I really saw a couple of things so clearly from today's Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan! Psalm 108:1-6:
A song. A Psalm of David.
1 O God, my heart is fixed (steadfast, in the confidence of faith); I will sing, yes, I will sing praises, even with my glory [all the faculties and powers of one created in Your image]! 2 Awake, harp and lyre; I myself will wake very early—I will waken the dawn! 3 I will praise and give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples; and I will sing praises unto You among the nations. 4 For Your mercy and loving-kindness are great and high as the heavens! Your truth and faithfulness reach to the skies! 5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let Your glory be over all the earth. 6 That Your beloved [followers] may be delivered, save with Your right hand and answer us! [or me]!
Notice the commitment that David had made to the Lord his God! He made this decision himself and committed it to the Lord. He proclaimed that he had fixed his heart on God! THEN he declared 6 things that he was committing to God to do! To SING TO THE LORD, to SING PRAISES TO THE LORD, to WAKE UP EARLY, to WAKEN THE DAWN (VERY early), to PRAISE and GIVE THANKS, to SING PRAISES AMONG THE NATIONS. In the midst of much trouble, David, because of his commitment to the God of the Bible, could in great confidence make THIS declaration in verse 13:
13 Through and with God we shall do valiantly, for He it is Who shall tread down our adversaries.
Would YOU like to be able to have all confidence in the protection, provision and safety found in the Lord your God? Then make YOUR OWN commitment to HIM and follow through! This IS the most important commitment that you can ever make! This IS our ONLY Source of supply for every situation and circumstance. Stop putting God in your background and bring HIM front and center in your life! You will be extraordinarily blessed when you see what this will bring! AMEN! The other very vital TRUTH that I saw today is found in Luke 20:1-8:
1 One day as Jesus was instructing the people in the temple [porches] and preaching the good news (the Gospel), the chief priests and the scribes came up with the elders (members of the Sanhedrin) 2 And said to Him, Tell us by what [sort of] authority You are doing these things? Or who is it who gave You this authority? 3 He replied to them, I will also ask you a question. Now answer Me: 4 Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? 5 And they argued and discussed [it] and reasoned together with themselves, saying, If we reply, From heaven, He will say, Why then did you not believe him? 6 But if we answer, From men, all the people will stone us to death, for they are long since firmly convinced that John was a prophet. 7 So they replied that they did not know from where it came. 8 Then Jesus said to them, Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Notice that JESUS knew who was sincerely following HIM and who was following for some other motive. It has always been my goal to be able to answer people in such a way that the mockers and scorners would be left speechless and the truly searching would find the TRUTH! THIS is THAT! JESUS would have revealed His authority to them, as He did to His close disciples, IF they had been truly sincere. JESUS was NOT, and IS NOT, seeking publicity and crowds, but those hungry, thirsty, and longing for more of HIM! Never lose your first love or your excitement and enthusiasm for the TRUTH. If you ever find yourself NOT excited about hearing the Word, praying, praising and fellowshiping with like-minded believers, get yourself back to where you last were growing and excited and begin again to develop that hunger. HE will meet you SO fast and catch you up SO fast! TRUST HIM! He wants this even more than you do! AMEN! Here is a new and beautiful worship song that a friend shared with me! It's called Throne Room Song!
Shalom in Him!
