Psalm 30

Psalm 30

1 I will extol You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up, and have not let my enemies rejoice over me. 2 O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me. 3 O LORD, You have brought up my soul from Sheol; You have kept me alive, that I would not go down to the pit. 4 Sing praise to the LORD, you His godly ones, and give thanks to His holy name. 5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime; Weeping may last for the night, but a shout of joy comes in the morning. 6 Now as for me, I said in my prosperity, "I will never be moved." 7 O LORD, by Your favor You have made my mountain to stand strong; You hid Your face, I was dismayed. 8 To You, O LORD, I called, and to the Lord I made supplication: 9 What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness? 10 "Hear, O LORD, and be gracious to me; O LORD, be my helper." 11 "You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness, 12 That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

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Chris

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Rend the Heavens

A short three weeks ago, Keith Mohr, president of indieheaven.com, passed on an up and coming band named 'Rend the Heavens'. I found them over on IH and decided to take a listen. I love their stuff and would like to encourage all to check them out.

Rend the Heavens is based out of Franklin, Tennessee. They have energetic music with great lyrics and powerful messages. This week I introduced their song simply called 'Holy' to our congregation. Here are the words:

HOLY
Verse 1:
Lord, there's a longing in my heart God, Holy
Want to know you as you are God, Holy
Here as I'm hoping like a child, All my dreams will come alive
Dreams to hear the angels singing Holy,
Dreams to heal the sick and see your glory
And You coming closer now I feel, nothing's ever been so real
Chorus:
Oh, and I want to sing from my heart, You are holy
O Beautiful One, I will sing, You are holy
Verse 2:
God, broken Lamb upon the altar, holy,
Want to stare until my life is holy
And You, glowing eyes so full of love,
You are all I'm dreaming of........
Bridge:
Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, You are worthy

© 2007 Aaron Sternke

Awesome song that has you shouting from the rooftops how holy and worthy our God truly is! The congregation at Forest Park Community Church loved it as I do. Go check out Rend the Heavens.

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Chris

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Old School Song: Psalm 139: 19 - 22 counting enemies

Psalm 139: 19 - 22

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19 Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God!
O men of blood, depart from me!

20 They speak against you with malicious intent;
your enemies take your name in vain!

21 Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?

22 I hate them with complete hatred;
I count them my enemies.

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Wow, what a strong picture of David's heart as he lays out all his emotions
while talking to the Lord. This is more than just emotion...but conviction for the love of God's Word and God's character. It is easy for me to lean on these words and justify 'hatred' in my own heart towards those in our world today that hate God and speak against God's Word or His attributes. I mean, come on, I ain't Superman! But I have to keep emotions in check and remind myself that although there are many against God and their actions I do hold in utter contempt, they are yet bound for a dark Hell without the Savior's covering. Jesus did say, "Pray for your enemies..."
Here is a link to all my posts on Psalm 139

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Chris

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Old School Song - Psalm 139:17,18.

Psalm 139 has always been one of my favorite passages in the Holy Scriptures. And from previous entries I have expounded on various verses of that song. Today's focus: Psalm 139:17,18.

17 How precious to me are Your thoughts,
O God! How vast is the sum of them!

18 Were I to count them, they would
outnumber the grains of sand....
When I awake, I am still with You.

The entire psalm is describing the intricate way that God is involved in our lives. He searches us, He knows us. He knows where we go during the day and where we lay our heads at night. Even before we speak, He knows what we are going to say. He is our Creator and has full knowledge of how we behave and work, why we grieve or hurt, when we stand and when we fall.

Then we get to these two special verses that reminds us that God is thinking about us always. He did not create this world and then 'fly off to another galaxy' to do some other work. He is always thinking about us. His thoughts to us can not be numbered. You might as well start counting the grains of sand in the entire world....absolutely impossible. We weary and have to fall asleep at night to regain our strength....but He never sleeps nor slumbers. When we wake up, we are still with Him.

Whatever you or I have to endure in this life, we are assured that Jesus walks every step with us and is constantly, with His still quiet voice, loving on us and pouring out His encouragement on us. He breathed life into us and continues to move us by His Spirit....as we allow Him to do so.


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Chris

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