The purpose of Psalms is to provide
poetry for the expression of praise,
worship and confession to God.
Psalms Book 4 is similar to Numbers.
Just as Numbers discusses the
relationship of Israel to surrounding
nations, psalms 90-106 often
mention the relationship of God’s
overruling kingdom to other nations.
This week we understand God better
thru His revelation of names, mostly
related to His ability to meet needs.
On Monday, we learn from Ps 90
about God as Our Dwelling Place.
On Tuesday, we learn from Ps 91
about The Lord My Refuge.
On Wednesday, we learn from
Ps 95 about God Our Maker.
On Thursday, we learn from
Ps 98 about The Lord The King.
On Friday, we learn from Ps 99
about the God Who Forgives.
Let us humble ourselves and pray
and seek His face…In Jesus’ name.
In Psalm 103, the psalmist urges
you to count your blessings.
And psalms 98-102 provide plenty
of ideas to help you do just that
by focusing on the many things
for which you should be thankful:
your salvation (Psalm 98),
answered prayer (Psalm 99),
God’s mercy and truth (Ps 100),
God’s justice and holiness (Ps 101),
God’s care when u are down (P102).
All Praise to God Who Forgives:
Exalt the Lord our God, and
worship at His footstool. He is holy.
Moses and Aaron were among
His priests, and Samuel was
among those who called upon
the Lord and He answered them…
You were to them God Who Forgives
(El Nose), though you punished
their misdeeds (Psalm 99:5-8).
Lord El Nose, You are worthy of
all praise because the expanse
of Your love covers my sins.
You love me enough to teach me
through the results of my wrong
choices, but You are also there
when I turn to You for forgiveness.
My heart is filled with gratitude
for Your capacity to forgive. Amen.
Lord, some of my failures are seemingly mild, as when I doubt
Yr steadfastness or sovereignty.
Others may be more serious
as when I speak unkindly to
another person whom You love.
But Lord You know all of my sins.
I beg for Your mercy, and I am
grateful to receive it. Amen.
El Nose, help me not take lightly
the gift of Your forgiveness.
Remind me of the price Jesus
paid to offer me forgiveness.
Create in me a heart of gratitude
that will serve you with my life.
There is no condemnation for me
for I’m in Christ. Write this truth
on my mind & help me approach
Your throne of grace boldly. Amen.
In Psalm 103, the psalmist urges
you to count your blessings.
And psalms 98-102 provide plenty
of ideas to help you do just that
by focusing on the many things
for which you should be thankful:
your salvation (Psalm 98),
answered prayer (Psalm 99),
God’s mercy and truth (Ps 100),
God’s justice and holiness (Ps 101),
God’s care when u are down (P102).
Praise be Jehovah Ha-Melech:
O sing to the Lord a new song!
For He has done marvellous
things. The Lord has made known
His salvation.He has remembered
His mercy and His faithfulness.
With trumpets and the blast of
the ram’s horn, shout for joy
before the Lord, the King
(Jehovah Ha-Melech)-Psa 98:1-6
Jehovah Ha-Melech, we applaud
You for all that You have done.
With honour we lift up Your name
for You’re our Saviour and our King.
Thank You for the hope You give
in knowing You as ruler over all.
We proclaim to all that we are
Yours for we belong to You.
And we offer our life to You. Amen.
Lord, I confess of placing
myself as my own ruler instead
of looking to You as my King.
I follow my own thinking and make
my own decisions; and as a result
reap my own consequences.
Forgive my audacity for trying to
usurp your rightful place in my life.
Pardon my iniquity and take Your rightful place as King of my heart.
Lord Jehovah Ha-Melech,
May Your kingdom come;
May Your will be done.
May all that U desire be brought
to bear on earth as it’s in heaven.
May we align ourselves to You
to show You how much we
honour and respect You.
And we purpose You to reign in
all we do. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Though the author of most of
Psalms 90-97 are unknown,
the Object of their worship is well
known: the God of eternity (Ps 90),
the God of protection (Ps 91),
the God of greatness (Ps 92),
the God of majesty (Ps 93),
the God of vengeance (Ps 94),
the God of salvation (Ps 95),
the God of glory (Ps 96) and
the God of holiness (Ps 97).
Lord, we praise U our King & Maker:
Let us come before His presence
with thanksgiving; let us shout
joyfully to Him with psalms.
For the Lord is the great God,
and the great King (Ps 95:2-3).
Oh come, let us worship
and bow down; let us kneel
before the Lord our Maker.
For He is our God, and we are
the people of His pasture, and
the sheep of His hand (Ps 95:6-7)
Lord and King of all,
enable me to get another
glimpse of Your unparalleled
power and majesty.
Remove all my desires to bow
to any other gods who
try to rule over my life.
Save me from all addictive ways
so that I will move forward
doing Your will and purpose. Amen.
Father God, we thank You
that You have given us so much.
Your grace does not just come
in and forgive us our sins.
For it changes the way in which
we live in the world and
it changes the way in which
we live with each other.
Lord, please lead us to be
more like Your son who came
not to be served but to serve. Amen.
