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Psalm 49, the Redemption of our souls!

Psa 49:6-7, THOSE WHO TRUST IN THEIR WEALTH AND BOAST IN THE MULTITUDE OF THEIR RICHES, NONE OF THEM CAN BY ANY MEANS REDEEM HIS BROTHER, NOR GIVE TO GOD A RANSOM FOR HIM—

Money is a useful tool, yet trusting in it is foolish! You can’t redeem a brother with your riches!

Pro 11:28, He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like foliage. 

Psa 49:8-9, FOR THE REDEMPTION OF THEIR SOULS IS COSTLY, AND IT SHALL CEASE FOREVER— THAT HE SHOULD CONTINUE TO LIVE ETERNALLY, AND NOT SEE THE PIT.

The redemption of the soul is the work only GOD can do, and HE did! IT COST JESUS, THE SON OF GOD, HIS EARTHLY LIFE TO REDEEM OUR SOULS! HIS JOY WAS TO PLEASE HIS FATHER BY BRINGING THE LOST TO HIS PRESENCE!

Heb 12:2, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, WHO FOR THE JOY THAT WAS SET BEFORE HIM ENDURED THE CROSS, DESPISING THE SHAME, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 

Those who go down to the pit have no hope in getting out, no hope of being comforted; for they rejected the only way to the Father!

Isa 38:18, For Sheol cannot thank You, Death cannot praise You; THOSE WHO GO DOWN TO THE PIT CANNOT HOPE FOR YOUR TRUTH. 

Psa 6:5, For in death there is no remembrance of You; In the grave who will give You thanks? 

Psa 49:15, BUT GOD WILL REDEEM MY SOUL FROM THE POWER OF THE GRAVE, FOR HE SHALL RECEIVE ME. SELAH

JESUS served the FATHER by coming down from heaven to give HIS life for the ransom of many!

Mat 20:28, just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, BUT TO SERVE, AND TO GIVE HIS LIFE A RANSOM FOR MANY.”

Psa 20:7, Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the LORD our God. 

SOME TRUST IN WHAT THEY HAVE, THEIR MONEY, THEIR INFLUENCE, THEIR STRENGTH, BUT I WILL TRUST IN THE LORD, MY REDEEMBER, MY ONLY HOPE!

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Psalm 27, The light of the world!

Psa 27:1, …THE LORD IS MY LIGHT AND MY SALVATION; WHOM SHALL I FEAR? THE LORD IS THE STRENGTH OF MY LIFE; OF WHOM SHALL I BE AFRAID? 

IF YOU HAVE COME TO FAITH IN HIM, THEN WHY FEAR? IF HE IS YOUR DAILY SOURCE OF STRENGTH THEN WHY BE AFRAID? Before coming to CHRIST we walked in darkness, but now as we follow the LIGHT OF THE WORLD we can clearly see the path!

Joh 8:12, Then JESUS spoke to them again, saying, “I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. HE WHO FOLLOWS ME SHALL NOT WALK IN DARKNESS, BUT HAVE THE LIGHT OF LIFE.” 

Psa 27:3, Though an army may encamp against me, MY HEART SHALL NOT FEAR; Though war may rise against me, IN THIS I WILL BE CONFIDENT. 

DAVID KNOWS HIS GOD DO YOU? HE IS NOT MOVED BY THE PRESENCE OF AN ENEMY FOR HE PUTS HIS COMPLETE TRUST IN THE LORD! WHEN HE OPENS OUR EYES THEN WE CAN CLEARLY SEE GOD’S ARMY PROTECTING US!

2Ki 6:17, And Elisha prayed, and said, “LORD, I PRAY, OPEN HIS EYES THAT HE MAY SEE.” THEN THE LORD OPENED THE EYES OF THE YOUNG MAN, AND HE SAW. AND BEHOLD, THE MOUNTAIN WAS FULL OF HORSES AND CHARIOTS OF FIRE ALL AROUND ELISHA. 

Not that Christians wont die, but that if and when we do, we know that HE is always there!

2Cor 5:7-8, For we walk by faith, not by sight. We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.

Psa 27:4, One thing I have desired of the LORD, That will I seek: THAT I MAY DWELL IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE, TO BEHOLD THE BEAUTY OF THE LORD, AND TO INQUIRE IN HIS TEMPLE. 

