Psalm 4,12,20,25,32,38

Psalm 4: Mercy demands obedience. I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O'Lord, make me dwell in safety. (We need to realize when God shows us mercy we must understand God let's us of the hook, but yet Obedience is required to right the wrong, to correct our behavior, to allow us to see through God's eyes and to forget ourselves and our desires and follow God.)

 

Psalm 12: Misuse of the gift of speech? O'Lord protect us from such people forever. Not only do we have to be weary about other people and what they say to us and about us, we need to be more so cognitive about what we say to and about people? Have you ever met those people who have nothing better to do than complain about other people? That's the person we need to show the love of God to everyone.

 

Psalm 20: Prayer for others welfare, and expression of trust

Some may trust in Horses some may trust in Chariots, but we will trust in the name of our God! The song we use to sing best narrated this Psalm

Some may trust in horses, some may trust in chariots
But we will trust in the name of our God
Some may trust in horses, some may trust in chariots
But we will trust in the name of our God

In the name of Jesus our salvation lies
He will hear from heaven to answer every cry

By the blood of Jesus, sins are washed away
We sing for joy to God our strength
His banner we wave, we wave

Psalm 25: Trusting in God and his instruction:

Before reading the Bible, It would be great to have the desire Of the Psalmist in the 25 th psalm. It's not the intelligence of the person reading God's word that matters at all, instead it's that person desire to learn God's way that counts. So have humility, seek Gods instruction. Have faith His word is true, and most of all put it into practice.

 

Psalm 32: Blessedness of confession and forgiveness of sins:

1.  The blessedness of pardoned sins  (verses 1,2)

 

2.  The conclusion of unconfessed sins  (verses 3,4)

 

3.  Confession of our sins  (verse 5)

 

4.  The importance of being in prayer (verse 6)

 

5.  The protection of all of the forgiven (verse 7)

 

6.  The importance of listening to godly instruction (verses 8,9) 

 

7.  The difference between the Lost and the  forgiven (verse 10)

 

Psalm 38:Agonizing confession of sin: The psalmist has sinned and God Responds by disciplining him or her in Love. In this Psalm the writer experiences discipline, desperation, and deliverance. Have you every done something to another person and knew you felt that you had to tell them your sorry, but you really didn't want to? Boy it hurts, and makes us feel stupid. My friends it must be done, as we have read the same common thread running throughout the Psalms thus far, is that those who are broken, those who are crying out to God, those who have been through the fire, those who confess, and those are obedient will see God work in mighty ways through our response to His calling for us to be real and genuine.

 

 

We need to spend time this week thinking and praying for God to bring to mind names of people we need to call up or go see that we may have disconnected from, hurt in the past, or even better those who have hurt us. Let's all find a way this week to experience confession and forgiveness in our lives.

 

 

 

 

 

     

Chuck Goulart