storehouses.
This is just a thumbnail of the reasons...(see all of Psalm 33 for the rest).
Well...there ya go...it ain't about the volume or the decible level so that your ears can bleed...it is about the focus of our volume...the Lord.
Love and Loud Kisses
Rodney "Turn That Music Up" Boyd
"Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous! For praise from the upright is beautiful. Praise the Lord with the harp; Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings. Sing to Him a NEW SONG; play skillfully with a loud noise/a shout of joy. For the word of the Lord is right, and all His work is done in truth, He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord." (Psalm 33:1-5)
"Turn down that amplifier...it is to loud." (Lonnie Boyd...my Dad) Well...he was probably right...because the noise...that was coming out of my amplifier did not reflect (1) skill (2) joy (3) praise to the Lord. And to think I made that noise with only 6 strings...and not an instrument of TEN STRINGS.
This world is filled with sounds...some of it beautiful...some of it nothing but noise. Some of it is quiet and gentle...while some of it is loud and raucous. The noise that the Psalmists is writing about is:
1. In the Lord
2. Done by the righteous (not by the self-righteous)
3. From the upright (not the bent ones)
4. Is beautiful
5. Done on the harp
6. Made melody to Him
7. Done on an instrument of ten strings
8. A new song sung (new=a fresh thing
9. Played skillfully with a loud noise/shout of joy
(a) Play=beat a tune with fingers especially on stringed instrument
(b) Skillfully=make well
(c) Loud noise=clamour, acclamation of joy, battle cry, alarum/alarm, joy, jubilation, loud
NOTE: This is more than just making obnoxious noise to glorify ourselves....it is to the Lord and to others to rally as we go into war. It is more than...look how good I play.
Why? Because....
1. By the word of the Lord...the heavens were made
2. All the host of them were made by the breath of His mouth (God said...)
3. He gathers the waters of the sea together as a vessel
4. He lays up the deep in storehouses.
This is just a thumbnail of the reasons...(see all of Psalm 33 for the rest).
Well...there ya go...it ain't about the volume or the decible level so that your ears can bleed...it is about the focus of our volume...the Lord.
Love and Loud Kisses
Rodney "Turn That Music Up" Boyd
Friday, August 19, 2011
PSALM 32:1-5 THE FORMULA FOR LIFE: V=P-O
Greetings Vital People...
"Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute/charge his account with iniquity--and in whose spirit there is no deceit. When I kept silent, my bones grew old through my groaning all the day long. For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my VITALITY was turned into the drought of summer. Selah (think about it). I acknowledged my sin to You , and my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the Lord, and You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah (think about it)."
Psalm 32:1-5
This Psalm is a companion Psalm to Psalm 51...both Psalms of REPENTANCE and return to VITALITY. The "man after God's own heart"...the "giant killer"...the "Shepherd King"...the "Psalm Praiser"...the "adulterer"...the "deceiver"...the "murderer"...DAVID...was also known as "The Repenter".
The cause and effect of his sins...was decreased VITALITY when he kept it within himself. "My vitality was turned into the drought of summer." (Psalm 32:5)
Many years ago...I sat under the teaching of a biochemist who was also a Christian...who shared with us "THE FORMULA FOR LIFE". This was: V=P-O...VITALITY EQUALS POTENTIAL MINUS OBSTRUCTIONS. The idea was that what we eat...produce obstructions in our blood/body...and keeps us from reaching our full potential and vitality.
David's vitality was drained by keeping quiet about his obstructions...thus keeping him from reaching his potential. My potential...is blocked by obstructions in my life...draining my vitality. For David...and myself...my SPIRITUAL VITALITY...is OBSTRUCTED by my SINS... thus preventing from reaching my full SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL.
The question arises..."How did David return to his vitality." Well...that is what Psalm 32 (and later on down the Psalm road we will see in Psalm 51) how he did it.
David's obstructions were (1) transgression (2) sin (3) iniquity (4) deceit. David knew that BLESSING (returned vitality) wild come when the (1) transgression was forgiven (2) sin was covered (3) iniquity not charged to his account (4) no deceit in his spirit (little s).
This could not take place unless David did something. David...REPENTED. He had a change of heart, change of mind, change of attitude and a change of direction...that was manifested in his actions.
1. I ACKNOWLEDGED my sin to You
2. My iniquity I have NOT HIDDEN
3. I will CONFESS my transgressions to the Lord.
4. You FORGAVE the iniquity of my sin.
All of this represents an non-deceitful spirit.
THE FORMULA FOR SPIRITUAL LIFE: Spiritual Vitality equals Potential of all that God has for you to accomplish minus Obstructive Unconfessed Sins in your life.
Selah (think about it).
Rodney
"Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute/charge his account with iniquity--and in whose spirit there is no deceit. When I kept silent, my bones grew old through my groaning all the day long. For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my VITALITY was turned into the drought of summer. Selah (think about it). I acknowledged my sin to You , and my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the Lord, and You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah (think about it)."