David desired more than anything to dwell in the house of the LORD; THIS IS OUR HOPE AS WELL! SOON OUR BLESSED HOPE WILL APPEAR AND WE WILL ALWAYS BE WITH THE LORD!  BLESSED BE HIS NAME!

Joh 14:3, And if I GO AND PREPARE A PLACE FOR YOU, I WILL COME AGAIN AND RECEIVE YOU TO MYSELF; THAT WHERE I AM, THERE YOU MAY BE ALSO. 

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Psalm 23, The SHEPHERD!

Psa 23:1, …THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD; I SHALL NOT WANT. 

In ancient times being called a shepherd was considered to be the lowest of the low. It was an abomination to the Egyptians to be known as a shepherd (Gen 46:34)!

YET, JESUS called himself “THE GOOD SHEPHERD”! The KING OF kings, the CREATOR of the universal willingly took this position because of HIS GREAT LOVE FOR HIS PEOPLE!

Psa 23:2-3, He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.

Sheep do not lie down when they fear, when they feel anxiety or when they feel hungry! BUT, THE GOOD SHEPHERD PROVIDED EVERYTHING THEY NEEDED!

Isa 40:11, HE WILL FEED HIS FLOCK LIKE A SHEPHERD; HE WILL GATHER THE LAMBS WITH HIS ARM, AND CARRY THEM IN HIS BOSOM, AND GENTLY LEAD THOSE WHO ARE WITH YOUNG. 

Psa 23:4, Yea, THOUGH I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH, I WILL FEAR NO EVIL; FOR YOU ARE WITH ME; YOUR ROD AND YOUR STAFF, THEY COMFORT ME. 

THE GOOD SHEPHERD protected the sheep with HIS rod and guided them with HIS staff! Notice that we, the sheep, are WALKING THOUGH THE VALLEY NOT STAYING IN IT! Also notice it JUST A SHADOW; FOR JESUS TOOK THE STING OF DEATH ONTO HIMSELF!

Joh 10:11, “I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD. THE GOOD SHEPHERD GIVES HIS LIFE FOR THE SHEEP. 

Isa 53:6, ALL WE LIKE SHEEP HAVE GONE ASTRAY; WE HAVE TURNED, EVERY ONE, TO HIS OWN WAY; AND THE LORD HAS LAID ON HIM THE INIQUITY OF US ALL. 

WITHOUT THE SHEPHERD WE ARE LOST IN OUR OWN SINS, LOST IN OUR OWN DEPRAVITY, CONDEMNED TO DEATH! YET WE HEARD HIS VOICE AND BELIEVED IN HIM! WE TOOK SHELTER IN HIM AND ARE DEPENDENT ON HIM FOR EVERYTHING! WE ARE HIS!

Joh 10:27, MY SHEEP HEAR MY VOICE, AND I KNOW THEM, AND THEY FOLLOW ME.

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Psalm 20, Call on the LORD!

Psa 20:1-3, …MAY THE LORD ANSWER YOU IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE; MAY THE NAME OF THE GOD OF JACOB DEFEND YOU; MAY HE SEND YOU HELP FROM THE SANCTUARY, AND STRENGTHEN YOU OUT OF ZION; MAY HE REMEMBER ALL YOUR OFFERINGS, AND ACCEPT YOUR BURNT SACRIFICE. SELAH

A spontaneous prayer for king David as he is about to go to war! HOW OFTEN DO WE LIFT UP OUR PASTORS AS THEY ALSO GO TO WAR? KEEP IN MIND WE ARE IN A WAR FOR SOULS AND THE ENEMY IS OUT TO SILENCE OUR VOICES! REMOVING OUR COMFORT SO WE CAN STAY HOME!

Psa 20:5, WE WILL REJOICE in your salvation, AND IN THE NAME OF OUR GOD WE WILL SET UP OUR BANNERS! MAY THE LORD FULFILL ALL YOUR PETITIONS. 

THE PEOPLE HAD CONFIDENCE IN DAVID’S SUCCESS FOR THEY KNEW THEIR GOD! THE LORD IS ALWAYS WORKING EVEN USING THIS VIRUS TO SEND OUT HIS WORD TO THE WORLD! HIS WORD WILL NOT RETURN VOID!

Joh 5:17, But Jesus answered them, “MY FATHER HAS BEEN WORKING UNTIL NOW, AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING.” 

This reminds me of the trouble of seen by Habakkuk! He prayed HOW LONG O LORD?

