February 22, 2018
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Reading along with us in Psalms? Here’s today’s reading:
Psalm 50 (ESV)
The Mighty One, God the Lord,
speaks and summons the earth
from the rising of the sun to its setting.
2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God shines forth.
3 Our God comes; he does not keep silence;
before him is a devouring fire,
around him a mighty tempest.
4 He calls to the heavens above
and to the earth, that he may judge his people:
5 “Gather to me my faithful ones,
who made a covenant with me by sacrifice!”
6 The heavens declare his righteousness,
for God himself is judge! Selah....Continue Reading
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3 Our God comes; he does not keep silence;
before him is a devouring fire,
around him a mighty tempest.
23 The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me;
to one who orders his way rightly
I will show the salvation of God!”
2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God shines forth.
be blessed…let that sink in
So good for God to let us know He doesn’t need the things we offer to Him. He is interested in relationship, affinity, growing in our understanding of Him and Him growing in us. This is true of everything we do for God. It is not that He needs us but we need Him. And there are strong words here for the wicked. They just don’t get it. Their hearts and behavior are directed toward their needs, not the needs of others. God is not happy about that and will deal with them in due time.