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Archive for July, 2008

• Psalms Meditation – July 31

  “A New Song”

  Read Psalm 96

  The vigorous and varied praise of the “new song” has its cause in the proclamation, “The Lord reigns!” (v.10). When we discover God’s rule, the ways in which he extends his lordship in grace …
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• Psalms Meditation – July 30

  “Let Us Make a Joyful Noise”

  Read Psalm 95

  God is the reason for worship. The awesome power of God makes it sure that we shall worship the graciousness of his will makes it certain that our worship shall be …
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• Psalms Meditation – July 29

  “The Lord Reigns”

  Read Psalm 93

  The rule of God is beyond challenge. The most terrible assault imainable to the ancient Hebrew mind, the raging of the sea, cannot touch the Lord in his majesty. If we can be sure …
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• Psalms Meditation – July 28

  “It Is Good to Give Thanks”

  Read Psalm 92

  Thanks to God is not a grudging act of courtesy, but an exuberant explosion of delight. It is not the polite exchanfe of amenities, but the songburst of joy. Every day …
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• Psalms Meditation – July 27

  “We and Our Fathers Have Sinned”

  Read Psalm 106

  In the exodus God worked his mightiest act of salvation. But Israel’s part in it was ignominious; at the crisis she was rebellious, obdurate and without either intelligence or faith. The …
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• Psalms Meditation – July 26

  “A Day in Thy Courts”

  Read Psalm 84

  The sanctuary—the place where God’s people meet to sing praises, to renew covenant obedience, to be instructed in God’s word—is filled with the best of associations. The concentration of memory and meaning …
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• Psalms Meditation – July 25

  “I Will Sing of Thy Steadfast Love”

  Read Psalm 89:1-4

  “Steadfast love” and “faithfulness” — God’s relationship with his creation and his steadiness in his covenant — make a tune to sing. The two words are themes and provide the …
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• Psalms Meditation – July 24

  “Open Your Mouth Wide”

  Read Psalm 81

  Perpetual festival is God’s will for his people. If our common lives don’t come up to that standard, the fault is not in the promises or intent of God but simple because “Israel …
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• Psalms Meditation – July 23

  “Let They Face Shine”

  Read Psalm 80

  From Genesis, where “Let there be light” (1:3) is the first recorded sentence of God, to Revelation, which concludes, “They shall see his face…And night sheall be no more; they need no light …
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• Psalms Meditation – July 22

  “Tell to the Coming Generation”

  Read Psalm 78:1-8

  Everyone who experiences God’s grace has an obligation to pass on what he knows. It is not necessary that each new Christian start from scratch learning the way of faith by trial …
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