Lord God, You are my maker
and I bow before You in adoration.
I worship You for Your strength,
Your perfection & Your compassion.
I worship You for being great and
merciful enough to forgive sins.
I worship You for being greater
than the problems of this world.
I worship You for being the reason
for hope, joy and purpose in a
world lacking much of these things.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.
Though the author of most of
Psalms 90-97 are unknown,
the Object of their worship is well
known: the God of eternity (Ps 90),
the God of protection (Ps 91),
the God of greatness (Ps 92),
the God of majesty (Ps 93),
the God of vengeance (Ps 94),
the God of salvation (Ps 95),
the God of glory (Ps 96) and
the God of holiness (Ps 97).
Praise be to Jehovah Machsi:
He who dwells in the secret place
of the Most High shall abide
under the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord: He is
my refuge (Jehovah Machsi)
and my fortress; my God,
in Him I will trust (Psalm 91:1-2).
Because you have made
the Lord, who is my refuge
(Jehovah Machsi), even the
Most High, your dwelling place,
no harm shall befall you,
nor shall any plague come
near your dwelling. For He shall
give His angels charge over you
to keep you (Psalm 91:9-11).
Lord Jehovah Machsi, as I dwell
in Your shelter, I will abide in
Your shadow. For You truly are
my refuge and my fortress,
my God in whom I trust.
Under Your wings, I seek
my refuge, Your faithfulness
is my shield and strength.
I have made You my refuge
and my dwelling place. Amen.
Lord, there is power in the name
Jehovah Machsi to free me from
that which holds me in bondage.
Forgive me for not accessing
that power on a regular basis; and
trying to figure it all out in my own.
Rather than simply resting in Your
refuge, I try to overcome it, all in
my own strength, which leaves me
only frustrated mostof the time.
May I know You as my refuge
and abide in Your power. Amen.
Lord Jehovah Machsi, show me
where my refuge really is. For I
often run to distractions to take my
mind off of what I’m dealing with.
Open my eyes so that I can see
as Elisha’s servant saw Your army.
Show me my refuge that I may run
there each and every time I need to.
In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.
Though the author of most of
Psalms 90-97 are unknown,
the Object of their worship is well
known: the God of eternity (Ps 90),
the God of protection (Ps 91),
the God of greatness (Ps 92),
the God of majesty (Ps 93),
the God of vengeance (Ps 94),
the God of salvation (Ps 95),
the God of glory (Ps 96) and
the God of holiness (Ps 97).
Lord, You are our Dwelling Place:
Lord, You have been our
dwelling place in all generations.
Before the mountains were created,
or ever You had formed the earth…
Even from everlasting to everlasting
You are God (Psalm 90:1-2).
Satisfy us… with Your unfailing
love, so we may so sing for joy
to the end of our lives (v14).
Let the beauty of the Lord
our God be upon us, and
establish the work of our hands
for us; Yes establish the work
of our hands (Psalm 90:17).
Dear God, I remember the times
that You healed me, rescued me,
guided me and removed obstacles.
Thank You for allowing me to
lead others. I pray that those
who look to me for guidance or
leadership will be drawn to You
through me. Help me Lord to
choose to serve You and no other.
Lord, Thank You for Your promise
of unfailing love. Impress on
my heart a deeper awareness
of Your love and care for me.
Give me Lord eyes to see all
the ways You express that
to me throughout each day.
Forgive me for seeming satisfaction
in material possessions and work.
And I pray that You Lord will
become my greatest source
of satisfaction and joy. Amen.
Lord, I pray You would bless
my work and establish it.
I commit all the work I do so that
it may be used for Your glory.
Give me Lord the strength to
accomplish what I must do
each day, and the wisdom and
ability to do it well. Lord take
charge of every detail of my work
so that it will find favour with
others and be successful. Amen.
In Psalms 73 to 77 by Asaph,
those who ignore God will find
their path slippery and their
prosperity short-lived (Ps 73, 75).
By contrast, those who order their
lives according to God’s Word will
discover hope in the midst of havoc
(Ps 74) and resources to face every
situation in life victoriously (P76-77).
Lord, You’re Able to Do Anything:
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…
You are the God
who performs miracles;
You display Your Power among
the peoples (Ps 77:11-14) Amen.
Lord, You’re Able to do
miracles and work wonders.
Remind me of Your limitless power.
Remind me of Your past deeds.
I serve a God who can do anything.
You demonstrate Your infinite
strengths among the nations.
Display that same might in my life.
For You love to do God-sized
things and nothing is too difficult
for You. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Lord, In Your sovereignty, You may
choose not to deliver us from our
trials yet, then give us the ability
to hang on and keep Trusting You.
For we realise sometimes You may
be growing our faith muscles,
when one is able because of
God’s sustaining strength endure
crushing troubles until His chosen
kairos timing arrives. Amen.
Lord, You said through Prophet
Habakkuk that the vision
is Yet for an appointed time;
at the end it will speak & not lie.
Though it tarries, Wait for it;
because it will surely come!!
So Lord, make all things
beautiful in Your time.
