Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Thoughts in Worship 01.03.2019
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Thoughts in Worship 01.03.2019
Thoughts in Worship
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Thursday, January 3, 2019
Audio Link: https://www.spreaker.com/user/reachmanyradio/thoughts-in-worship-01-03-2019
This is devotional thought number 10 in our devotional series, “The Gospel According to Psalms.”
“The Lord is King for ever and ever: The heathen are perished out of his land. Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That the man of the earth may no more oppress.” (Psalm 10:16–18).
Times are getting rough! That’s probably the understatement of this new year, isn’t it? But it’s true. Times are getting tougher by the day. Those who seem to have no compassion and also seem to hate love are getting bolder. I have seen unbelievable things in social media where men, women, and children are fighting, murderding, abusing, and oppressing one another. In the news, we see governments tempting one another with war for reasons that basic home training could have resolved. Unbelievable! Are you tired of the constant news cycle relating to disadvantaged populations being cast aside for the privileged few? I am.
The psalmist had a habit of communicating his contempt for injustice and unchecked pride. In our theme text, he underscores a principle that is often lost on surface Bible readers. He called for God to “judge” the fatherless and oppressed. If you are not paying attention, you may be a bit confused, because judgement is almost exclusively cast in a negative light these days. However, we must realize that judgments have two basic outcomes: condemnation and exoneration. I realize I am oversimplifying here, but work with me. If the psalmist is asking God to judge those who are being oppressed, which of the two outcomes is he advocation? Exoneration! In line with the many verses throughout the Psalms on this point, he is begging the King of Kings (Blessed be His Name forever), to see those who seldom come out on top, and show them favor. He wants God to bless the humble and lift them up. He wants God to put an end to oppression, abuse of power, disrespect, and pride. He wants the ultimate Judge of the universe to condemn all unrepentant inhumanness, once and for all. It’s no wonder; is this not what God had promised time and time again as He prepared people for the arrival of Messiah?
Let me leave you with a bit of encouragement on that last point. Jesus came to fulfill the following prophecy, which is the spirit of the psalmist’s plea, and the ultimate and final outcome of this will be realized when He returns very soon. “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; Because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; He hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, To give unto them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they might be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.” (Isaiah 61:1–3).
This has been the gospel according to Psalms. Live by it!—L. David Harris (www.LDavidHarris.com)
#theprotestisnotover
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Thursday, January 3, 2019
Audio Link: https://www.spreaker.com/user/reachmanyradio/thoughts-in-worship-01-03-2019
This is devotional thought number 10 in our devotional series, “The Gospel According to Psalms.”
“The Lord is King for ever and ever: The heathen are perished out of his land. Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That the man of the earth may no more oppress.” (Psalm 10:16–18).
Times are getting rough! That’s probably the understatement of this new year, isn’t it? But it’s true. Times are getting tougher by the day. Those who seem to have no compassion and also seem to hate love are getting bolder. I have seen unbelievable things in social media where men, women, and children are fighting, murderding, abusing, and oppressing one another. In the news, we see governments tempting one another with war for reasons that basic home training could have resolved. Unbelievable! Are you tired of the constant news cycle relating to disadvantaged populations being cast aside for the privileged few? I am.
The psalmist had a habit of communicating his contempt for injustice and unchecked pride. In our theme text, he underscores a principle that is often lost on surface Bible readers. He called for God to “judge” the fatherless and oppressed. If you are not paying attention, you may be a bit confused, because judgement is almost exclusively cast in a negative light these days. However, we must realize that judgments have two basic outcomes: condemnation and exoneration. I realize I am oversimplifying here, but work with me. If the psalmist is asking God to judge those who are being oppressed, which of the two outcomes is he advocation? Exoneration! In line with the many verses throughout the Psalms on this point, he is begging the King of Kings (Blessed be His Name forever), to see those who seldom come out on top, and show them favor. He wants God to bless the humble and lift them up. He wants God to put an end to oppression, abuse of power, disrespect, and pride. He wants the ultimate Judge of the universe to condemn all unrepentant inhumanness, once and for all. It’s no wonder; is this not what God had promised time and time again as He prepared people for the arrival of Messiah?
Let me leave you with a bit of encouragement on that last point. Jesus came to fulfill the following prophecy, which is the spirit of the psalmist’s plea, and the ultimate and final outcome of this will be realized when He returns very soon. “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; Because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; He hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, To give unto them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they might be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.” (Isaiah 61:1–3).
