1 Chapter: Psalm 116
1 Verse: Verse 9. I shall walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
1 Prayer: Here I am, Father, in the land of the living. And I find myself faced with the challenge and the promise of walking before You. I want it to be easier than it is. I am ashamed sometimes at how difficult I find it to be. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. But I long for the blessed hope of walking at ease, in perfect peace in Your perfect kingdom. I know I am not there yet, but I also know that, by Your grace, I am closer than it seems sometimes. You are closer than You appear. Behold! the kingdom of God is in our midst. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. In this world I have all kinds of trouble, Lord, but You have overcome the world. Thank You.
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Thursday, October 26, 2006
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Psalm 115
1 Chapter: Psalm 115
1 Verse: Verse 1. Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name give glory because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth.
1 Prayer: Father, I am so incredibly thankful that Your glory derives not from me and my faithfulness, but from Your own goodness and truth. If it were up to me, You might never receive the glory You deserve -- not for lack of trying, but simply out of my own weakness, frailty, failure and want. I have sometimes been over-zealous for Your glory, Lord, and it has done little to honor You. It is not through my strivings, but rather by Your grace that You are most sufficiently glorified. It is through Your unlimited kindness to undeserving people like me that most reveals the glory of Your name. And I am thankful, Father. Help me not to seek Your glory through my self-righteousness, but through Your lovingkindness and Your truth.
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1 Verse: Verse 1. Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name give glory because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth.
1 Prayer: Father, I am so incredibly thankful that Your glory derives not from me and my faithfulness, but from Your own goodness and truth. If it were up to me, You might never receive the glory You deserve -- not for lack of trying, but simply out of my own weakness, frailty, failure and want. I have sometimes been over-zealous for Your glory, Lord, and it has done little to honor You. It is not through my strivings, but rather by Your grace that You are most sufficiently glorified. It is through Your unlimited kindness to undeserving people like me that most reveals the glory of Your name. And I am thankful, Father. Help me not to seek Your glory through my self-righteousness, but through Your lovingkindness and Your truth.
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Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Psalm 114
1 Chapter: Psalm 114
1 Verse: Verse 8. Who turned the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a fountain of water.
1 Prayer: Rock into river, flint into fountain, stone into stream, boulder into babbling brook -- Father, You have a way with making hard and solid things liquid. And Lord, You know I need it now. I am stuck, my heart frozen, my mind paralyzed, my body statuesque in my habitual stubbornness. I am looking to You to crack me up, to break me down, to pulverize my pride until only Your love and grace spill out. Demolish the dam that keeps the flood of Your living water pent up inside me. Lord, I want to flow in the motions of Your divine love today. "Lay Your crushing hand, Your mighty hand, on me gently." Please. I love You. Thank You for saving me.
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1 Verse: Verse 8. Who turned the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a fountain of water.
1 Prayer: Rock into river, flint into fountain, stone into stream, boulder into babbling brook -- Father, You have a way with making hard and solid things liquid. And Lord, You know I need it now. I am stuck, my heart frozen, my mind paralyzed, my body statuesque in my habitual stubbornness. I am looking to You to crack me up, to break me down, to pulverize my pride until only Your love and grace spill out. Demolish the dam that keeps the flood of Your living water pent up inside me. Lord, I want to flow in the motions of Your divine love today. "Lay Your crushing hand, Your mighty hand, on me gently." Please. I love You. Thank You for saving me.
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Monday, October 23, 2006
Psalm 113
1 Chapter: Psalm 113
1 Verse: Verse 6. Who humbles Himself to behold the things that are in heaven and in the earth?
1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for Your great humility. Your glory is exalted ever higher the more You humble Yourself lower. Sometimes I feel like I am the lowest of the low, Father. It seems like You would never come all the way down here to witness my condition firsthand. Yet that is exactly what You do. I fear it at the same time I welcome it. I don't want You to see the squalor in which I live. And in some cases I've chosen this for myself, and I don't want You to see the rotten fruit of my foolish choices. But You have promised not to condescend in order to condemn. You have come down to give life, to seek and find what was lost, to repair what was broken, to reclaim what had been forfeited away, to redeem to Yourself what had been deemed not Your own, to renew what was fading out into oblivion and return it to abundant life again. That's me, Father. I am Yours.
