MORE PSALMS

Well, I got tied up yesterday and did not get anything written down, so today I'm going to try and put out two different blogs.  Here we go: Yesterday, I started in Psalms 33.  The Psalms are all filled with great chapters and verses that come right from the heart of David by way of the Holy Spirit moving him to write exactly what God wanted said.  Here are some examples: 1) DELIGHT BRINGS DESIRES-  Ps. 37:4 says: "Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart."  If we delight in the LORD, then He will delight in giving us the desires of our hearts!  The key is to give the LORD what He desires first!!  God desires our love and worship.  In doing this, He also changes our desires to fit into that which is pleasing to Him, and He then can give us our desires without us "asking amiss" as the book of James talks about.  Delight in the LORD today! 2) AS THE HART- Ps. 42:1 says: "As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God."  What an example of thirsting for God!  Here we take a lesson from a thirsty deer and just as this deers panteth after the fresh, clear, cold water... we too should be thirsting after God.  To know Him, love Him, commune with Him.  The Bible also says:  "I will pour water on him that is thirsty"  (talking about the Holy Spirit).  God wants us to hunger to know Him.  This is what made David "a man after God's own heart".  "A man who went after the heart of God!"  Let us do the same! 3)SING PRAISES TO GOD- Ps. 47:6 gives us this idea: "Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises."  How many times does it say "sing praises"?  Four times!!  I think God is trying to tell us something about singing praises.  How is your song life??  We had better start singing more each day to the LORD!! 4) GOD RESPONDS TO HUMILITY- In Ps. 51, we have the chapter of David's repentence to God for his sin.  In verse 17, David says: "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise."  God responds to humility in a very positive way.  God notices anyone who humbles himself.... even wicked people who humble themselves are noticed by God.  How humble are we?  To that degreee, God wants to respond to us.  Keep it in mind. Well, so much for yesterday's twenty chapters!  Have a blessed day!!  Pastor Mike Mutchler