Hab 1:2-3, O LORD, HOW LONG shall I cry, And You will not hear? Even cry out to You, “Violence!” And You will not save.

The LORD responds!

Hab 1:5, “LOOK AMONG THE NATIONS AND Watch—BE UTTERLY ASTOUNDED! FOR I WILL WORK A WORK IN YOUR DAYS WHICH YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE, THOUGH IT WERE TOLD YOU.

Psa 20:7, SOME TRUST IN CHARIOTS, AND SOME IN HORSES; BUT WE WILL REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE LORD OUR GOD. 

The enemy may trust in their weapons, their position, their power and wealth, YET WE, AS CHRISTIANS, WILL PUT OUR TRUST IN THE LORD! FOR WE KNOW THAT HE WHO KEEPS US IN HIS HANDS DOESN’T SLEEP OR SLUMBER AND IS ALWAYS WORKING! PRAY FOR YOUR LEADERS, PRAY FOR GUIDANCE, PRAY FOR STRENGTH FOR THE TIME IS NEAR!

Psa 20:9, Save, LORD! MAY THE KING ANSWER US WHEN WE CALL. 

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Psalm 18, Trusting in the LORD!

Psa 18:1-3, … I WILL LOVE YOU, O LORD, MY STRENGTH. THE LORD IS MY ROCK AND MY FORTRESS AND MY DELIVERER; My God, MY STRENGTH, IN WHOM I WILL TRUST; MY SHIELD AND THE HORN OF MY SALVATION, MY STRONGHOLD. I WILL CALL UPON THE LORD, WHO IS WORTHY TO BE PRAISED; SO SHALL I BE SAVED FROM MY ENEMIES.

David most likely wrote this psalm when he was young, BUT SANG IT AT THE END OF HIS LIFE (2Sam 22)!  AFTER A LIFE OF TROUBLE, OF RUNNING FROM SAUL, TROUBLES IN HIS FAMILY, TROUBLES IN HIS SINS; HE REALISES THAT GOD HAS ALWAYS THERE!

Psa 18:28-29, FOR YOU WILL LIGHT MY LAMP; The LORD my God WILL ENLIGHTEN MY DARKNESS. FOR BY YOU I can run against a troop, BY MY GOD I can leap over a wall.

IT WAS GOD THAT BROUGHT OUT THE LIGHT IN HIS DARKEST MOMENTS, IT WAS GOD WHO GAVE HIM HIS STRENGTH TO CONTINUE!

Psa 18:30-31, AS FOR GOD, HIS WAY IS PERFECT; THE WORD OF THE LORD IS PROVEN; HE IS A SHIELD TO ALL WHO TRUST IN HIM. FOR WHO IS GOD, EXCEPT THE LORD? AND WHO IS A ROCK, EXCEPT OUR GOD?

IN TIMES OF TROUBLE DAVID REALIZED THAT THE PROMISES OF THE LORD ARE TRUE DESPITE HIS CIRCUMSTANCES!

Rom 8:28, AND WE KNOW THAT ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD TO THOSE WHO LOVE GOD, TO THOSE WHO ARE THE CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE. 

HE WAS A SHIELD WHEN DAVID NEEDED A SHIELD, HE WAS HIS STRENGTH WHEN DAVID WAS WEAK, HE WAS HIS HOPE IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY!

Psa 18:32-35, IT IS GOD WHO ARMS ME WITH STRENGTH, And makes my way perfect. HE MAKES MY FEET LIKE THE FEET OF DEER, And sets me on my high places. HE TEACHES MY HANDS TO MAKE WAR, SO THAT MY ARMS CAN BEND A BOW OF BRONZE. YOU HAVE ALSO GIVEN ME THE SHIELD OF YOUR SALVATION; YOUR RIGHT HAND HAS HELD ME UP, YOUR GENTLENESS has made me great.

FOR YOUNG MEN LEARNING TO TRUST THE LORD MAY SEEM DIFFICULT BUT AS YOU GROW IN AGE YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE HIS HAND IN YOUR LIFE! HE IS ALWAYS THERE AND HE CAN CLEARLY SEE AND HEAR YOU EVEN IF YOU CAN’T! TRUST IN THE LORD!

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Psalm 17, we will be like HIM!

Psa 17:4-5, … BY THE WORD OF YOUR LIPS, I HAVE KEPT AWAY FROM THE PATHS OF THE DESTROYER. UPHOLD MY STEPS IN YOUR PATHS, THAT MY FOOTSTEPS MAY NOT SLIP.