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1 Verse: Verse 6. Who humbles Himself to behold the things that are in heaven and in the earth?
1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for Your great humility. Your glory is exalted ever higher the more You humble Yourself lower. Sometimes I feel like I am the lowest of the low, Father. It seems like You would never come all the way down here to witness my condition firsthand. Yet that is exactly what You do. I fear it at the same time I welcome it. I don't want You to see the squalor in which I live. And in some cases I've chosen this for myself, and I don't want You to see the rotten fruit of my foolish choices. But You have promised not to condescend in order to condemn. You have come down to give life, to seek and find what was lost, to repair what was broken, to reclaim what had been forfeited away, to redeem to Yourself what had been deemed not Your own, to renew what was fading out into oblivion and return it to abundant life again. That's me, Father. I am Yours.
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Sunday, October 22, 2006
Psalm 112
1 Chapter: Psalm 112
1 Verse: Verse 1. Praise the LORD! How blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
1 Prayer: Father, this verse calls me to praise You, fear You, and delight in You. To praise You is to give expression to Your exalted status over all things. To fear You is act in the recognition of that status. To delight in You is to take great pleasure and joy in in praising and fearing You. Father, forgive me for so often giving expression to the voice of my own condition, without taking into account Yours. Forgive me for failing to fear You enough to act as I know I should. Forgive me for begrudging You the obedience and honor You deserve. Teach me to delight to do Your good, pleasing and perfect will.
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1 Verse: Verse 1. Praise the LORD! How blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
1 Prayer: Father, this verse calls me to praise You, fear You, and delight in You. To praise You is to give expression to Your exalted status over all things. To fear You is act in the recognition of that status. To delight in You is to take great pleasure and joy in in praising and fearing You. Father, forgive me for so often giving expression to the voice of my own condition, without taking into account Yours. Forgive me for failing to fear You enough to act as I know I should. Forgive me for begrudging You the obedience and honor You deserve. Teach me to delight to do Your good, pleasing and perfect will.
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Saturday, October 21, 2006
Psalm 111
1 Chapter: Psalm 111
1 Verse: Verse 7. The works of His hands are truth and justice; all His precepts are sure.
1 Prayer: Father, I need a hand. I know even as I read it that I believe this is true. But all around me I think I only see falsehood and injustice. What good is it to me to know that Your precepts are sure, if I am so unsure about what exactly they are? I believe Your works are true and just, but that doesn't explain why they are what they are. If what You do is just, then I must be getting what I deserve. But I can't even tell if what I'm getting is a blessing or a curse, a reward or a punishment, or none of the above. It all looks so uncertain and suspect. How will I know the works of Your hands when I see them? Or is it all the work of Your hands? Are You really always at work, everywhere and in and through all things? How can You possibly be at work in this thing? Where is the truth and the justice in my circumstance? I'm sure they are there, but I'm unsure what they are. So I need You to help me. Please help.
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1 Verse: Verse 7. The works of His hands are truth and justice; all His precepts are sure.
1 Prayer: Father, I need a hand. I know even as I read it that I believe this is true. But all around me I think I only see falsehood and injustice. What good is it to me to know that Your precepts are sure, if I am so unsure about what exactly they are? I believe Your works are true and just, but that doesn't explain why they are what they are. If what You do is just, then I must be getting what I deserve. But I can't even tell if what I'm getting is a blessing or a curse, a reward or a punishment, or none of the above. It all looks so uncertain and suspect. How will I know the works of Your hands when I see them? Or is it all the work of Your hands? Are You really always at work, everywhere and in and through all things? How can You possibly be at work in this thing? Where is the truth and the justice in my circumstance? I'm sure they are there, but I'm unsure what they are. So I need You to help me. Please help.