Psalm 32:1-5
This Psalm is a companion Psalm to Psalm 51...both Psalms of REPENTANCE and return to VITALITY. The "man after God's own heart"...the "giant killer"...the "Shepherd King"...the "Psalm Praiser"...the "adulterer"...the "deceiver"...the "murderer"...DAVID...was also known as "The Repenter".
The cause and effect of his sins...was decreased VITALITY when he kept it within himself. "My vitality was turned into the drought of summer." (Psalm 32:5)
Many years ago...I sat under the teaching of a biochemist who was also a Christian...who shared with us "THE FORMULA FOR LIFE". This was: V=P-O...VITALITY EQUALS POTENTIAL MINUS OBSTRUCTIONS. The idea was that what we eat...produce obstructions in our blood/body...and keeps us from reaching our full potential and vitality.
David's vitality was drained by keeping quiet about his obstructions...thus keeping him from reaching his potential. My potential...is blocked by obstructions in my life...draining my vitality. For David...and myself...my SPIRITUAL VITALITY...is OBSTRUCTED by my SINS... thus preventing from reaching my full SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL.
The question arises..."How did David return to his vitality." Well...that is what Psalm 32 (and later on down the Psalm road we will see in Psalm 51) how he did it.
David's obstructions were (1) transgression (2) sin (3) iniquity (4) deceit. David knew that BLESSING (returned vitality) wild come when the (1) transgression was forgiven (2) sin was covered (3) iniquity not charged to his account (4) no deceit in his spirit (little s).
This could not take place unless David did something. David...REPENTED. He had a change of heart, change of mind, change of attitude and a change of direction...that was manifested in his actions.
1. I ACKNOWLEDGED my sin to You
2. My iniquity I have NOT HIDDEN
3. I will CONFESS my transgressions to the Lord.
4. You FORGAVE the iniquity of my sin.
All of this represents an non-deceitful spirit.
THE FORMULA FOR SPIRITUAL LIFE: Spiritual Vitality equals Potential of all that God has for you to accomplish minus Obstructive Unconfessed Sins in your life.
Selah (think about it).
Rodney
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
PSALM 31:3-5 COMMITMENT ISSUES
Greetings and Salutations Oh Ye Committed Ones...
"For you are my rock and my fortress THEREFORE, for Your name's sake, LEAD me and GUIDE me. Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me. For You are my strength. Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth."
(Psalm 31:3-5)
When God is your ROCK (a solid place to stand) and your FORTRESS (a place of protection) you can trust Him to LEAD you and GUIDE you...as the net has been laid for you. When the Lord is your ROCK and your FORTRESS and your LEADER and your GUIDE you can go beyond COMMITMENT ISSUES...and commit your spirit (who you are) because you know THE REDEEMER...the LORD GOD OF TRUTH.
Jesus knew the Father this way. So much so...that as He was dying on the cross in our place... as the Provided Lamb...as the Propitiation...as the Satisfactory Substitute...He quoted the verse...Psalm31:5.
"Now it was about the sixth hour and there was DARKNESS over all the earth until the ninth hour. Then the sun was darkened and the veil of the temple was torn in two. And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said...."FATHER...INTO YOUR HANDS...I COMMIT MY SPIRIT. Having said this, He breathed His last." (Luke 23:44-46)
Well...how does all of this apply to MY commitment issues? So many times...when it is dark all around me...where there appears there is no help...where the sand is shifting under my feet, and my fortress is more like a fox hole...I need to follow Jesus and die to my self...and COMMIT my spirit into the Father's hands. For Jesus to have resurrection...Jesus had to have death...and the death was a choice of commitment. It was at the point of where Jesus breath His last breath...that the Father could breath into Him fresh breath of life.
So it is with me as I commit my spirit to Him...breath my last breath (my efforts to solve my problems)...and I die to myself...so He can breath resurrection life into me. That's when I start to feel the ROCK under my feet and sense the protecting FORTRESS surrounding me....BUT... I have got to do it by the substance of things hoped for...the evidence of things not revealed by my senses...aka FAITH.
Love and Committed Kisses
Rodney "Standing Rock Solid" Boyd
"For you are my rock and my fortress THEREFORE, for Your name's sake, LEAD me and GUIDE me. Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me. For You are my strength. Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth."
(Psalm 31:3-5)
When God is your ROCK (a solid place to stand) and your FORTRESS (a place of protection) you can trust Him to LEAD you and GUIDE you...as the net has been laid for you. When the Lord is your ROCK and your FORTRESS and your LEADER and your GUIDE you can go beyond COMMITMENT ISSUES...and commit your spirit (who you are) because you know THE REDEEMER...the LORD GOD OF TRUTH.
Jesus knew the Father this way. So much so...that as He was dying on the cross in our place... as the Provided Lamb...as the Propitiation...as the Satisfactory Substitute...He quoted the verse...Psalm31:5.
