The Devotional of a Psalmist, Discovering the Book of Psalms

No matter the sentence of your despair, suffering, there is always hope when you call on God.  Deliverance, salvation, healing and restoration is His specialty.  The book of Psalms showcased this hope of Jehovah, and this Psalm is no exception.  This Psalm penned by David, does describes the depravity of sin in our lives, the lack of recognition of God, the lack of calling on His name in the human race.  When we call on Him, He is faithful, He will hear the cry of His loved ones when they are vexed.  Be faithful in calling on His name, don't reject Him, hope abounds in His name.  He is our safe refuge from the plans of evil against us.

Let me have a sunrise moment in my vision of pitch like darkness, and let me see YOU!  Your situation may be dark at this very moment, trust in HIS mercy, pray, and you will see HIS light and celebrate!This is a message of: Despair, Lament, Darkness, Light, Reflection, Trust, Hope, Celebration and Testimony.

Do you feel the heat of the fire in your life today? Take courage, He is watching you closely as you are in the midst of the hottest part of the kiln, lest you are destroyed by the heat. He is waiting to see HIS image in you. Let Him purify you… "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver." (Malachi 3:3)

`The Living Bible explains this chapter so well. Why do we want to flee when trouble comes against us? If everything around us is in danger of being destroyed, would we fear and run for protection? Or would we rest in the fact that the Lord is still on His throne, totally aware of it all? We must rest, and if we flee, run to the Lord, because He has it all under control.

Halley's Hand book on page 253 heads the chapter, “David's Prayer for Help”. He mentions that, “Prevalence of Wickedness troubled David greatly, especially their defiance of GOD.” Am I troubled about things happening in this world, the overtaking of Wickedness, Oppression, and Robbery. This Robbery could mean so many other things in today's world. What is robbing you of your joy? What is robbing you of peace?We must have faith, we can't blame the wickedness of this world for our lack of concentration, we must be as Enoch, and walk with GOD, having faith, without faith it is impossible to please GOD. (Hebrews 11:6) Did you know that Enoch, prophesied? Jude 1:14-15 read...what glorious things will you experience walking with GOD in a wicked and perverse world of today?Music recorded for this session: "Wayfaring Stranger" American Folk Hymn Public Domain, "Just A Closer Walk With Thee" American Folk Song Public Domain (Performance and arrangement by Bridget Goodwin CT ABRSM 2012 copyright)

Does it seem like you are facing the gates of destruction in your life today? God has the power to raise you up over them! Has your enemy laid a snare or a trap for you? God has the power to guide your footsteps around those entrapments. Are you in mental distress? God has the cure for the remedy, grab hold of HIM, hide in His cleft of safety. When you are delivered, remember to take account of this victory, share it with others, worship Him with joy in voice of praise and song, because HE alone can and will, maintain our defense.

May we be as children and be taught of the Lord on how to praiseHim perfectly. This example will shame and silence our enemies.(ref. LVB). Children are teachable, may we be as children, taughtof the Lord. What is it about adulthood that makes it hard to betaught? What category do we find ourselves in today?

Do we reward evil to them that are at peace with us? Let's be cautious as was David. GOD investigates our hearts and reins (our mind). Our conclusion should be, God judgeth all, and we are safe in HIS defence. So, let's praise HIM with extended hands, surrendering to the LORD, because of to HIS equity, let's celebrate in song to the MOST HIGH SUPREME – GOD! An in-depth study of Psalms 7.

Are you suffering today from a physical illness or mental stress? You can hope in the LORD, each morning His mercies are renewed, all you have to do is cry out to Him, and HE in His tender kindness, will have mercy, if you only turn to Him, wholeheartedly. An in-depth study of Psalms 6.

Do you start your day with prayer? We can cry out to our King & God. All of our musings we can share with HIM. Are you fleeing from the 7 sins that the LORD hates?? What is in your heart, the centre of your being? You can find that perfect peace, in HIM.

This Psalms is an evening prayer; David could lie down and rest in safety, because only the LORD gives peace. David could pray to the LORD in His distress and the LORD heard him. Do you feel distressed, entrapped, cornered today? The Lord can enlarge your space, Have faith in God! In this moment of stillness, declare in your heart to stand and commit yourself to God. Communicate with Him; illuminate my heart, LORD. Remember God is not a God of statistics. The same God that listened to David hears your prayer. Rest in HIM! A devotional in-depth study of Psalms 4.

This chapter speaks of A Father and His son, a relationship that has turned for the worst. Yet through this tumultuous time, David turns to God. Facing not only his son, Absalom as an enemy, David encounters, Shimei, which curses him as he flees Jerusalem, but David does not retaliate in vengeance, but embraces the fact, that this also was of the Lord. When it is in our power to do good to those that curse us, can we? Follow with me, this journey of David, as he flees Jerusalem and crosses Jordan, waiting for the Lord's deliverance in regards to his son, Absalom that has turned against him, taking the throne. See David's turmoil as he pens, this Psalms.This is a Devotional of an In-depth study of Psalms 3Music recorded for this session: "Have Thine Own Way Lord" Pollard & Stebbins (Public Domain), and "Lead Me Over the Chilly Jordan" B. Goodwin 2001 copyright (performance and arrangement by Bridget Goodwin CT ABRSM 2012 copyright).

Let's prayer for our leaders today, God is still on the throne, leave Him there! How do you serve or worship the Lord? With gladness, does it cause you to spin around, rejoicing? This is a Devotional in-depth study of Psalms 2

Happy are we to be, that walk in the ways of the Lord. In God's WORD we are to murmur daily, no matter what season we face in our spiritual walk. We become strong like a tree, because we are planted by His river, the source of life, we prosper and bear fruit, and we can share with others what God has done for us.www.hlonline.org