From Restore My Soul Psalms: A Lenten Journey
MY PSALM 313 HOSANNA AND PRAISE
Almighty Father, Prince of Peace, Holy Spirit my comfort, What joy to come with songs of joy To pray to Your Presence in heaven this day, Lifting Your Name, Almighty. in overflowing praise.
Dear Father, You sent Your Son to fill our hearts With the joy of our salvation. The fountains and springs and rivers and oceans Shout Your Name in exultant praise and worship. The…..
LEAN INTO LENT DAY 34
(John 10: 27-30) “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father Who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”
The assurance that Jesus not only knows…..
LEAN INTO LENT DAY 33
(Psalm 84”10-12) A single day in Your court is better than a thousand anywhere else. I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of God than live the good life in the homes of the wicked. For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right. O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, what…..
LEAN INTO LENT DAY 32
(Joshua 1: 9) Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord Your God is with You wherever you go.
Remember the first song you learned: “Jesus Loves Me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so!”? This assurance comes to us from passages such as this message to Joshua. Yes, it was meant to strengthen him for the tasks ahead, very real times of possible stress……
LEAN INTO LENT DAY 31
(Joshua 1:8) 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 will have good success.
Although this was directed at Joshua, can we not agree with its advice? We are to study what God wants us…..
LEAN INTO LENT DAY 30
(Ephesians 2:22) In Him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
Just before this passage, Paul is telling new Christians that they are now “citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets,…..
LEAN INTO LENT DAY 29
(Galatians 6:10) So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Hospitals, homeless shelters, services for poor families, thrive because Christians care. Our churches, if they are doing the work of the Spirit, should provide its people with counseling, financial help, and attention to…..
LEAN INTO LENT DAY 28
(Galatians 5: 25) If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
Ah, this corollary to the Fruit of the Spirit passage can happen if we’re not careful. Let’s not “pat ourselves on the back” when…..
LEAN INTO LENT DAY 27
(Galatians 5: 22-23) The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passion and desires.
When Paul wrote these words, he was probably remembering his past when he was anything but patient…..
LEAN INTO LENT DAY 26
(Colossians 1:15-16) He is the image of the invisible. God, the firstborn of all creation. For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions, or rulers or authorities—all things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all…..