Scripture: (Psa 137:1-3 NKJV) By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept When we remembered Zion. {2} We hung our harps Upon the willows in the midst of it. {3} For there those who carried us away captive asked of us a song, And those who plundered us requested mirth, Saying, "Sing us one of the
Scripture: (Psa 32:6, 7 NKJV) For this cause everyone who is godly shall pray to You In a time when You may be found; Surely in a flood of great waters They shall not come near him. 7You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah Observation: This a Psalm
Scripture: (Psa 25:2, 7 NKJV) O my God, I trust in You; Let me not be ashamed; Let not my enemies triumph over me. . . 7Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Your mercy remember me, For Your goodness' sake, O LORD. Observation: A psalm of David in which he expresses his confidence in
Scripture: (Psa 4:4 NKJV) Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. Selah Observation: This is one of the first of Dasvid’s many psalms. It is a ple or prayer for safety for the faithful. Application: I chose to entitle my words today “Anger Management” and not “Anger Suppression,” “Anger Elimination,” “Denial of Anger,”
Scripture Hear my prayer, O LORD, And let my cry come to You. 2Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my trouble; Incline Your ear to me; In the day that I call, answer me speedily. 3For my days are consumed like smoke, And my bones are burned like a hearth. . . This will be
Scripture: When you assist the Hebrew women in childbirth, observe at the delivery: if it is a boy, kill him, but if it is a girl, then she may live.” 17But the midwives feared God, and they did not do what the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live. (Exodus 1:16-17 NET)Observation: The Egyptians were worried
Scripture: "Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you..." (1 Timothy 4:12-14 NKJV) Observation: Thy youth. Timothy was probably
Scripture: "Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever" (1 Chronicles 16:34 NKJV) Observation: 16:34 Oh give thanks to Yahweh This verse is most likely adapted from Psa 106:1, although both refrains are common throughout the Psalms (Pss 107:1; 118:1; 136:1). See Psa 106:1 and note.his loyal love is everlasting This refrain acts as
Scripture: "Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." (1 Peter 5:7 NKJV) Observation: care—“anxiety? The advantage flowing from humbling ourselves under God’s hand (1 Pe 5:6) is confident reliance on His goodness. Exemption from care goes along with humble submission to God.careth for you—literally “respecting you.” Care is a burden which faith casts off the man on
Scripture: "I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers." Philemon 1:4 (NASB) Observation: My prayers. Sharing with God the joys and sorrows of life as friend to friend, is prayer at its best. Again, Paul reminds Philemon of the deep respect and gratitude the apostle feels toward him. Tactfully, Paul prepares the way for Philemon to accord