"Now it was about the sixth hour and there was DARKNESS over all the earth until the ninth hour. Then the sun was darkened and the veil of the temple was torn in two. And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said...."FATHER...INTO YOUR HANDS...I COMMIT MY SPIRIT. Having said this, He breathed His last." (Luke 23:44-46)
Well...how does all of this apply to MY commitment issues? So many times...when it is dark all around me...where there appears there is no help...where the sand is shifting under my feet, and my fortress is more like a fox hole...I need to follow Jesus and die to my self...and COMMIT my spirit into the Father's hands. For Jesus to have resurrection...Jesus had to have death...and the death was a choice of commitment. It was at the point of where Jesus breath His last breath...that the Father could breath into Him fresh breath of life.
So it is with me as I commit my spirit to Him...breath my last breath (my efforts to solve my problems)...and I die to myself...so He can breath resurrection life into me. That's when I start to feel the ROCK under my feet and sense the protecting FORTRESS surrounding me....BUT... I have got to do it by the substance of things hoped for...the evidence of things not revealed by my senses...aka FAITH.
Love and Committed Kisses
Rodney "Standing Rock Solid" Boyd
Saturday, August 13, 2011
PSALM 30:5, 11-12 THE DANCE OF JOY (From Mourning to Morning)
Greetings Dancers...
"For His anger is but for a moment...His favor is for life; WEEPING may endure for a night...but JOY comes in the MORNING." (Psalm 30:5)
"You have turned for me my MOURNING into DANCING; You have put off my sackcloth (the sackcloth of my MOURNING) and clothed me with GLADNESS To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever." (Psalm 30:11-12)
As I have alluded to in previous Psalms...back in the day...we would sing the Word. These two passages were two separate songs that we use to sing quiet often.
Weeping and mourning are emotions that we have to encounter throughout our journey. When the Lord is angry (pre-conversion and/or post conversion)...it feels like an eternity when you are in the middle of it. But compared to the favor that we experience...when we repent, have a change of heart, mind, attitude, direction...it is but momentary. We are translated from that place of MOURNING...SACKCLOTH...ASHES...into a new dawning of MORNING...and we begin to DANCE with JOY and GLADNESS.
I guess the problem comes in my life...when I languish in the MOURNING SACKCLOTH...and never enter into the DANCE. He has invited me to be His dance partner...but for whatever reason...I choose to stay against the wall like a wallflower and not reach out and take His hand. I choose MOURNING versus GLADNESS...SADNESS versus JOY.
NOTE: Back in the day...the only dance that we could really do...was a thing called The Holy Ghost Shuffle. It was like an alternating kicking of the legs while coordinated with the lifting and lowering of the hands...or that's the way it seemed. Now...at the church where I go (Springhouse Worship and Arts Center...we have a dance team called PRAISE IN MOTION...an anointed troupe of dancers led by the Dancing Queen, Claudia Peterson). I love to see those who just show up on the floor and attempt to follow the moves.
QUESTION: If someone who leads us in song/Psalms are called Psalmists...would those who lead us in the dance be called Danceists?
They are very choreographed but still flowing in the Spirit. Even some of the men break lose in the dance led by Pastor Ronnie Meek. Of course...the Lord does not limit the dance to The Holy Ghost Shuffle or choreographed perfection...but allows you to just CUT LOOSE and dance unto Him to the point of embarassement....not embarrasing to the Lord...but maybe to others as they tell you to calm down.
I like the way that this Psalm ends...with a CHOICE. "O Lord my God, I WILL give thanks to you forever." (Psalm 30:12)
Listen...He's speaking to you now..."May I have this dance?"
Love and Joyful Kisses
Rodney "From Mourning To Morning" Boyd
"For His anger is but for a moment...His favor is for life; WEEPING may endure for a night...but JOY comes in the MORNING." (Psalm 30:5)
"You have turned for me my MOURNING into DANCING; You have put off my sackcloth (the sackcloth of my MOURNING) and clothed me with GLADNESS To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever." (Psalm 30:11-12)
As I have alluded to in previous Psalms...back in the day...we would sing the Word. These two passages were two separate songs that we use to sing quiet often.
Weeping and mourning are emotions that we have to encounter throughout our journey. When the Lord is angry (pre-conversion and/or post conversion)...it feels like an eternity when you are in the middle of it. But compared to the favor that we experience...when we repent, have a change of heart, mind, attitude, direction...it is but momentary. We are translated from that place of MOURNING...SACKCLOTH...ASHES...into a new dawning of MORNING...and we begin to DANCE with JOY and GLADNESS.
I guess the problem comes in my life...when I languish in the MOURNING SACKCLOTH...and never enter into the DANCE. He has invited me to be His dance partner...but for whatever reason...I choose to stay against the wall like a wallflower and not reach out and take His hand. I choose MOURNING versus GLADNESS...SADNESS versus JOY.
NOTE: Back in the day...the only dance that we could really do...was a thing called The Holy Ghost Shuffle. It was like an alternating kicking of the legs while coordinated with the lifting and lowering of the hands...or that's the way it seemed. Now...at the church where I go (Springhouse Worship and Arts Center...we have a dance team called PRAISE IN MOTION...an anointed troupe of dancers led by the Dancing Queen, Claudia Peterson). I love to see those who just show up on the floor and attempt to follow the moves.
