JESUS’ PRAYER REQUEST!
Today’s Reading: Psalms 130-134
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This is a model of the Temple from the time of Jesus. The Temple was destroyed in 70 AD by the Romans. Today, a Muslim mosque, known as the Dome of the Rock (seen in the background), is located on that same Temple Mount. In the time of King David, people from all 12 tribes would sing his songs as they walked from all over Israel up to this mountain top to which David moved the Tabernacle of Moses and then David’s son, Solomon, built the temple here.
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Key Verses: Psalm 133:1
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brethren to dwell together in unity!
Psalm 130 provides us a meditation through a prayer of repentance in which the person experiencing the depths of a dark night of the soul rises to the heights of hope.
Psalm 131 takes us to the point where the writer no longer has to depend upon the things of this world, but his hope in God brings calm and quiet in all circumstances!
Psalm 132 may have been sung as the visitors to Jerusalem travelled along the same route taken by King David when he brought the Ark of the Covenant back to its place in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 6:12-15).
Psalm 133 may have been composed as King David watched people from all 12 tribes of Israel streaming into Jerusalem for one of the feasts. Second Samuel 3:1 tells us of the long civil war that had divided the people. Now, under David’s leadership, God brought unity.
Psalm 134 may have been the benediction song as those who had travelled to Jerusalem prepared to leave for their homes. This exhortation comes to us also to make sure that in our generation, we, as servants of the Lord, continue to bless the Lord wherever we are, carrying out our sacred duties to which God has called each of us!
PRAYER FOR TODAY:
Lord God, I pray for a heart of repentance, for a total dependence upon You, and for a song of rejoicing in You! I pray the prayer of Jesus, “That they may be one…” (John 17:20-26). Lord Jesus, I ask You for the grace of consistency in my worship of You and in my service for You. In Your Name I pray, Amen!!!
100 PERSONAL WORDS:
In one of the congregations I served as Pastor, one of our Deacons, who came to Canada from Scotland, complete with his unique accent, would rise during a service every few months and quote Psalm 133! I knew it was coming and I stopped my words and waited for him. What an important message! Unity! In fact, that church had a wonderful unity. I felt it from the very first Sunday I stood in that pulpit. Because of that unity God was able, within His self-imposed restriction of not violating human free will, to do an amazing work of grace in many lives. As Psalm 133:3b says, “There the Lord commanded the blessing!”
Yours for the unity of all believers, “that the world may know…”,
David
From the Psalms this morning: “O Israel, put your hope in the Lord—
now and always.”
Father, we commit Israel into Your hands this morning (as well as Ukraine, Nigeria, and all the Middle East). Have Your good way in these troubled places. Bless all Your workers there – may their work bring great results, a harvest of souls for Your Kingdom.
Bring True Peace to Israel and all this world – the peace that comes from being in right relationship with You.
With praise to You for Your eternal goodness I pray in Jesus’s name, amen
Yes. Amen and amen. Blessings to all.
Rob, Amen to your prayer for peace in Israel
and in all the world, in Jesus’ Blessed Name, Amen.
Amen Rob. Amen 🙏.
Amen,Rob.Thank you and may all be blessed
The Mountains Of The Lord
His mountains shall be above all mountains,
His house above Zion’s hills shall rest,
For this is the pool of the golden fountain,
His people,the chosen few and best.
The rivers will flow to the shores of Zion,
For the world will soon know this King,
The proven Master we could rely on,
The Shepherd worthy above everything.
His exalted name will be widely praised,
When He returns to vanquish the beast,
And everywhere voices will be raised
In celebration with His banquet feast.
Let fair warning go throughout the land
He will return with shield and sword
And as Satan shall take his last stand,
My Friend shall show that He is Lord.
G W (Bill)Marshall /Nov 9,2012
Ap 13,2020:I wrote this poem almost a
year before I began reading the bible in
Sept,2013 in Biblegateway via
“100 Words” and only now do these
words jump out at me from Micah 4:1
” In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will
be established as the highest of the mountains;
it will be exalted above the hills,
and ”’peoples”’ will stream to it. “(Triple quotes
added by me.)
Amen to Peace on earth!
Thank you for response on worry yesterday.
Was interested as someone had said that if one worries, one has not put their trust in God. I am gathering thoughts for Tuesday Bible Study as I don’t perceive worry as lack of faith or trust in God- more of a response to this battle called
”life.” It seems like it is a growing process, not a “sin.” Perhaps a sin could evolve from the worry, but it seems to me that the worry is more of a trigger that draws us to The Way ( prayer, relationship) which is our Lord , rather than a distrust of God (about choice)….
Amen and amen to the comments above 🙏✝️
Last night i was watching
“The stages of faith Dr. Charles Stanley”
Learning to walk by faith, Pt. 5
Laur, you may find it helpful
Thank you❣️