And show me Lord each day
as You’re teaching me Your way
That You Do just what You say
In Your time. In Jesus’ name, Amen
Paul’s great ambition to reach Rome
with the gospel is at last realized;
but not without storm, shipwreck
and snakebite. Typical of Paul,
he begins his ministry in Rome
by preaching to the Jews. And
(sadly) typical of Paul’s listeners,
they rejected his message of salvation, prompting him to turn
to the Gentiles. Luke ends his
two volume history of the New
Testament church by describing
Paul’s two-year ministry in Rome
– the apostle in chains but the
gospel very much on the loose.
Lord, we see from Your Perspective:
There stood by me an angel of
God saying: Do not be afraid Paul;
you must be brought before Caesar…
Therefore take heart, men, for
I believe God that it will be just
as it was told me (Acts 27:23-25)
Paul said to the centurion and
the soldiers: Unless these men
stayed in the ship, you cannot
be saved… And when he had said
these things, he took bread and
gave thanks to God in the presence
of them all (Acts 27:31-35).
For two whole years Paul stayed
there in his own rented house and
welcomed all who came to see him.
He proclaimed the kingdom of God
and taught about the Lord Jesus
Christ with all boldness and
without hindrance (Acts 28:30-31)
Lord, we may encounter several
storms in our life before we
anchor in heaven of eternity.
But in the storm that may sweep
our world, we can hide in the
secret place of the Most High.
Lord, may I ever be true to You
the lover of my soul, my ceaseless
Friend, my unchangeable savior.
To You I commit my spirit. Amen.
Dear Lord Almighty, when the
going gets tough, preserve me
from panic and deception, and
from thinking I can get through
on my own ingenuity and strength.
Lead me Lord to depend on You,
be receptive to Your resources
and trust You wholeheartedly.
In Jesus’ mighty name. Amen.
Lord, help me be like Paul who
did not see himself as being
victim of unfair occurrences.
Help me see God using even plans
of godless to spread the gospel.
For truly You God can do anything
and no one can stop Your plan.
Thank You Lord for Your careful
attention to the details of my life.
Teach me to be so confident in You
even in challenging circumstances
that You work things for good
in Your way & in Your time. Amen.
Though Paul is no longer free
to take the gospel to others,
God uses his imprisonment to bring
the gospel to three Roman rulers.
Felix delays Paul’s case for two full
years in hope of receiving a bribe.
His successor Festus tries to
shift the responsibility to the
Sanhedrin in order to gain favour with
the Jews. At last, Paul exercises his
right as a Roman citizen by appealing
his case to Caesar. Once again,
before the visiting King Agrippa,
it becomes clear that the corruption
and indecision surrounds Paul’s
case can only be resolved in Rome.
Lord, help us Hold On to Your Vision:
King Agrippa I was not disobedient
to that vision from heaven… that
all must turn from their sins and
turn to God… Some Jews arrested
me in the temple for preaching
these… But I teach nothing except
what the prophets said would
happen: that the Messiah would
suffer and rise from the dead as a
light to Jews & Gentiles (A26:19-23)
Agrippa interrupted him: Do you
think you can persuade me to
become a Christian so quickly?
Paul replied: Whether quickly or
not, I pray to God that both you
and everyone here might become
the same as I am (v28-29).
And Agrippa said to Festus:
He could be freed if he had
not appealed to Caesar (v33).
Lord, what vision do You have
for me in this season of my life?
Help me truly discern Your leading.
I know Your vision may involve
a sacrificial mission of sorts.
Grant me Lord the courage to
pursue Your vision for my life.
Let Your vision renew in me
a peaceful & joyful self-denial.
Renew in me Your vision & purpose,
a passion and vigor. In Jesus’ name.
Lord, just as Paul shared the good
news to King Agrippa, we purpose
to seize every opportunity to share
Christ to others. We are amazed
by Paul’s readiness to go to Rome
knowing that’s God’s plan for him.
Grant us grace to serve God’s will
even if it does involve personal
sacrifice in doing so. Amen.
Lord, Agrippa thought Paul’s
decision to appeal to Caesar
was a mistake. However, Paul
knew that going to Rome was
part of God’s plan for him; and
so he was happy to go, rather
than yearning for his freedom.
Lord, help us to hold on to the
vision and promises that God
has given us. In Jesus’ name.
The purpose of Psalms is to provide
poetry for the expression of praise,
worship and confession to God.
Psalms Book 3 is similar to Leviticus.
Just as Leviticus discusses the tabernacle and God’s holiness,
many of these psalms discusses
the temple and God’s enthronement.
This week we understand God better
thru His revelation of names, mostly
related to His ability to meet needs.
On Monday, we learn from Ps 73
about God as Strength of My Heart.
On Tuesday, we learn from Ps 77
about God Who Performs Miracles.
On Wednesday, we learn from
Ps 80 about God of Hosts.
On Thursday, we learn from
Ps 88 about Lord God of Salvation.
On Friday, we learn from Ps 89
about the Lord Our Defense.
Let us humble ourselves and pray
and seek His face…In Jesus’ name.