QUESTION: If someone who leads us in song/Psalms are called Psalmists...would those who lead us in the dance be called Danceists?
They are very choreographed but still flowing in the Spirit. Even some of the men break lose in the dance led by Pastor Ronnie Meek. Of course...the Lord does not limit the dance to The Holy Ghost Shuffle or choreographed perfection...but allows you to just CUT LOOSE and dance unto Him to the point of embarassement....not embarrasing to the Lord...but maybe to others as they tell you to calm down.
I like the way that this Psalm ends...with a CHOICE. "O Lord my God, I WILL give thanks to you forever." (Psalm 30:12)
Listen...He's speaking to you now..."May I have this dance?"
Love and Joyful Kisses
Rodney "From Mourning To Morning" Boyd
Monday, August 8, 2011
PSALM 29:3-9 FROM SILENCE TO VOICE
Greetings
"The VOICE of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the Lord is over many waters. The VOICE of the Lord is powerful; the VOICE of the Lord is full of majesty. The VOICE of the Lord breaks the cedars, Yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon. He makes them also skip like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox. The VOICE of the Lord divides/stirs up/hews out the flames of fire. The VOICE of the Lord makes the deer give birth, and strips the forest bare and in His temple everyone SAYS Glory!" (Psalm 29:3-9)
The last post in The Psalm Book...the Psalmist was asking the Lord..."O Lord, my Rock: Do not be SILENT to me, Lest, if You are SILENT to me...I become like those who go down to the pit. Hear the VOICE of my supplications when I cry to You." (Psalm 28:1-2) Now...the Psalmist declares the power of the Lord's VOICE...that has come out of the SILENCE.
There is cause and effect to when the Lord speaks...when He utilizes His VOICE:
1. Over the waters
2. Thunders
3. Powerful
4. Full of majesty
5. Breaks the cedars
6. Splinters the cedars of Lebanon
7. Makes them (cedars of Lebanon) skip like a calf
8. Makes Lebanon and Sirion skip like a young wild ox
9. Divides/stirs up/hews out the flames of fire
10. Shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh
11. Makes the deer give birth
12. Strips the forests bare
Now that is one powerful VOICE. But with all of those powerful things that the Lord's VOICE causes...there is one thing that is more important than all of those put together.
"And...in His temple...everyone...SAYS...GLORY!" (Psalm 29:9)
So...if you have been praying...and it seems as if the Lord is SILENT...fear not...I think I hear Him warming up His VOICE to speak (instead of me, me, me...it would be Him, Him, Him). Be sure to wear your earplugs...cause when He SPEAKS....He really SPEAKS.
Love and Vocal Kisses
Rodney "Can You Hear Me Know" Kisses.
"The VOICE of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the Lord is over many waters. The VOICE of the Lord is powerful; the VOICE of the Lord is full of majesty. The VOICE of the Lord breaks the cedars, Yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon. He makes them also skip like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox. The VOICE of the Lord divides/stirs up/hews out the flames of fire. The VOICE of the Lord makes the deer give birth, and strips the forest bare and in His temple everyone SAYS Glory!" (Psalm 29:3-9)
The last post in The Psalm Book...the Psalmist was asking the Lord..."O Lord, my Rock: Do not be SILENT to me, Lest, if You are SILENT to me...I become like those who go down to the pit. Hear the VOICE of my supplications when I cry to You." (Psalm 28:1-2) Now...the Psalmist declares the power of the Lord's VOICE...that has come out of the SILENCE.
There is cause and effect to when the Lord speaks...when He utilizes His VOICE:
1. Over the waters
2. Thunders
3. Powerful
4. Full of majesty
5. Breaks the cedars
6. Splinters the cedars of Lebanon
7. Makes them (cedars of Lebanon) skip like a calf
8. Makes Lebanon and Sirion skip like a young wild ox
9. Divides/stirs up/hews out the flames of fire
10. Shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh
11. Makes the deer give birth
12. Strips the forests bare
Now that is one powerful VOICE. But with all of those powerful things that the Lord's VOICE causes...there is one thing that is more important than all of those put together.
"And...in His temple...everyone...SAYS...GLORY!" (Psalm 29:9)
So...if you have been praying...and it seems as if the Lord is SILENT...fear not...I think I hear Him warming up His VOICE to speak (instead of me, me, me...it would be Him, Him, Him). Be sure to wear your earplugs...cause when He SPEAKS....He really SPEAKS.
Love and Vocal Kisses
Rodney "Can You Hear Me Know" Kisses.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
PSALM 28:1-2 SILENCE AIN'T ALWAYS GOLDEN
Greetings those with a prayer on your lips...
"To You will I cry, O Lord my Rock: Do not be SILENT to me...lest, if You are SILENT to me...I become like those who go down to the pit. HEAR the voice of my supplications when I CRY to You When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary." (Psalm 28:1-2)
The Psalmist is requesting an answer from the Lord...not stone, cold, silence. Sometimes it does feel that way when I pray. It is like you are firing off prayers and they appear to be deflected back at ceiling level.