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Friday, October 20, 2006
Psalm 110
1 Chapter: Psalm 110
1 Verse: Verse 3. Your people will volunteer freely in the day of Your power; in holy array, from the womb of the dawn, Your youth are to You as the dew.
1 Prayer: Father, when is the day of Your power? I keep waiting for You; are You waiting for me? I am Your people. I volunteer freely to serve You. Am I to You as the dew? Do I bring a fresh sheen of water, a dripping of Your Spirit onto the cold ground, over the buried seed? Or am I to You like the drought, a constant disappointment, a desperate yearning for relief that never quite comes? Father, Your people -- including this one especially -- are in dire need of You. Please come and give me freedom from what constrains my will so that I may willingly give You all of myself freely. I love You, Father.
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1 Verse: Verse 3. Your people will volunteer freely in the day of Your power; in holy array, from the womb of the dawn, Your youth are to You as the dew.
1 Prayer: Father, when is the day of Your power? I keep waiting for You; are You waiting for me? I am Your people. I volunteer freely to serve You. Am I to You as the dew? Do I bring a fresh sheen of water, a dripping of Your Spirit onto the cold ground, over the buried seed? Or am I to You like the drought, a constant disappointment, a desperate yearning for relief that never quite comes? Father, Your people -- including this one especially -- are in dire need of You. Please come and give me freedom from what constrains my will so that I may willingly give You all of myself freely. I love You, Father.
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Thursday, October 19, 2006
Psalm 109
1 Chapter: Psalm 109
1 Verse: Verse 31. For He stands at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.
1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for saving me from judgment. The verdict is already in -- there is no way my soul can escape the penalty of my guilty plea. Except through the blood of Christ. Unless You stand beside me -- at my right hand -- I am condemned. Thank You for standing by.
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1 Verse: Verse 31. For He stands at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.
1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for saving me from judgment. The verdict is already in -- there is no way my soul can escape the penalty of my guilty plea. Except through the blood of Christ. Unless You stand beside me -- at my right hand -- I am condemned. Thank You for standing by.
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Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Psalm 108
1 Chapter: Psalm 108
1 Verse: Verse 12. Oh give us help against the adversary, for deliverance by man is in vain.
1 Prayer: Father, You know my adversary. You know how much help I need in any given day to keep from falling into my enemy's clutches. I need Your help, because I can't deliver myself. I need You to save me. So, please save me today, from whatever threatens to control, cajole or cow me into straying from You. I will stay close by, praying and waiting for Your deliverance to come. Thank You that I know it will.
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1 Verse: Verse 12. Oh give us help against the adversary, for deliverance by man is in vain.
1 Prayer: Father, You know my adversary. You know how much help I need in any given day to keep from falling into my enemy's clutches. I need Your help, because I can't deliver myself. I need You to save me. So, please save me today, from whatever threatens to control, cajole or cow me into straying from You. I will stay close by, praying and waiting for Your deliverance to come. Thank You that I know it will.
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Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Psalm 107
1 Chapter: Psalm 107
1 Verse: Verse 6. Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He delivered them out of their distresses.
1 Prayer: Once isn't enough. You must continually deliver. Every path leads to distress, yet You deliver out of them all. I don't know why I am ashamed sometimes to cry out to You, Lord, in the midst of my troubles. Am I afraid You will not hear me because I have brought disaster upon myself? But You are a God who delivers. You are a God who hears cries. You are a God of relentless lovingkindness. No matter how many ways Your people find to get lost, stuck, shackled, afflicted, or sunk, You are ready to hear their cries and heal them. Father, I'm crying, too. Thank You for hearing me. I know my deliverance is coming.
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1 Verse: Verse 6. Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He delivered them out of their distresses.