David not only knew GOD’s word, but also lived it! Men ate food to stay healthy and strong, YET THE MOST IMPORTANT NUTRIENTS CAME FROM THE WORD OF GOD! FOOD FOR OUR SOULS!

Mat 4:4, But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE, BUT BY EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS FROM THE MOUTH OF GOD.’ ” 

HIS word is not meant to deprive us from anything good, but it’s meant to keep us on a sure and solid foundation! IF WE BUILD ON THE ROCK WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED!

Deu 32:3-4, FOR I PROCLAIM THE NAME OF THE LORD: ASCRIBE GREATNESS TO OUR GOD. HE IS THE ROCK, HIS WORK IS PERFECT; FOR ALL HIS WAYS ARE JUSTICE, A GOD OF TRUTH AND WITHOUT INJUSTICE; RIGHTEOUS AND UPRIGHT IS HE.

Psa 17:14, With Your hand from men, O LORD, From MEN OF THE WORLD who have their portion in this life, And WHOSE BELLY YOU FILL WITH YOUR HIDDEN TREASURE. THEY ARE SATISFIED WITH CHILDREN, AND LEAVE THE REST OF THEIR POSSESSION FOR THEIR BABES. 

The majority of people only live for the present which is quickly passing away! Life is but a vapor which comes and then it’s gone!

Jas 4:14, WHEREAS YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN TOMORROW. FOR WHAT IS YOUR LIFE? IT IS EVEN A VAPOR THAT APPEARS FOR A LITTLE TIME AND THEN VANISHES AWAY.

Psa 17:15, AS FOR ME, I WILL SEE YOUR FACE IN RIGHTEOUSNESS; I SHALL BE SATISFIED WHEN I AWAKE IN YOUR LIKENESS. 

Whereas men only lived for the present, DAVID LIVED FOR GOD! DAVID KNEW ONE DAY HE WILL SEE THE LORDS FACE! DAVID KNEW ONE DAY HIS BODY WILL RECEIVE A MAJOR UPGRADE IN THE LIKENESS OF JESUS, AND SO WILL WE! KEEP THE FAITH AND SEEK HIM!

1Jn 3:2, Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed WHAT WE SHALL BE, but we know that when HE IS REVEALED, WE SHALL BE LIKE HIM, FOR WE SHALL SEE HIM AS HE IS. 

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Psalm 13, How long oh LORD!

Psa 13:1, … HOW LONG, O LORD? Will YOU FORGET ME FOREVER? HOW LONG Will YOU HIDE YOUR FACE FROM ME? 

Some times during trials we believe that GOD has forgotten about us or hiding from us, BUT FEELINGS ARE NOT FACTS! IN TRIALS WE TEND TO EMBRACE OUR FEELINGS AND SITUATIONS RATHER THAN GOD!

Psa 13:2, HOW LONG SHALL I TAKE COUNSEL IN MY SOUL, HAVING SORROW IN MY HEART DAILY? HOW LONG WILL MY ENEMY BE EXALTED OVER ME? 

David, in his desperation repeats the phrase “HOW LONG” four times! IF WE ONLY KNEW HOW LONG THIS TRIAL WILL LAST BEFORE IT’S LIFTED FROM US! DOES SCRIPTURE SAY “WE WALK BY FEELINGS, OR BY SIGHT”? NO!

2Co 5:7, FOR WE WALK BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT. 

ALWAYS REMEMBER, HE CAN’T LIE! HE HONORS HIS PROMISES MORE THAN HIS NAME!

Psa 138:2, … FOR YOU HAVE MAGNIFIED YOUR WORD ABOVE ALL YOUR NAME.

Psa 13:5-6, BUT I HAVE TRUSTED IN YOUR MERCY; MY HEART SHALL REJOICE IN YOUR SALVATION. I will sing to the LORD, BECAUSE HE HAS DEALT BOUNTIFULLY WITH ME.

 DAVID REMEMBERS GOD’S FAITHFULNESS in the past, and RATHER THAN TO DWELL ON THE PROBLEM HE CHOOSES TO SING TO THE LORD!

Psa 77:10-12, … BUT I WILL REMEMBER THE YEARS OF THE RIGHT HAND OF THE MOST HIGH.” I WILL REMEMBER THE WORKS OF THE LORD; SURELY I WILL REMEMBER YOUR WONDERS OF OLD. I WILL ALSO MEDITATE ON ALL YOUR WORK, AND TALK OF YOUR DEEDS.

