GOD’S FACE AND FAVOUR!
Today’s Reading: Psalms 79-80
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Date palms flourishing in the Israeli heat of the Jordan Rift Valley.
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Key Verse: Psalm 80:14-15
Return, we beseech You, O God of hosts;
Look down from heaven and see,
And visit this vine
And the vineyard which Your right hand has planted,
And the branch that You made strong for Yourself.
Psalm 79 pictures Jerusalem destroyed by surrounding nations. Yet, at the time of Asaph, Jerusalem was in the process of building the Temple. Under David and Solomon they experienced a period of safety and prosperity. Therefore, Asaph was given a prophecy of a time to come when the Babylonians, the Greeks, and the Romans would, at various times, fulfill this prophecy. Approximately one third of the Bible is prophecy. Therefore, we would do well to be aware of what will come on the earth in our future or in the future of our children.
Three times in Psalm 80 we’ve read the prayer, “Restore us, O God!” Our key verse cries out for God’s return and reminds God that He has planted His people as a vineyard. Three times also Asaph prays for God’s face to shine upon them. Without the sunshine, the vineyard cannot be healthy. We need to cry out for God’s favour on our land, repenting for our sins and the sins of the people of this world.
PRAYER FOR TODAY:
Thank You, Father God, that You have restored me and others in our time by sending “the true Vine,” our Lord Jesus Christ! May I see Your face in Jesus today. I pray for Your continuing grace, Your favour, making Your face to shine upon us all. I ask with faith in the One who said, “I am the true Vine,” Jesus, Himself. Amen!!
100 PERSONAL WORDS:
I’ve just read Isaiah 5:1-7. This is a song sung by Isaiah about the vineyard of God’s people hundreds of years after Asaph’s song and just before the fulfillment of Asaph’s prophecy by the army of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. I’ve also read John 15:1-11, where Jesus, the true Vine, shows us the way to live so that, as Jesus said, “Your joy may be full.” The key words are: “Abide in Me (as a branch abides in the vine) and My words abide in you.”
Yours for constantly abiding in Christ and having fullness of joy,
David
Lord God, the Psalms say it all. We all need You desperately. Help all people turn to You – You are the source of real Truth and reconciliation. Please take all the people torn by war in Your hands and bring eternal good out of it, in Jesus’s name, amen
Amen to your prayer Rob, Amen.
Amen, Rob.
Thank you for your prayers.
Amen Rob 🙏🏼
Amen. Yes Rob the Psalms say it all and what a time to be studying them. Praying for Israel and all the people. May the Lord take control and bring this to end and have lasting peace
Amen friends. The key is certainly to walk closely with the Lord and bring Him into everything. We need to lean on Him and listen for His guidance. Blessings all.
Amen Doreen.
Rob, agreeing with you in prayer.
To God be the Glory and Praise, in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Today’s reading is very timely. Psalm 79 is a prayer for Israel, in her present turmoil. May God arise and give Israel victory over her enemies.
I pray God’s peace, provision and protection over my fellow bloggers and your families.
Amen for all the above to He Who is above all.
I wrote this about 6 months before I began reading the bible here on 100 Words.I had a reason for not reading the bible…
Abide In Me
Abide in Me and I will give you life,
For if you first seek Me out sincerely
Then you will share what grows rife,
In My grace where you are held dearly.
You are a branch and I am the tree,
With Me you will know life eternal,
But if cut off from your life with Me,
You are doomed to a life infernal.
So into my open arms you must flee,
For I love all who seek out my trust,
To accept the love,abundant and free,
Instead of greed that turns all to dust.
G W (Bill) Marshall/ Feb 20, 2013