1 Prayer: Once isn't enough. You must continually deliver. Every path leads to distress, yet You deliver out of them all. I don't know why I am ashamed sometimes to cry out to You, Lord, in the midst of my troubles. Am I afraid You will not hear me because I have brought disaster upon myself? But You are a God who delivers. You are a God who hears cries. You are a God of relentless lovingkindness. No matter how many ways Your people find to get lost, stuck, shackled, afflicted, or sunk, You are ready to hear their cries and heal them. Father, I'm crying, too. Thank You for hearing me. I know my deliverance is coming.
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Monday, October 16, 2006
Psalm 106
1 Chapter: Psalm 106
1 Verse: Verse 8. Nevertheless He saved them for the sake of His name, that He might make His power known.
1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for Your great "nevertheless". If salvation depended on me and my faithfulness, or me and my power, it would never happen, But You have saved me for Your name's sake. It is precisely Your power that saves. Why do I lament so my own weakness? It neither saves nor condemns me. You save me, and I am so grateful for Your everlasting lovingkindness. Your mercies are new every morning.
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1 Verse: Verse 8. Nevertheless He saved them for the sake of His name, that He might make His power known.
1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for Your great "nevertheless". If salvation depended on me and my faithfulness, or me and my power, it would never happen, But You have saved me for Your name's sake. It is precisely Your power that saves. Why do I lament so my own weakness? It neither saves nor condemns me. You save me, and I am so grateful for Your everlasting lovingkindness. Your mercies are new every morning.
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Sunday, October 15, 2006
Psalm 105
1 Chapter: Psalm 105
1 Verse: Verse 3. Glory in His holy name; let the heart of those who seek the LORD be glad.
1 Prayer: Father, my heart seeks for You. Yet, You know how far from gladness my heart can be in the midst of the search. I think I will be glad once I have found You -- not while I'm still seeking. I know Your name is holy, yet I find myself reserving my triumphant rejoicing -- my glorying in Your holy name -- for some as yet unseen future. It is as if I do not want to celebrate prematurely. I guess that is a lack of faith -- since faith is the assurance of things unseen. Forgive me, Father, for my little faith. Lord, I believe; help my unbelief.
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1 Verse: Verse 3. Glory in His holy name; let the heart of those who seek the LORD be glad.
1 Prayer: Father, my heart seeks for You. Yet, You know how far from gladness my heart can be in the midst of the search. I think I will be glad once I have found You -- not while I'm still seeking. I know Your name is holy, yet I find myself reserving my triumphant rejoicing -- my glorying in Your holy name -- for some as yet unseen future. It is as if I do not want to celebrate prematurely. I guess that is a lack of faith -- since faith is the assurance of things unseen. Forgive me, Father, for my little faith. Lord, I believe; help my unbelief.
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Saturday, October 14, 2006
Psalm 104
1 Chapter: Psalm 104
1 Verse: Verse 13. He waters the mountains from His upper chambers; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.
1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for the rains. The first of the season fell last night, and they remind me that You are generous and good and gracious to all You have made, despite what we deserve. You don't allow drought to endure forever, but in Your timing, by Your wisdom, You cause the seasons to come and go. It's been such a dry season -- or so it seems -- that I am parched and waiting for the new rain of Your Spirit to pour down on my thirsty soul. I'm tired of trying to dig this well. I'm so obsessed with finding water under the ground, that I forget to look up until it is falling on me from the sky. Help me, Lord, to be satisfied with the fruit of Your works, even the seasons of want and satiety that mark out the span of my days. You are good in season and out.
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1 Verse: Verse 13. He waters the mountains from His upper chambers; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.