This has been the gospel according to Psalms. Live by it!—L. David Harris (www.LDavidHarris.com)
#theprotestisnotover
View all episodes
By Message Magazine
3
22 ratings
Thoughts in Worship
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Thursday, January 3, 2019
Audio Link: https://www.spreaker.com/user/reachmanyradio/thoughts-in-worship-01-03-2019
This is devotional thought number 10 in our devotional series, “The Gospel According to Psalms.”
“The Lord is King for ever and ever: The heathen are perished out of his land. Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That the man of the earth may no more oppress.” (Psalm 10:16–18).
Times are getting rough! That’s probably the understatement of this new year, isn’t it? But it’s true. Times are getting tougher by the day. Those who seem to have no compassion and also seem to hate love are getting bolder. I have seen unbelievable things in social media where men, women, and children are fighting, murderding, abusing, and oppressing one another. In the news, we see governments tempting one another with war for reasons that basic home training could have resolved. Unbelievable! Are you tired of the constant news cycle relating to disadvantaged populations being cast aside for the privileged few? I am.
The psalmist had a habit of communicating his contempt for injustice and unchecked pride. In our theme text, he underscores a principle that is often lost on surface Bible readers. He called for God to “judge” the fatherless and oppressed. If you are not paying attention, you may be a bit confused, because judgement is almost exclusively cast in a negative light these days. However, we must realize that judgments have two basic outcomes: condemnation and exoneration. I realize I am oversimplifying here, but work with me. If the psalmist is asking God to judge those who are being oppressed, which of the two outcomes is he advocation? Exoneration! In line with the many verses throughout the Psalms on this point, he is begging the King of Kings (Blessed be His Name forever), to see those who seldom come out on top, and show them favor. He wants God to bless the humble and lift them up. He wants God to put an end to oppression, abuse of power, disrespect, and pride. He wants the ultimate Judge of the universe to condemn all unrepentant inhumanness, once and for all. It’s no wonder; is this not what God had promised time and time again as He prepared people for the arrival of Messiah?
Let me leave you with a bit of encouragement on that last point. Jesus came to fulfill the following prophecy, which is the spirit of the psalmist’s plea, and the ultimate and final outcome of this will be realized when He returns very soon. “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; Because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; He hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, To give unto them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they might be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.” (Isaiah 61:1–3).
This has been the gospel according to Psalms. Live by it!—L. David Harris (www.LDavidHarris.com)
#theprotestisnotover
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Thursday, January 3, 2019
Audio Link: https://www.spreaker.com/user/reachmanyradio/thoughts-in-worship-01-03-2019
This is devotional thought number 10 in our devotional series, “The Gospel According to Psalms.”
“The Lord is King for ever and ever: The heathen are perished out of his land. Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That the man of the earth may no more oppress.” (Psalm 10:16–18).
Times are getting rough! That’s probably the understatement of this new year, isn’t it? But it’s true. Times are getting tougher by the day. Those who seem to have no compassion and also seem to hate love are getting bolder. I have seen unbelievable things in social media where men, women, and children are fighting, murderding, abusing, and oppressing one another. In the news, we see governments tempting one another with war for reasons that basic home training could have resolved. Unbelievable! Are you tired of the constant news cycle relating to disadvantaged populations being cast aside for the privileged few? I am.
The psalmist had a habit of communicating his contempt for injustice and unchecked pride. In our theme text, he underscores a principle that is often lost on surface Bible readers. He called for God to “judge” the fatherless and oppressed. If you are not paying attention, you may be a bit confused, because judgement is almost exclusively cast in a negative light these days. However, we must realize that judgments have two basic outcomes: condemnation and exoneration. I realize I am oversimplifying here, but work with me. If the psalmist is asking God to judge those who are being oppressed, which of the two outcomes is he advocation? Exoneration! In line with the many verses throughout the Psalms on this point, he is begging the King of Kings (Blessed be His Name forever), to see those who seldom come out on top, and show them favor. He wants God to bless the humble and lift them up. He wants God to put an end to oppression, abuse of power, disrespect, and pride. He wants the ultimate Judge of the universe to condemn all unrepentant inhumanness, once and for all. It’s no wonder; is this not what God had promised time and time again as He prepared people for the arrival of Messiah?
Let me leave you with a bit of encouragement on that last point. Jesus came to fulfill the following prophecy, which is the spirit of the psalmist’s plea, and the ultimate and final outcome of this will be realized when He returns very soon. “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; Because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; He hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, To give unto them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they might be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.” (Isaiah 61:1–3).
This has been the gospel according to Psalms. Live by it!—L. David Harris (www.LDavidHarris.com)
#theprotestisnotover