Tuesday, January 19

Now I KNOW that the Lord saves His anointed; He answers from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand. Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and STAND FIRM. Psalm 20:6-8

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Tuesday, January 19

Posted by The 5.2 Project on Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Hi my friends! :) Today we're going to continue to work through Psalm 1. This Psalm sums up in general, the entirety of the Psalms, and it's worth digging into a bit. Feel free to add your thoughts and discussions, it's been wonderful to read your discussion and learn from you! Ready to dig? Have you spent some time in prayer asking the God who loves and sees you to teach you and lead you into the reality of Him? Ok... let's go!

“But His delight is in the law of the Lord…”Delight is translated will. “His [WILL] is in the law of the Lord!” The emotional form we think of when we hear “delight” comes only after committing, obeying, and seeking God through His word. Contrary to our gut reaction, there is no room for disappointment in abiding in His word. It just won’t happen when we do it with a heart seeking God! When we submerge and submit, it will be our delight. The struggle is just to step in…More on delight: Isaiah 55:2, Psalm 37:4, Psalm 51:16, Isaiah 61:10, Zephaniah 3:17“…

That is why for Christ’s sake I [delight in weaknesses], in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:10- “I am Strong” (2 Co. 12:10)… = “I am blessed” (Psalm 1:1)!!! To delight in the Lord, acknowledge your own weakness. Ask Him for help. Then you find His strength and blessing!

For discussion: What does it mean to know (verb form please!!!) that He is strong and you are weak? What are the personal applications that we can each apply today? What are the blessings of applying these things?!?

"The will which is here signified, is that delight of heart, that certain pleasure in the law, which [does not look at what the law promises, nor what the law threatens, but at this only: that the law is holy and just and good. Hence it is not only a love of the law, but that loving delight in the law which no prosperity, nor adversity, nor the world, nor the prince of it, can either take away or destroy: for it victoriously bursts its way through poverty, evil report, the cross, death, and hell and in the midst of adversities, shines the brightest.” – Martin Luther

WOW… wow. If that doesn’t make you excited.. and eager… Please go back and read it again. No… seriously. Every day.. one step deeper with God!! The way to blessing… to strength.. to victory… is through seeking. :)One final thought: Revisit our key verse on the side bar of this page…and the blessings we discussed on day one. The only thing required of us is to KNOW God and what He can do… and then to rise up and STAND in it. He will do the rest. Remember our precious story of Hagar today… if you feel like Hagar remember: God SEES YOU… and He DELIGHTS in you!!!

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