Bible In 90 Days – Day 42
Reading: Psalm 69:22 – Psalm 89:13
Take Away(s):
- Rock. 71:3-9. God is THE rock. I know this…I’ve read it…I’ve seen it in and experienced it in my life. The sad truth is that sometimes I forget this when times get tough…maybe not for the whole time, but for a brief period. I don’t think I will ever get to that default response until I am standing before him…it’s just my humanness.
- Remember. 77:4-15. I love the IF/THEN statements in the Bible. I think most people do – we like the “this equals that” part. It helps us know what God would have us do. This passage is about time of trouble and the response of remembering how faithful and good God has been in our past. In my Bible, this passage is divided into two section: 4-9 is Trouble?, 10-15 is REMEMBER!. Lord, I pray that when struggles and hard times come, my memory will be filled with the MANY, MANY times You have been faithful, faithful, faithful in my life.
- Games. 78:36. Sometimes we mistakenly think we can “flatter” God or “fool” Him like we do the people in our lives. How foolish on our part…He is GOD! Thank You for Your mercy, God!
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Bible In 90 Days – Day 43
Reading: Psalm 89:14 – Psalm 108:13
Take Away(s):
- Awareness. 90:12. To me, this talks to having an awareness of our lives. Asking God to guide by His Word and through the people He has led into our lives. The result is a wisdom in life that helps us make wise choices.
- Heal. 103:3. This verse has always bugged me – “healing all diseases.” There are times when God doesn’t heal – at least in the way we expect (which [in my humanness] isn’t much comfort, but He is God and in sovereign control). I haven’t read and consulted my study bible on each verse, but I couldn’t resist here. Here is the note: Heals often refers to curing someone from a physical sickness, but it can also be used as a metaphor for restoring the moral and spiritual life. Since it is in parallel with forgives, the metaphorical use may be intended here. Thus sins is like diseases, which weaken and corrupt; it is God’s mercy that takes them away. These sentiments reflect David’s own experience of God’s forgiveness. So this doesn’t refer to physical healing in this case.
- Far. 103:12. God forgives…and forgets. Sometimes I think that we can accept God’s forgiveness, but can’t forget our own sin. We judge His reaction to our sin by how we would react to someone letting us down or hurting us. God, You have FORGOTTEN. Help us to forget…and to accept Your grace, Your amazing and mind-blowing grace. Thank You for sending Your Son to pay the price for my sin.
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