1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for the rains. The first of the season fell last night, and they remind me that You are generous and good and gracious to all You have made, despite what we deserve. You don't allow drought to endure forever, but in Your timing, by Your wisdom, You cause the seasons to come and go. It's been such a dry season -- or so it seems -- that I am parched and waiting for the new rain of Your Spirit to pour down on my thirsty soul. I'm tired of trying to dig this well. I'm so obsessed with finding water under the ground, that I forget to look up until it is falling on me from the sky. Help me, Lord, to be satisfied with the fruit of Your works, even the seasons of want and satiety that mark out the span of my days. You are good in season and out.
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Friday, October 13, 2006
Psalm 103
1 Chapter: Psalm 103
1 Verse: Verse 14. For He Himself knows our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust.
1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for Your compassionate care toward me. I appreciate so much that You tailor Your interactions with me to accomodate my weakness and frailty. You know better than I do the kinds of limitations I face. Yet You also know better than I do what amazing, miraculous, wonderful things You can do with nothing more than a pile of dust and a breath of Your spirit. Forgive me for thinking I know better. Just as You are mindful of my limitations, please help me to be mindful of Your transcendence of those same limitations. Help me to look not at the things that are passing away -- this body, this life -- but turn my eyes and thoughts and mind and heart toward the things that do not pass away -- Your Spirit, my spirit, our love relationship as Father and child.
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1 Verse: Verse 14. For He Himself knows our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust.
1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for Your compassionate care toward me. I appreciate so much that You tailor Your interactions with me to accomodate my weakness and frailty. You know better than I do the kinds of limitations I face. Yet You also know better than I do what amazing, miraculous, wonderful things You can do with nothing more than a pile of dust and a breath of Your spirit. Forgive me for thinking I know better. Just as You are mindful of my limitations, please help me to be mindful of Your transcendence of those same limitations. Help me to look not at the things that are passing away -- this body, this life -- but turn my eyes and thoughts and mind and heart toward the things that do not pass away -- Your Spirit, my spirit, our love relationship as Father and child.
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Thursday, October 12, 2006
Psalm 102
1 Chapter: Psalm 102
1 Verse: Verse 12. But You, O LORD, abide forever, and Your name to all generations.
1 Prayer: Rumors of Your decline have been greatly exaggerated. Appearances to the contrary, You aren't in any danger of fading from the scene. Thanks for reminding me.
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1 Verse: Verse 12. But You, O LORD, abide forever, and Your name to all generations.
1 Prayer: Rumors of Your decline have been greatly exaggerated. Appearances to the contrary, You aren't in any danger of fading from the scene. Thanks for reminding me.
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Psalm 101
1 Chapter: Psalm 101
1 Verse: Verse 3. I will set no worthless thing before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not fasten its grip on me.
1 Prayer: This morning, Father, I feel like I'm 0-for-3. My eyes are full of worthless things; I can barely see past them. I'm the one who falls away. Whatever "it" is, it sure feels as though it has fastened its death grip on me. Again. Yet, I know that Your grip is greater. I know You won't let me go. So even as I feel the weight of worthless things pulling me under and down, I trust You to raise me up. I look to You for a helping hand to reach down and lift me out. I hold out my hope for Your deliverance, Father. Thank You for holding me close. I love You.
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1 Verse: Verse 3. I will set no worthless thing before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not fasten its grip on me.
1 Prayer: This morning, Father, I feel like I'm 0-for-3. My eyes are full of worthless things; I can barely see past them. I'm the one who falls away. Whatever "it" is, it sure feels as though it has fastened its death grip on me. Again. Yet, I know that Your grip is greater. I know You won't let me go. So even as I feel the weight of worthless things pulling me under and down, I trust You to raise me up. I look to You for a helping hand to reach down and lift me out. I hold out my hope for Your deliverance, Father. Thank You for holding me close. I love You.
