Verse of the Day 7/29

Verse of the Day 7/29

Psalm 5:3

Holman Christian Standard Bible

3 At daybreak, Lord, You hear my voice;

at daybreak I plead my case to You and watch expectantly.

We had a guest speaker at our church this Sunday, Reverend Wilkes, and he spoke from John chapter 11 where we read the account of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead.  His focus was on the hearts of Mary and Martha.  In chapters 11 and 12 they both came to Jesus at different times and fell at His feet.  Martha came questioning God saying "if you had been here Lazarus woudn't have died".  Mary fell at His feet in chapter 12 in worship for raising Lazarus. The point was that God can handle either situation.  We've all read Psalms where David questioned God and ended up praising and worshipping Him, often before the situation had changed.

How about us?  Whether we are in a situation where we find ourselves questioning God or praising Him, God can handle both.  He wants to hear it from our mouths and our hearts.  The key is found in this psalm   Come to the Lord regularly in prayer, come to His feet.  Plead your case to Him  and wait "expectantly" to see what the Lord will do.  The Creator holds our future in His hands and we have the privilege to come to Him knowinng that He hears our cry.

1 In the morning when I rise,
in the morning when I rise,
in the morning when I rise,
give me Jesus.

Refrain:
Give me Jesus, give me Jesus.
You may have all this world, give me Jesus.

2 Dark midnight was my cry,
dark midnight was cry,
dark midnight was my cry,
give me Jesus. [Refrain]

3 I heard the mourner say,
I heard the mourner say,
I heard the mourner say,
give me Jesus. [Refrain]

4 Oh, when I come to die,
oh, when I come to die,
oh, when I come to die,
give me Jesus. [Refrain]

Whether in the position of questioning God or praising God, "give me Jesus".

Psalm 5:7

English Standard Version

7 But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,

    will enter your house.
I will bow down toward your holy temple
    in the fear of you.

Blessings,

Mike

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Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace.  NIV

Psalm 5:1-7

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 5

The Refuge of the Righteous

For the choir director: with the flutes. A Davidic psalm.

1 Listen to my words, Lord;
consider my sighing.
2 Pay attention to the sound of my cry,
my King and my God,
for I pray to You.

3 At daybreak, Lord, You hear my voice;
at daybreak I plead my case to You and watch expectantly.

4 For You are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil cannot dwell with You.
5 The boastful cannot stand in Your presence;
You hate all evildoers.
6 You destroy those who tell lies;
the Lord abhors a man of bloodshed and treachery.

7 But I enter Your house
by the abundance of Your faithful love;
I bow down toward Your holy temple
in reverential awe of You.