When we pray...why would we pray...if we thought (1) There is no God (2) There is a God but He can't hear us (3) There is a God but He is like a Greek/Roman god who is fickle (4) There is a God but He hates us (5) There is a God but He is weak and cannot answer our prayers
(6) There is a God...but...(fill in the blank).
No...we approach God with an expectancy of Him hearing...and Him answering back. As of this writing...I am about to teach a class at my church called CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD (Communicating With The Creator). In it we see that prayer is not a monologue where we just talk and talk and talk to God only. He SPEAKS back to us. I like Francis Shaffer's book entitled...GOD IS NOT SILENT...WE ARE NOT LISTENING.
"Blessed be the Lord...because He HAS HEARD the voice of my supplication." (Psalm 28:6)
When we PRAY...we must pray in FAITH.
Many times between:
THE POINT OF PRAYER<............>THE POINT OF PROVISION there is this little thing called....SILENCE.
This is the time time where we WALK BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT. (II Corinthians 5:7)
When Jesus was giving the boys (disciples) a lesson in prayer when they saw fig tree that He had spoken to ...had died...He told them...HAVE FAITH IN GOD...CONSTANTLY.
(Mark 11:22)
He then laid out...how that should be manifested in prayer.
"For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain BE REMOVED and BE CAST INTO THE SEA (the prayer)...and (1) does not doubt in his heart BUT (2) believes that those things which he says (prays)...WILL BE (future event) DONE...he will HAVE (answered prayer)...WHATEVER HE SAYS (prays)." (Mark 11:23)
Jesus then says THEREFORE. Remember...that the word THEREFORE is for you to see WHAT IT IS THERE FOR...and refers back to what was just spoken.
"Therefore...I say to you...WHATEVER things you ASK when you PRAY...BELIEVE that you RECEIVE them...and you will HAVE THEM." (Mark 11:24)
Jesus then caps this teaching on prayer off with the need for us to FORGIVE.
"And WHENEVER you stand PRAYING...if you have ANYTHING...against ANYONE...FORGIVE him...that your Father in heaven may also FORGIVE YOU your trespasses. But if you do NOT FORGIVE...neither will your Father in heaven FORGIVE you your trespasses." (Mark 11:25-26)
Well...that just scratches the surface of prayer...but...when you pray...pray in faith...and get ready to hear God speak OUT OF THE SILENCE.
Love and Prayerful Kisses
Rodney "Silently Anticipating" Boyd
"To You will I cry, O Lord my Rock: Do not be SILENT to me...lest, if You are SILENT to me...I become like those who go down to the pit. HEAR the voice of my supplications when I CRY to You When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary." (Psalm 28:1-2)
The Psalmist is requesting an answer from the Lord...not stone, cold, silence. Sometimes it does feel that way when I pray. It is like you are firing off prayers and they appear to be deflected back at ceiling level.
When we pray...why would we pray...if we thought (1) There is no God (2) There is a God but He can't hear us (3) There is a God but He is like a Greek/Roman god who is fickle (4) There is a God but He hates us (5) There is a God but He is weak and cannot answer our prayers
(6) There is a God...but...(fill in the blank).
No...we approach God with an expectancy of Him hearing...and Him answering back. As of this writing...I am about to teach a class at my church called CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD (Communicating With The Creator). In it we see that prayer is not a monologue where we just talk and talk and talk to God only. He SPEAKS back to us. I like Francis Shaffer's book entitled...GOD IS NOT SILENT...WE ARE NOT LISTENING.
"Blessed be the Lord...because He HAS HEARD the voice of my supplication." (Psalm 28:6)
When we PRAY...we must pray in FAITH.
Many times between:
THE POINT OF PRAYER<............>THE POINT OF PROVISION there is this little thing called....SILENCE.
This is the time time where we WALK BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT. (II Corinthians 5:7)
When Jesus was giving the boys (disciples) a lesson in prayer when they saw fig tree that He had spoken to ...had died...He told them...HAVE FAITH IN GOD...CONSTANTLY.
(Mark 11:22)
He then laid out...how that should be manifested in prayer.
"For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain BE REMOVED and BE CAST INTO THE SEA (the prayer)...and (1) does not doubt in his heart BUT (2) believes that those things which he says (prays)...WILL BE (future event) DONE...he will HAVE (answered prayer)...WHATEVER HE SAYS (prays)." (Mark 11:23)
Jesus then says THEREFORE. Remember...that the word THEREFORE is for you to see WHAT IT IS THERE FOR...and refers back to what was just spoken.
"Therefore...I say to you...WHATEVER things you ASK when you PRAY...BELIEVE that you RECEIVE them...and you will HAVE THEM." (Mark 11:24)
Jesus then caps this teaching on prayer off with the need for us to FORGIVE.
"And WHENEVER you stand PRAYING...if you have ANYTHING...against ANYONE...FORGIVE him...that your Father in heaven may also FORGIVE YOU your trespasses. But if you do NOT FORGIVE...neither will your Father in heaven FORGIVE you your trespasses." (Mark 11:25-26)
Well...that just scratches the surface of prayer...but...when you pray...pray in faith...and get ready to hear God speak OUT OF THE SILENCE.