During trials our imagination runs wild! WILL I FIND ANOTHER JOB? WILL I BE ABLE TO PAY MY BILLS? WILL WE BE LIVING IN THE STREETS! WILL WE BE IN HUNGER?

Psa 37:25, I have been young, and now am old; YET I HAVE NOT SEEN THE RIGHTEOUS FORSAKEN, NOR HIS DESCENDANTS BEGGING BREAD. 

THE LORD IS FAITHFUL AND HE WILL NEVER LEAVE US! HE USES TRIALS TO BUILD US UP THAT WE MAY LEAN CLOSER TO HIM!

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Psalm 11, HE IS STILL ON THE THRONE!

Psa 11:1-2, IN THE LORD I PUT MY TRUST; HOW CAN YOU SAY to my soul, “FLEE AS A BIRD TO YOUR MOUNTAIN”? For look! The wicked bend their bow, They make ready their arrow on the string, That they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart.

RUN FOR YOUR LIFE DAVID; THE WICKED ARE COMING FOR YOU! BUT DAVID WAS A MAN OF FAITH WHO PLACED HIS LIFE INTO THE HANDS OF THE LORD ALMIGHTY!

Psa 11:4-5, THE LORD IS IN HIS HOLY TEMPLE, THE LORD’S THRONE IS IN HEAVEN; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men. THE LORD TESTS THE RIGHTEOUS, But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates.

David said, “WHY SHOULD I RUN FOR THE LORD IS STILL ON THE THRONE”! SO MANY PEOPLE TODAY ARE RUNNING IN FEAR; LEAVING THEIR CHURCH BECAUSE OF A VIRUS, BUT HE IS STILL ON THE THRONE! HE IS STILL WORKING WHY AREN’T WE?

Isa 35:4, SAY TO THOSE WHO ARE FEARFUL-HEARTED, “BE STRONG, DO NOT FEAR! BEHOLD, YOUR GOD WILL COME WITH VENGEANCE, WITH THE RECOMPENSE OF GOD; HE WILL COME AND SAVE YOU.” 

Psa 11:6, UPON THE WICKED HE WILL RAIN COALS; FIRE AND BRIMSTONE AND A BURNING WIND SHALL BE THE PORTION OF THEIR CUP.

We are LIVING IN THE TIME OF THE END WHERE LAWLESSNESS IS INCREASING, AND THE FAITH OF MANY WILL GROW COLD (Matt 24:12)!

ALWAYS REMEMBER, THAT HE IS STILL ON THE THRONE AND HE IS STILL WORKING!

Psa 47:8, GOD REIGNS OVER THE NATIONS; GOD SITS ON HIS HOLY THRONE. 

Psa 97:2, Clouds and darkness surround Him; RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE ARE THE FOUNDATION OF HIS THRONE. 

BE STRONG AND OF GOOD COURAGE FOR WE ARE IN THE TIME OF THE END ARE IN NEED OF HIS STRENGTH! IT MAY LOOK GLOOMY AND SAD, BUT IF HE IS WILL US THEN WHY SHOULD WE RUN IN FEAR?

Psa 118:6, THE LORD IS ON MY SIDE; I WILL NOT FEAR. WHAT CAN MAN DO TO ME? 

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Psalm 6, Seeking the LORD in times of trouble!

Psa 6:1, … O LORD, DO NOT REBUKE ME IN YOUR ANGER, NOR CHASTEN ME IN YOUR HOT DISPLEASURE.

David is going through a trial and he believes its about something he did wrong (sin). BUT BEING CHASTENED BY GOD IS A GOOD SIGN THAT HE IS YOUR FATHER, FOR HE CORRECTS HIS OWN!

Heb 12:7, IF YOU ENDURE CHASTENING, GOD DEALS WITH YOU AS WITH SONS; FOR WHAT SON IS THERE WHOM A FATHER DOES NOT CHASTEN? 

Psa 6:2, Have MERCY on me, O LORD, FOR I AM WEAK; O LORD, HEAL ME, FOR MY BONES ARE TROUBLED.

Never say to the LORD, “GIVE ME WHAT I DESERVE”; for all of us deserve death, BUT PLEAD FOR HIS MERCY! FOR HIS MERCY ENDURES FOREVER! HE IS RICH IN MERCY!