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Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Psalm 100
1 Chapter: Psalm 100
1 Verse: Verse 3. Know that the LORD Himself is God; it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
1 Prayer: Father, You are God and You are good. Why do I keep trying to be sovereign god of my own life? You are the one who made me. I belong to You. Forgive me for taking upon myself the responsibilities reserved for You as my Creator and God. Help me to live humbly, as a sheep of Your pasture, as one of Your people. Today I am so tempted to think I must "make myself" do this or that, or "make myself" be this or that. And the truth is, it is You Who have made me. All I really have to do is be Yours. Thank You for making it a reality through the blood of Jesus, the Great and Good Shepherd of Your sheep. You've bought me back into Your pasture. Please help keep me from straying.
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1 Verse: Verse 3. Know that the LORD Himself is God; it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
1 Prayer: Father, You are God and You are good. Why do I keep trying to be sovereign god of my own life? You are the one who made me. I belong to You. Forgive me for taking upon myself the responsibilities reserved for You as my Creator and God. Help me to live humbly, as a sheep of Your pasture, as one of Your people. Today I am so tempted to think I must "make myself" do this or that, or "make myself" be this or that. And the truth is, it is You Who have made me. All I really have to do is be Yours. Thank You for making it a reality through the blood of Jesus, the Great and Good Shepherd of Your sheep. You've bought me back into Your pasture. Please help keep me from straying.
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Monday, October 09, 2006
Psalm 99
1 Chapter: Psalm 99
1 Verse: Verse 5. Exalt the LORD our God and worship at His footstool; holy is He.
1 Prayer: Father, the more I elevate You in praise, the more I sink down at Your feet. Help me to remember when I am down there that I am humbled so that I may worship properly. You don't bring me low to squash me under Your feet. You are holy. Nothing can stand before Your power and goodness. So when I fall down before You, help me lift up my praise and honor and worship and thanks. You deserve it all.
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1 Verse: Verse 5. Exalt the LORD our God and worship at His footstool; holy is He.
1 Prayer: Father, the more I elevate You in praise, the more I sink down at Your feet. Help me to remember when I am down there that I am humbled so that I may worship properly. You don't bring me low to squash me under Your feet. You are holy. Nothing can stand before Your power and goodness. So when I fall down before You, help me lift up my praise and honor and worship and thanks. You deserve it all.
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Sunday, October 08, 2006
Psalm 98
1 Chapter: Psalm 98
1 Verse: Verse 5. Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody.
1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for another Sunday morning. Another day to sing praises to You in the presence of Your people. Thank You for allowing us to praise You with guitars and drums and piano and voices. Thank You for the sound of melodies. It is only music. It is only play. And yet You command it, You delight in it, You are praised by it. I don't have to understand it to thank You for it. I love You, Lord. Help me make music today that is pleasing to You, edifying to Your people and speaks the truth of my spirit -- of Your spirit within me.
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1 Verse: Verse 5. Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody.
1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for another Sunday morning. Another day to sing praises to You in the presence of Your people. Thank You for allowing us to praise You with guitars and drums and piano and voices. Thank You for the sound of melodies. It is only music. It is only play. And yet You command it, You delight in it, You are praised by it. I don't have to understand it to thank You for it. I love You, Lord. Help me make music today that is pleasing to You, edifying to Your people and speaks the truth of my spirit -- of Your spirit within me.
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Saturday, October 07, 2006
Psalm 97
1 Chapter: Psalm 97
1 Verse: Verse 12. Be glad in the LORD, you righteous ones, and give thanks to His holy name.
1 Prayer: Father, if I am glad, it is only because of You. If I am righteous, it is only because of You. How can I not give You thanks for such great gifts? You alone are so gracious as to freely give Your righteousness to one like me. You make me glad. I will be glad in You and thankful for Your many gifts today. I love You, Father.
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1 Verse: Verse 12. Be glad in the LORD, you righteous ones, and give thanks to His holy name.
1 Prayer: Father, if I am glad, it is only because of You. If I am righteous, it is only because of You. How can I not give You thanks for such great gifts? You alone are so gracious as to freely give Your righteousness to one like me. You make me glad. I will be glad in You and thankful for Your many gifts today. I love You, Father.
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