Love and Prayerful Kisses
Rodney "Silently Anticipating" Boyd
Friday, August 5, 2011
PSALM 27:1 WHAT...ME FEAR?
Greetings inhabitants in the land of the living...
"The Lord is my light and my salvation; WHOM SHALL I FEAR? The Lord is the strength of my life; of WHOM SHALL I BE AFRAID?" (Psalm 27:1)
"Chuck Norris does not check his closet at night for the bogey man...the bogey man checks his closet at night for Chuck Norris." (Chuck Norris Facts)
In this dark, dying, cursed, fallen world that we live in...sometimes...it gets scary...especially in the dark. I remember when I was a child...I had watched some kind of scary movie...and from where my bed was positioned...I could look down the hall into the living room...and it looked like someone was sitting in a chair...not moving...just sitting there. Well I finally fell asleep and when I woke up IN THE LIGHT...I could see that there was a coat with a hat sitting on the chair. In the SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT...I was gripped by fear...but in the LIGHT OF DAY... the fear vanished.
I am reminded of Smith Wigglesworth...who was asleep one night and he was awaken by the presence of someone at the end of his bed. According to the story...Wigglesworth lit a candle and saw it was satan/devil at the end of his bed. His reaction was.."Oh...it's you."...and he blew out the candle and went back to sleep. As Smith Wigglesworth was walking by FAITH and not by SIGHT...and he had the Lord as his (1) light (2) salvation (3) strength of his life...he did NOT have to fear THE enemy (little e) who was satan (little s) or aka the devil (little d).
A cursory glance for the phrase FEAR NOT in the New Testament shows 62 times the phrase is said. It is applied to appearance of angels...in the midst of sickness and healing... in the face of enemies when the boat is rocking because of storms...and various appearances of Jesus...etc.
David...The Psalmist...states why he could FEAR NOT in the face of enemies.
"I would have LOST HEART, unless I had BELIEVED...that I WOULD SEE (future tense) the GOODNESS OF GOD IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING." (Psalm 27:13)
It appears that this lack of fear...is hinged not on his abilities...but on (1) light (2) salvation
(3) strength...all hinged on THE LORD. As you read through Psalm 27 you see David had a desire to dwell in the house of the Lord, behold His beauty, inquire in his temple.
David knew that in the TIME OF TROUBLE (when most of us fear)...that the Lord would hide him in His house...His pavilion...in the SECRET PLACE OF HIS TABERNACLE. He would be hid and SET UPON A ROCK.
What is the SECRET OF THE STRENGTHENED HEART?
1. Wait in faith on the Lord
2. Be of good courage
"Wait (in faith) on the Lord...be of good courage (verses bad discouragement)..and HE (not you or anything or anyone else) shall STRENGTHEN your heart...Wait, I say ON THE LORD."
(Psalm 27:14 with a little commentary by me).
Love and Fearless Kisses
Rodney "What...Me Fear?" Boyd
"The Lord is my light and my salvation; WHOM SHALL I FEAR? The Lord is the strength of my life; of WHOM SHALL I BE AFRAID?" (Psalm 27:1)
"Chuck Norris does not check his closet at night for the bogey man...the bogey man checks his closet at night for Chuck Norris." (Chuck Norris Facts)
In this dark, dying, cursed, fallen world that we live in...sometimes...it gets scary...especially in the dark. I remember when I was a child...I had watched some kind of scary movie...and from where my bed was positioned...I could look down the hall into the living room...and it looked like someone was sitting in a chair...not moving...just sitting there. Well I finally fell asleep and when I woke up IN THE LIGHT...I could see that there was a coat with a hat sitting on the chair. In the SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT...I was gripped by fear...but in the LIGHT OF DAY... the fear vanished.
I am reminded of Smith Wigglesworth...who was asleep one night and he was awaken by the presence of someone at the end of his bed. According to the story...Wigglesworth lit a candle and saw it was satan/devil at the end of his bed. His reaction was.."Oh...it's you."...and he blew out the candle and went back to sleep. As Smith Wigglesworth was walking by FAITH and not by SIGHT...and he had the Lord as his (1) light (2) salvation (3) strength of his life...he did NOT have to fear THE enemy (little e) who was satan (little s) or aka the devil (little d).
A cursory glance for the phrase FEAR NOT in the New Testament shows 62 times the phrase is said. It is applied to appearance of angels...in the midst of sickness and healing... in the face of enemies when the boat is rocking because of storms...and various appearances of Jesus...etc.
David...The Psalmist...states why he could FEAR NOT in the face of enemies.
"I would have LOST HEART, unless I had BELIEVED...that I WOULD SEE (future tense) the GOODNESS OF GOD IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING." (Psalm 27:13)
It appears that this lack of fear...is hinged not on his abilities...but on (1) light (2) salvation
(3) strength...all hinged on THE LORD. As you read through Psalm 27 you see David had a desire to dwell in the house of the Lord, behold His beauty, inquire in his temple.
