DAY 144 Read Psalm 125; 131; 133; 134; 138 through 141.
Today's reading: These psalms, although probably not written by Solomon, reflect the theme of his prayer--an abiding confidence that God will hear and answer the sincere prayer of a repentant soul.
Memory gem: "Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting" (Psalm 139:23, 24).
Thought for today:
While we know that God cannot be contained in any earthly building, that even the heaven of heavens is the workmanship of His hands, still this temple of Solomon was a place where His presence was especially revealed, and was therefore sacred. At its dedication King Solomon knelt down and prayed, and all the people bowed in reverence.
When we come before God today in a house dedicated to His worship, should we not come with reverence, remembering the words of the psalmist: "The Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.... let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker" (Psalm 95:3-6).
Both in public and in private worship, it is our privilege to bow on our knees before God when we offer our petitions to Him. We read of Jesus that He "kneeled down, and prayed" (Luke 22:41). It is also recorded of His disciples that they too "kneeled down, and prayed" (Acts 9:40). And the apostle Paul declared: "I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ" (Ephesians 3:14).
The hour and place of prayer are certainly sacred, and we should manifest reverence in attitude and demeanor, remembering that "holy and reverend is his name" (Psalm 111:9). If the angels veil their faces when they speak the name of God, with what reverence should we who are fallen and sinful take His name upon our lips!
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Difficult or obscure words:
Psalm 141:5. "It shall be an excellent oil...their calamities"--The Hebrew cannot be understood. Perhaps the Septuagint translation is better: "Let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head; for yet shall my prayer be in their pleasures."
Today's reading: These psalms, although probably not written by Solomon, reflect the theme of his prayer--an abiding confidence that God will hear and answer the sincere prayer of a repentant soul.
Memory gem: "Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting" (Psalm 139:23, 24).
Thought for today:
While we know that God cannot be contained in any earthly building, that even the heaven of heavens is the workmanship of His hands, still this temple of Solomon was a place where His presence was especially revealed, and was therefore sacred. At its dedication King Solomon knelt down and prayed, and all the people bowed in reverence.
When we come before God today in a house dedicated to His worship, should we not come with reverence, remembering the words of the psalmist: "The Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.... let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker" (Psalm 95:3-6).
Both in public and in private worship, it is our privilege to bow on our knees before God when we offer our petitions to Him. We read of Jesus that He "kneeled down, and prayed" (Luke 22:41). It is also recorded of His disciples that they too "kneeled down, and prayed" (Acts 9:40). And the apostle Paul declared: "I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ" (Ephesians 3:14).
The hour and place of prayer are certainly sacred, and we should manifest reverence in attitude and demeanor, remembering that "holy and reverend is his name" (Psalm 111:9). If the angels veil their faces when they speak the name of God, with what reverence should we who are fallen and sinful take His name upon our lips!
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Difficult or obscure words:
Psalm 141:5. "It shall be an excellent oil...their calamities"--The Hebrew cannot be understood. Perhaps the Septuagint translation is better: "Let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head; for yet shall my prayer be in their pleasures."
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