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Today's Bible Translation

Bible translation used in today's episode: Ch. 84-86 GNT

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Today is Psalms Wednesday. We’ll read chapters 84-86. I’m calling this episode “Do It Anyway.” We’ll also have a time for praises and prayer requests

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Comments on Psalms 84, 85, 86

Have you ever gone to church when you didn't feel like going? I have. There are a lot of reasons that we might not want to go. Sometimes it's because we don't feel well, physically. Sometimes we might be mad at somebody there. Come on. Let's get real. Am I right? Maybe we're even mad at the pastor. Or maybe we're feeling a distance from God. Maybe we don't feel like worshiping Him. Maybe we've fallen into some sort of sin, and we feel like the last place we have the right to be is in church. Maybe we don't think the church is "meeting our needs", whatever that means. 

Whatever the reason, today's Psalms are great for reminding us that praising God is really a good thing to do. You know, when I don't feel like going to church, and go anyway, and then allow myself to engage in worship…really lift up my heart and my voice to God in worship…my emotions and my spirit, and even my body (when I'm feeling under the weather) begin to feel better. We are primarily spiritual beings, made in the image of God, and when we worship Him in spirit and in truth we are rewarded with spiritual blessings. We are drawn closer to our Creator, and He responds to us by ministering to us in whatever manner we need at that time. 

When we obediently bring our sacrifices of praise to God, not because we want something from Him, but because He deserves them, it is a way of reaching out to Him in a way that brings refreshment to our soul. 

These Psalms are so very encouraging to read. They remind us of how great and deserving of our devotion and worship our God is. They are a good place to go when we’re down. When we get our eyes off of us and on Him, when we go to Him for comfort, or just to hang out, He is delighted and He blesses us.

How about spending some time today praising God?

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Steve Webb 0:00 andHey, it happens!

Steve Webb 0:09Coming to you from Riverside, California, this is the Lifespring! One Year Bible, and podcasting since 2004, I'm your OG Godcaster, Steve Webb. This is the 200th episode of the 13th season, a bit of a waypoint wouldn't you say? There are 164 episodes left to the season. My goodness, time flies, doesn't it? Have you been here from the beginning? Pat yourself on the back. Did you start sometime later? Congratulations to you, too. Wherever you start it's good to get into a lifestyle of daily Bible reading. So it's always a good time to start. Today is also Psalms Wednesday. We'll read chapters 84 through 86, and I'm calling this episode, "Do It Anyway." We have an Essentials segment and we'll also have a time for praises and prayer requests. But before we get started, let's have a word of prayer. Our loving heavenly Father, we thank you so much for this time together. We pray, Lord, that you would bless us and bless this time as we read. We pray this in Jesus' name, amen. Okay, let's get going.

Steve Webb 1:11The title of Psalm 84 is "To the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath or a gittim. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah." Now the sons of Korah were Levites from the family of Kohath, who seemed to have been singers in the temple, worshiping God. And during the 40 years of wandering in the desert after the Exodus from Egypt,