David knew that in the TIME OF TROUBLE (when most of us fear)...that the Lord would hide him in His house...His pavilion...in the SECRET PLACE OF HIS TABERNACLE. He would be hid and SET UPON A ROCK.
What is the SECRET OF THE STRENGTHENED HEART?
1. Wait in faith on the Lord
2. Be of good courage
"Wait (in faith) on the Lord...be of good courage (verses bad discouragement)..and HE (not you or anything or anyone else) shall STRENGTHEN your heart...Wait, I say ON THE LORD."
(Psalm 27:14 with a little commentary by me).
Love and Fearless Kisses
Rodney "What...Me Fear?" Boyd
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
PSALM 26:2 THIS IS A TEST...IT IS ONLY A TEST
Greetings friends, neighbors, countrymen...lend me your spiritual ears...
"Examine me, O Lord...and prove/test me; try my mind and my heart." (Psalm 26:2)
(Long piercing, shrill sound): This is a test...it is only a test. This is a test of the Emergency Broadcasting System (EBS). In the case of a real emergency you will be directed to turn your radio to a specific channel.
This above test is always an interruption...when you least expect it....interrupting whatever you are watching or listening to on the television or radio. I was listening to an Old Time Radio show the other day...and it was a show called Suspense...and the suspense was building up to the point of what I had been listening for...(long piercing, shrill sound...this is a test...it is only a test...yada yada, bla bla, whooop whoop). By the time it was over...the show was over. Boy... talk about SUSPENSE.
I hate tests. I hate preparing for a test. I hate taking the test. I hate waiting for my test to be graded. I hate receiving back the test results...unless they turn out to be good...then I am elated.
"Every Scripture is God-breathed--given by His inspiration--and profitable for instruction, for reproof and conviction of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, and for training in righteousness [that is, in holy living, in conformity to God's will in thought, purpose, and action.], so that the man of God may be complete and proficient, well-fitted and thoroughly equipped for every good work." (II Timothy 3:16-17)
It is wise to do self examinations for yourself...for breast lumps, testicular lumps, spiritual self introspection, physical capabilities.
"Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?--unless indeed you are disqualified. But I trust that you will know that we are not disqualified." (II Corinthians 13:5-6)
"You have tested my heart; you have visited me in the night; You have tried/tested/examined me and have found nothing." (Psalm 17:3)
"Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my anxieties; and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." (Psalm 139:23-24)
"I will bring the one-third through the fire, will refine them as silver is refined, and test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name and I will answer them. And I will say, this is My people; and each one will say, the Lord is my God." (Zechariah 13:9)
"But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiners fire and like launderers/fullers soap. He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi, and purge/refine them as gold and silver, that they may offer to the Lord an offering in righteousness." (Malachi 3:3)
Well...the bottom line is this...you will be tested one way or another...so...you might as well...go ahead and exam yourself...and then say Lord...TEST ME...EXAMINE ME. He will at some point anyway.
We will now return you to your regular programming.
Love and Tried and Tested Kisses
Rodney "This Is A Blog...It Is Only A Blog" Boyd
"Examine me, O Lord...and prove/test me; try my mind and my heart." (Psalm 26:2)
(Long piercing, shrill sound): This is a test...it is only a test. This is a test of the Emergency Broadcasting System (EBS). In the case of a real emergency you will be directed to turn your radio to a specific channel.
This above test is always an interruption...when you least expect it....interrupting whatever you are watching or listening to on the television or radio. I was listening to an Old Time Radio show the other day...and it was a show called Suspense...and the suspense was building up to the point of what I had been listening for...(long piercing, shrill sound...this is a test...it is only a test...yada yada, bla bla, whooop whoop). By the time it was over...the show was over. Boy... talk about SUSPENSE.
I hate tests. I hate preparing for a test. I hate taking the test. I hate waiting for my test to be graded. I hate receiving back the test results...unless they turn out to be good...then I am elated.
"Every Scripture is God-breathed--given by His inspiration--and profitable for instruction, for reproof and conviction of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, and for training in righteousness [that is, in holy living, in conformity to God's will in thought, purpose, and action.], so that the man of God may be complete and proficient, well-fitted and thoroughly equipped for every good work." (II Timothy 3:16-17)
It is wise to do self examinations for yourself...for breast lumps, testicular lumps, spiritual self introspection, physical capabilities.
"Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?--unless indeed you are disqualified. But I trust that you will know that we are not disqualified." (II Corinthians 13:5-6)
"You have tested my heart; you have visited me in the night; You have tried/tested/examined me and have found nothing." (Psalm 17:3)
"Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my anxieties; and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." (Psalm 139:23-24)
"I will bring the one-third through the fire, will refine them as silver is refined, and test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name and I will answer them. And I will say, this is My people; and each one will say, the Lord is my God." (Zechariah 13:9)
"But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiners fire and like launderers/fullers soap. He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi, and purge/refine them as gold and silver, that they may offer to the Lord an offering in righteousness." (Malachi 3:3)
Well...the bottom line is this...you will be tested one way or another...so...you might as well...go ahead and exam yourself...and then say Lord...TEST ME...EXAMINE ME. He will at some point anyway.