Psa 6:3, MY SOUL ALSO IS GREATLY TROUBLED; BUT YOU, O LORD—HOW LONG?

During trials time seems to drag on, everything that we do fails. The job interview doesn’t pan out and the bills are piling up! HOW LONG O LORD! TRUE CHRISTIANS REMAIN CLOSE TO HIM IN TIMES OF TROUBLE, BUT THE CHAFF FLOAT AWAY! WHEN HE DOES ANSWER, IT WILL INCREASE YOUR FAITH IN HIM!

1Pet 5:6-7, Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, THAT HE MAY EXALT YOU IN DUE TIME, CASTING ALL YOUR CARE UPON HIM, FOR HE CARES FOR YOU.

Psa 6:8-9, Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity; FOR THE LORD HAS HEARD THE VOICE OF MY WEEPING. THE LORD HAS HEARD MY SUPPLICATION; THE LORD WILL RECEIVE MY PRAYER.

This is the confidence of David. He knows that the LORD heard his prayer and it should be our also! HE HAS SAID “I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU”! DO YOU BELIEVE THAT? EVEN JONAH WHILE IN THE BELLY OF A BIG FISH CRIED OUT TO THE LORD!

Jon 2:7, 10, “When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD; And my prayer went up to You, Into Your holy temple. … SO THE LORD SPOKE TO THE FISH, AND IT VOMITED JONAH ONTO DRY LAND. 

HE IS FAITHFUL, BUT ARE WE? DO WE ONLY SEEK HIM IN TIMES OF TROUBLE? MAYBE THAT’S THE REASON FOR THE TRIAL ITSELF TO DRAW US NEAR TO HIM! SEEK HIM DAILY!

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Psalm 4, Rest in HIM!

Psa 4:1, …HEAR ME WHEN I CALL, O GOD OF MY RIGHTEOUSNESS! YOU HAVE RELIEVED ME IN MY DISTRESS; HAVE MERCY ON ME, AND HEAR MY PRAYER. 

“LORD YOU HAVE ANSWERED ME BEFORE, HEAR ME AGAIN”! DAVID IS PASSIONATE IN HIS PRAYER TO GOD AND KNOWS THAT HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS COMES FROM THE LORD! HOW DO WE PRAY TO HIM, DO WE STIR OURSELVES UP IN PRAYER?

Isa 64:7, And THERE IS NO ONE WHO CALLS ON YOUR NAME, WHO STIRS HIMSELF UP TO TAKE HOLD OF YOU; …

Psa 4:3, But know that the LORD HAS SET APART FOR HIMSELF HIM WHO IS GODLY; THE LORD WILL HEAR WHEN I CALL TO HIM.

David said “HIM WHO IS GODLY, NOT PERFECT!” IN THE EYES OF THE LORD NO MAN, BESIDES HIS SON, IS PERFECT! FOR HE KNOWS THAT WERE MERE DUST! WILL THE LORD HEAR US WHEN WE PRAY?

Psa 103:14, FOR HE KNOWS OUR FRAME; HE REMEMBERS THAT WE ARE DUST. 

Psa 4:6-7, There are many who say, “WHO WILL SHOW US ANY GOOD?” LORD, LIFT UP THE LIGHT OF YOUR COUNTENANCE UPON US. YOU HAVE PUT GLADNESS IN MY HEART, …

THERE ARE MANY CYNICAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCE GOD OR EXPERIENCE HIM ONLY TO ATTRIBUTE IT TO COINCIDENCE! BUT DAVID KNOWS HIS GOD; IN DUE TIME THE LORD WILL ANSWER HIS CALL AND OURS IF WE TRUST AND SEEK HIM!

Psa 4:8, I WILL BOTH LIE DOWN IN PEACE, AND SLEEP; FOR YOU ALONE, O LORD, MAKE ME DWELL IN SAFETY.  

During trials sleep often goes out the door, for you mind can’t rest thinking of what can happen! DAVID KNEW HIS GOD, AND HE DIDN’T LOOK AT HIS CIRCUMSTANCES OR DWELL IN WHAT MAY NEVER COME; HE LOOKED TO GOD ALONE! HIS COMFORT WAS IN KNOWING THAT THE LORD WILL TURN THIS AROUND! IN KNOWING HIM AND SEEKING HIM WE CAN HAVE REST EVEN IN OUR WORSE MOMENTS! TRUST IN HIM!

Pro 3:24, When you lie down, you will not be afraid; Yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet.