DONNIE DAILY GEMS FOR MONDAY JULY 3:
WORD OF WISDOM
We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.
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DAILY DEVOTION
Trusting God in Hard Times
"Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath
given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. Therefore we are always confident,
knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the
Lord: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) We are confident, I say, and
willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord."
I read about a new pilot who had just received his instrument rating and was
excited to fly by himself. But when the clouds closed in, he was extremely
nervous about making an instrument landing on a runway he couldn't see. He
was beginning to panic when a stern voice came over the radio, "You just
obey instructions, and we'll take care of the obstructions."
We do not have to see the path in front of us to walk in the way God
commands. He knows the future. He knows what will happen to you tomorrow and
next week and next year. He knows every event that will be part of the rest
of your life. He knows the exact place and moment of your death (or if the
Rapture will come first). He knows every trial you will face, and how you
will respond. We do not need more information; we need more faith so that we
will do what God says no matter what we see.
Corrie ten Boom, who knew a great deal about trusting God through great
trial, once said, "Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known
God." The Bible tells us everything God knew that we needed to know in order
to live lives that are pleasing to Him. Rather than trying to understand all
about the future, we should trust that doing what God says will produce the
results that He promises. We can trust Him whether we see His plan or not.
You will never go wrong by following what God has spoken in His unfailing
Word.
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DAILY BIBLE READING
Psalm 146-150New King James Version (NKJV)
The Happiness of Those Whose Help Is the Lord
146 Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!
2
While I live I will praise the Lord;
I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
3
Do not put your trust in princes,
Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.
4
His spirit departs, he returns to his earth;
In that very day his plans perish.
5
Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,
Whose hope is in the Lord his God,
6
Who made heaven and earth,
The sea, and all that is in them;
Who keeps truth forever,
7
Who executes justice for the oppressed,
Who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners.
8
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
The Lord raises those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the righteous.
9
The Lord watches over the strangers;
He relieves the fatherless and widow;
But the way of the wicked He turns upside down.
10
The Lord shall reign forever-
Your God, O Zion, to all generations.
Praise the Lord!
Praise to God for His Word and Providence
147 Praise the Lord!
For it is good to sing praises to our God;
For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.
2
The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
3
He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their wounds.
4
He counts the number of the stars;
He calls them all by name.
5
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power;
His understanding is infinite.
6
The Lord lifts up the humble;
He casts the wicked down to the ground.
7
Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
Sing praises on the harp to our God,
8
Who covers the heavens with clouds,
Who prepares rain for the earth,
Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.
9
He gives to the beast its food,
And to the young ravens that cry.
10
He does not delight in the strength of the horse;
He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11
The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him,
In those who hope in His mercy.
12
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
13
For He has strengthened the bars of your gates;
He has blessed your children within you.
14
He makes peace in your borders,
And fills you with the finest wheat.
15
He sends out His command to the earth;
His word runs very swiftly.
16
He gives snow like wool;
He scatters the frost like ashes;
17
He casts out His hail like morsels;
Who can stand before His cold?
18
He sends out His word and melts them;
He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19
He declares His word to Jacob,
His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
20
He has not dealt thus with any nation;
And as for His judgments, they have not known them.
Praise the Lord!
Praise to the Lord from Creation
148 Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
Praise Him in the heights!
2
Praise Him, all His angels;
Praise Him, all His hosts!
3
Praise Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all you stars of light!
4
Praise Him, you heavens of heavens,
And you waters above the heavens!
5
Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For He commanded and they were created.
6
He also established them forever and ever;
He made a decree which shall not pass away.
7
Praise the Lord from the earth,
You great sea creatures and all the depths;
8
Fire and hail, snow and clouds;
Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;
9
Mountains and all hills;
Fruitful trees and all cedars;
10
Beasts and all cattle;
Creeping things and flying fowl;
11
Kings of the earth and all peoples;
Princes and all judges of the earth;
12
Both young men and maidens;
Old men and children.
13
Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For His name alone is exalted;
His glory is above the earth and heaven.
14
And He has exalted the horn of His people,
The praise of all His saints-
Of the children of Israel,
A people near to Him.
Praise the Lord!
Praise to God for His Salvation and Judgment
149 Praise the Lord!
Sing to the Lord a new song,
And His praise in the assembly of saints.
2
Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;
Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
3
Let them praise His name with the dance;
Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp.
4
For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the humble with salvation.
5
Let the saints be joyful in glory;
Let them sing aloud on their beds.
6
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,
And a two-edged sword in their hand,
7
To execute vengeance on the nations,
And punishments on the peoples;
8
To bind their kings with chains,
And their nobles with fetters of iron;
9
To execute on them the written judgment-
This honor have all His saints.
Praise the Lord!
Let All Things Praise the Lord
150 Praise the Lord!
Praise God in His sanctuary;
Praise Him in His mighty firmament!
2
Praise Him for His mighty acts;
Praise Him according to His excellent greatness!
3
Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet;
Praise Him with the lute and harp!
4
Praise Him with the timbrel and dance;
Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes!
5
Praise Him with loud cymbals;
Praise Him with clashing cymbals!
6
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord!
New King James Version (NKJV)
Scripture taken from the New King James VersionR. Copyright C 1982 by Thomas
Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
