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Week 7:  Psalms…

This is week is I am starting something new with Pursuit 22. Occasionally we will have a “Psalm week.” The post will have 5 daily readings for you with questions to reflect on! I really encourage you to pull out your BIBLE and search for all that God has to say through these. There are three questions I want you to ask yourself after every Psalm (in addition to the ones I post). 1. What does this say about me/humans? 2. What does this passage say about God? How can I apply it to my life? Hope you enjoy the first!

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~Day 1~
Psalm 27

Read Psalm 27.

-          Looking at v. 1… Who or what do you fear? When you put in perspective that God is your LIGHT, SALVATION, and REFUGE... is it still something you should be fearful of?

-          Reread v. 4 and 8… Do you seek to be in the Lord’s presence and in the Lord’s will on a daily basis?

-          Look at v. 10… Think of the people that you love the most. Have they let you down or disappointed you? If they haven’t yet, they will at some point. Why? Because they’re humans! Isn’t it comforting to know our God will always take us in?

-          Reread v. 11… How often do you ask God to teach you His ways?

-          V. 14…. This is my FAVORITE verse in this passage! I highly encourage you to memorize this simple verse and let it speak into your life! Think of situations in your life right now that you need to “wait in the Lord” on. Maybe you need to wait up on Him for healing, a situation, direction, peace, help with overcoming a particular sin, a friendship, or simply just learning to wait upon Him in general. Make a list of these situations. Some translations say “take heart” this means to be confident or courageous. So as you wait up on the Lord in these situations be confident that God has a plan and will come through for you and be courageous to continue in His plans for you.

-          Don’t forget to answer the three questions from the introduction.

 

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~Day 2~
Psalm 34

Read Psalm 34.

-          V. 1… is the praise of the Lord continually on your lips? In other words are you constantly praising Jesus?

-          V. 5… think about this… my translation says “those who look to Him are radiant.” Who doesn’t want to be radiant? When we look to Christ we will be radiant!

-          Reread v. 8… in what ways have you tasted and seen that the Lord is good? Make a list of ways He’s blessed you and realize His goodness!

-          Read 9 and 10… In what ways do those who fear the Lord lack nothing?

-          V. 14… We will talk more about this in the weeks to come, but do you seek peace? And pursue it? What does it mean to you to seek peace?

-          Don’t forget to answer the three questions from the introduction.

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~Day 3~
Psalm 51

Read Psalm 51.

-          Verses 1-2… ask God to show you sin your life that you need to be cleansed of… don’t just think “big sins” (although sin is sin in God’s eyes). Maybe this is an attitude or jealousy or bitterness or pride or selfishness. Keep that/those sins in mind as we continue in this passage.

-          V. 4… every sin we commit is against God… when you are hateful to your family, you are sinning against God… does sin bother you because it bothers God?

-          V. 10… also one of my favorites to memorize. Ask God to create in you a clean heart! Think about what that would look like.

-          Don’t forget to answer the three questions from the introduction.

 

 

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~Day 4~
Psalm 103

Read 103.

-          Reread 1-5… do you bless the Lord with everything you have? Use v2-5 to make a list of reasons we should. (ex. From vs 3: He forgives our imperfections.)

-          V.8… are you slow to anger?

-          Reread 10-13… Aren’t you glad that He doesn’t deal with us as we deserve? What sins have you committed this week that you are thankful He casts as far as the east is from the west?

-          V. 14-17… Take a moment to remember how short and fragile your life really is. But God… He is everlasting!

-          Don’t forget to answer the three questions from the introduction.

 

 

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~Day 5~
Psalm 139

Read Psalm 139.

-          Read v1-7 again… WOW! Isn’t it crazy that God knows us that well? Which of these verses amazes you most?

-          V. 13-14… think of your body! Think of how every little thing has to be perfect for you to function! God made YOU!!!! Crazy huh? Do you praise Him because you are fearfully and wonderfully made?

-          V. 16… Does is blow your mind to think that God had a purpose for how you would spend your days … before you were even born!?

-          Pray v. 23-24… Ask the Lord to search you and let you know of any sins you should repent of. And ask Him to lead you in His right direction!

-          Don’t forget to answer the three questions from the introduction.

I pray you’ve enjoyed your first week Psalms!

What are your thoughts? I want feedback. Feel free to send me any question responses. I would love to hear from you, answer any questions you have, and pray for your needs specifically. Feel free to share this, comment, email me at brandycaudill90@gmail.com, or facebook message me!