PSALM NUGGET, OT LESSON, NT LESSON

PSALM NUGGET:

"Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, for in You do I trust; cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I life up my soul to You."  (Psalm 143:8)

OT LESSON:

"....Thus says the Lord of hosts: 'I am zealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with great zeal.'"  (Zechariah 1:14c)

NT LESSON:

"No one can serve two masters.  For you will hate the one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other.  You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money."  (Luke 16:13, NLT)

When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

Hebrews 12:2

PSALM NUGGET, OT LESSON, NT LESSON

PSALM NUGGET:

"In the day when I cried out, You answered me, and made me bold with strength in my soul."  (Psalm 138:3)

OT LESSON:

"Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand will save me."  (Psalm 138:7)

NT LESSON:

"..Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures....After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once...."  (1 Corinthians 15)

When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

Hebrews 12:2

WORSHIP AND PRAISE IS A TWO-WAY FELLOWSHIP

"For the Lord your God is living among you.  He is a mighty Savior.  He will take delight in you with gladness. With His love, He will calm all your fears.  He will rejoice over you with joyful songs."  (Zephaniah 3:17, NLT)

I have said it before, but worship is a "two-way street."  For all the words in our praises and worship, no matter how many and how glorious, we find as many loving-on-you-and-me expressions in the Bible of the Godhead towards us.

For example, we may say, "Lord God, You are so wonderful to me," or, "I love You, Lord God," or, "I exalt You," etc.  And our Lord's response to us?  "He will rejoice over you with gladness,...He will rejoice over you with singing."  And in Jeremiah 31:3 He declares to us, "....I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you."  

Moreover, then, and perhaps above all, there is The Cross.

Father, in Jesus' Name, keep me ever mindful that any expression I can utter or demonstrate of my worship of You, pale in comparison to Your expressions and demonstration of Your love for me.  Amen. 

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PSALM NUGGET ON FACE BOOK

When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

Hebrews 12:2