April 5, 2011
Psalm 69:30 sums it all up - "I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving." (KJV)
My heart is full of joy today. Literally overflowing with anticipation and excitement. God has been revealing more and more. HE is worthy of ALL honor, ALL praise, and ALL glory!!!
Enough is enough! Our Pastor's sermons these last several years have been fueled by the Holy Spirit in a fresh and powerful way. I keep thinking about the phrase "enough is enough" from last week and how there are two contrasting sides to that. Both sides are depicted in these chapters.
Christ is enough. His grace is enough. He is sufficient in ALL things.
Psalm 68:3 - those who do right should be glad; should rejoice before God; should be happy and glad
Psalm 68:4 - rejoice before Him
Psalm 68:6 - He leads prisoners out with joy
Psalm 68:19 - praise the LORD, God our Savior; He helps us every day; our God is a God who saves us; He saves us from death
Psalm 69:30 - I will praise God in a song; I will honor Him by giving thanks
Psalm 69:32 - you who worship God, be encouraged
Psalm 69:33 - the LORD listens to those in need
Then there is the flip side of "enough is enough." There will come a day when the "door of the ark" closes and the opportunity to change our hearts comes to an end. Our choices will determine which side of the door we will be on, and which contrasting side of "enough is enough" is our portion. Reward—verses—Punishment. If we choose to live our lives being our own maker, then scripture make it very plain what our fate is.
Psalm 68:2 - blow them away like smoke in the wind; let the wicked be destroyed like wax before fire
Psalm 68:21 - the hairy skulls of those who continue to sin will be crushed
Psalm 69:22 - let their own feasts cause them ruin and pay them back
Psalm 69:23 - let their eyes be closed so they can't see; let their backs be weak from troubles
Psalm 69:24 - pour out your anger on them; let your anger catch up with them
Psalm 69:25 - may their place be empty; leave no one in their tents
Psalm 69:27 - charge them with crime after crime; remove from them anything good
Psalm 69:28 - wipe their names from the book of life; do not list them with those who do right
There is an "inconvenient truth." (Quote from our Pastor) There is a heaven and a hell. There is a wholly righteous and just Holy Wrath of God. It may be an inconvenient truth, but it is TRUTH!
Psalm 68:4 - "Prepare the way for Him who rides in the desert, whose name is the LORD. Rejoice before him. God is in his holy Temple."
Addendum: 7/24/20 ~ "There will come a day when the 'door of the ark' closes and the opportunity to change our hearts comes to an end."
Last year we took our five grandchildren to the Creation Museum and to the replica of the Ark in Kentucky. While touring the Ark, suddenly the door of the Ark came into view and it literally stopped me in my tracks. The soberness of the reality that there was lost people on the other side of the door during Noah's time, and there are lost people on the other side of the door in our time and for eternity—hit me.
Illuminated in the center of the door was a cross. There is only one way to eternal life and it is through the cross of Jesus. While there is still breath, change your heart and life!
Next Entry: Psalm 70:1 – 71:24
Psalm 69:30 sums it all up - "I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving." (KJV)
My heart is full of joy today. Literally overflowing with anticipation and excitement. God has been revealing more and more. HE is worthy of ALL honor, ALL praise, and ALL glory!!!
Enough is enough! Our Pastor's sermons these last several years have been fueled by the Holy Spirit in a fresh and powerful way. I keep thinking about the phrase "enough is enough" from last week and how there are two contrasting sides to that. Both sides are depicted in these chapters.
Christ is enough. His grace is enough. He is sufficient in ALL things.
Psalm 68:3 - those who do right should be glad; should rejoice before God; should be happy and glad
Psalm 68:4 - rejoice before Him
Psalm 68:6 - He leads prisoners out with joy
Psalm 68:19 - praise the LORD, God our Savior; He helps us every day; our God is a God who saves us; He saves us from death
Psalm 69:30 - I will praise God in a song; I will honor Him by giving thanks
Psalm 69:32 - you who worship God, be encouraged
Psalm 69:33 - the LORD listens to those in need
Then there is the flip side of "enough is enough." There will come a day when the "door of the ark" closes and the opportunity to change our hearts comes to an end. Our choices will determine which side of the door we will be on, and which contrasting side of "enough is enough" is our portion. Reward—verses—Punishment. If we choose to live our lives being our own maker, then scripture make it very plain what our fate is.
Psalm 68:2 - blow them away like smoke in the wind; let the wicked be destroyed like wax before fire
Psalm 68:21 - the hairy skulls of those who continue to sin will be crushed
Psalm 69:22 - let their own feasts cause them ruin and pay them back
Psalm 69:23 - let their eyes be closed so they can't see; let their backs be weak from troubles
Psalm 69:24 - pour out your anger on them; let your anger catch up with them
Psalm 69:25 - may their place be empty; leave no one in their tents
Psalm 69:27 - charge them with crime after crime; remove from them anything good
Psalm 69:28 - wipe their names from the book of life; do not list them with those who do right
There is an "inconvenient truth." (Quote from our Pastor) There is a heaven and a hell. There is a wholly righteous and just Holy Wrath of God. It may be an inconvenient truth, but it is TRUTH!
Psalm 68:4 - "Prepare the way for Him who rides in the desert, whose name is the LORD. Rejoice before him. God is in his holy Temple."
Addendum: 7/24/20 ~ "There will come a day when the 'door of the ark' closes and the opportunity to change our hearts comes to an end."
Last year we took our five grandchildren to the Creation Museum and to the replica of the Ark in Kentucky. While touring the Ark, suddenly the door of the Ark came into view and it literally stopped me in my tracks. The soberness of the reality that there was lost people on the other side of the door during Noah's time, and there are lost people on the other side of the door in our time and for eternity—hit me.
Illuminated in the center of the door was a cross. There is only one way to eternal life and it is through the cross of Jesus. While there is still breath, change your heart and life!
Next Entry: Psalm 70:1 – 71:24
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