Tag: Psalm 42
Sunday rest and reflection–prayer
Greetings on this day to rest and worship! The Sabbath or seventh day was made for man to help him recover and center his life again on the source of life. We have a tendency to center on ourselves, our work, our happiness, and to pamper our flesh. This book of Psalms helps us to re-center our lives in the source of life, God Himself.
We are designed with the unique ability to communicate. We can talk to God and hear Him speak to us. Many of the psalms are prayers that are written out as poetry or in the form of a song. Music and rhythm help us express the depths of our soul. In prayer we can share honestly with God our deepest feelings, hurts, fears, and longings. We can express our frustrations and ask for help, guidance, or divine intervention. Some of the psalms flow with troubles and needs. Often, they conclude with a re-centering on God and His ability to save, heal or deliver.
There have been some who advocate only speaking positive confessions about everything in our life experience. They say that if we speak about our troubles or fears, we open ourselves up for Satan to bring us further trouble. These psalms show us that we can be honest with God about our feelings, hurts and pains. We must come back to a good confession of trust in God’s ability to guide and help us, however. We should not live in negativity! Casting cares on the Lord is the right thing to do for it helps us remember God’s great ability to help us and brings us peace and comfort.
Psalm 42 is a great example of a prayer of centering in a time of trouble. Join the psalmist in this prayer of honest sharing of his heart’s needs. (Psalm 42:1-2) Cast every care on Him, He cares for you! (Psalm 42:5-6) Pray about everything, worry about nothing! (Psalm 42:7-8) May the peace that passes human understanding stand guard over your heart and life today and throughout the coming week! (Psalm 42:11) God bless you! In His Love, Pastor John
Thirsting for God!
Scripture reading for February 27th: Mark 14, Psalm 42, Proverbs 11
Key Scriptures: Mark 14:22-24 “And as they were eating, He took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take, this is My body.” And He took a cup, and when He had given thanks He gave it to them, and they all drank of it. And He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. Truly, I say to you, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.””
Jesus celebrated His last Passover with His disciples and prepared them for His coming death. His broken body and shed blood were to be offered before God as a ransom for the sins of mankind. These symbols of broken bread and the cup of fruit of the vine would come to bring remembrance to believers of all ages of Christ’s sacrifice. It is now a way of believers identifying with Christ and looking ahead to the coming fullness of the Kingdom when they will share the cup with Jesus at the wedding of the Lamb!
Faith Confession: I trust in the final sacrifice of Jesus Christ of His body and blood as the only hope for my righteousness! I look forward to partaking in the wedding supper of the Lamb!
Psalm 42:1-2 “As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?”