We will now return you to your regular programming.
Love and Tried and Tested Kisses
Rodney "This Is A Blog...It Is Only A Blog" Boyd
Monday, August 1, 2011
PSALM 25:1-2 SHAME AND TRIUMPH
Greetings
"Unto Thee O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, I trust in Thee, let me not be ashamed; let not mine enemies triumph over me." (Psalm 25:1-2)
Once again we have a plea for deliverance and forgiveness...a common theme throughout the Psalms. Once again...we have a Psalm that we use to sing back in the days of the Jesus Movement.
Unto thee O Lord...do I lift up my soul
Unto thee O Lord...do I lift up my soul
O My God...I trust in thee
Let me not be ashamed...let not mine enemies triumph over me
NOTE: One group would sing the first part and then the other group would echo what was sung. Then the next verse would take another line from the Psalm
Show me Your ways...your ways O Lord
Show me Your ways...your ways O Lord
O My God...I trust in thee
Let me not be ashamed...let not mine enemies triumph over me
NOTE: Continue with adding lines always ending with O My God...I trust in thee...Let me not be ashamed...let not mine enemies triumph over me. Good times. For full effect...if you see me...ask me to sing it for you.
As I was reading this Psalm...I saw the letter S pop out at me.
Vs. 5 "Lead me in your truth and teach me. For You are the God of my SALVATION.
Vs. 7 "Do not remember the SINS of my youth nor my transgressions. According to your
mercy remember me for Your goodness sake, O Lord.
Vs. 8 "Good and upright is the Lord; therefore He teaches SINNERS in the way."
Vs. 14 "The SECRET of the Lord is with those who fear Him, and He will SHOW them His
covenant."
Vs. 18 "Look on my affliction and my pain, and forgive all my SINS."
Vs. 20 "Keep my SOUL, and deliver me; Let me knot be ashamed; for I put my trust in Thee."
The SECRET that He SHOWS the SINNERS because of their SINS...is the SALVATION of their SOULS...ultimately revealed in our SAVIOUR.
"This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you that God is light and in Him there is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST HIS SON...cleanses us from all SIN." (I John 1:5-7)
NOTE: Well...this is Psalm 25...only 125 more to go. I am curious if anyone is reading this blog. If you are reading this...please let me know by writing me at ruminator12@comcast.net and let me know. I hope you are being blessed, challenged, encouraged to press in to the Lord in the face of whatever you are going through...and PRAISING the Lord.
Thanx and a Tip O Da Hat to...all of you
Rodney "Blogging Until Psalm 150" Boyd
"Unto Thee O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, I trust in Thee, let me not be ashamed; let not mine enemies triumph over me." (Psalm 25:1-2)
Once again we have a plea for deliverance and forgiveness...a common theme throughout the Psalms. Once again...we have a Psalm that we use to sing back in the days of the Jesus Movement.
Unto thee O Lord...do I lift up my soul
Unto thee O Lord...do I lift up my soul
O My God...I trust in thee
Let me not be ashamed...let not mine enemies triumph over me
NOTE: One group would sing the first part and then the other group would echo what was sung. Then the next verse would take another line from the Psalm
Show me Your ways...your ways O Lord
Show me Your ways...your ways O Lord
O My God...I trust in thee
Let me not be ashamed...let not mine enemies triumph over me
NOTE: Continue with adding lines always ending with O My God...I trust in thee...Let me not be ashamed...let not mine enemies triumph over me. Good times. For full effect...if you see me...ask me to sing it for you.
As I was reading this Psalm...I saw the letter S pop out at me.
Vs. 5 "Lead me in your truth and teach me. For You are the God of my SALVATION.
Vs. 7 "Do not remember the SINS of my youth nor my transgressions. According to your
mercy remember me for Your goodness sake, O Lord.
Vs. 8 "Good and upright is the Lord; therefore He teaches SINNERS in the way."
Vs. 14 "The SECRET of the Lord is with those who fear Him, and He will SHOW them His
covenant."
Vs. 18 "Look on my affliction and my pain, and forgive all my SINS."
Vs. 20 "Keep my SOUL, and deliver me; Let me knot be ashamed; for I put my trust in Thee."
The SECRET that He SHOWS the SINNERS because of their SINS...is the SALVATION of their SOULS...ultimately revealed in our SAVIOUR.
"This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you that God is light and in Him there is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST HIS SON...cleanses us from all SIN." (I John 1:5-7)
NOTE: Well...this is Psalm 25...only 125 more to go. I am curious if anyone is reading this blog. If you are reading this...please let me know by writing me at ruminator12@comcast.net and let me know. I hope you are being blessed, challenged, encouraged to press in to the Lord in the face of whatever you are going through...and PRAISING the Lord.
Thanx and a Tip O Da Hat to...all of you
Rodney "Blogging Until Psalm 150" Boyd
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