In today’s chapter, the Psalmist stresses to not be too busy for God. How life should be a continual growing and staying close to Him.
We talk about knowing his name, and how in Him is a home for the lonely, breaking chains, and being set free.
Today’s Psalm encourages us to have joy, to be thankful, to praise and rightly divide. We learn that we are not to exalt ourselves, but only Him.
In today’s Psalm, God is praised for being the one who made time, yet is not held by it. For proving his people through trials, encouraged to wait on Him and his timing, as well as sharing some of my own recent personal experiences where God has been trying me.
We also talk a lot about keeping our word and not committing idolatry.
It’s been a while, but we are back, and continuing through our study of the Psalms.
Today’s Psalm talks about making and breaking vows, and the seriousness of making a commitment and keeping your word, and advises us to not make rash decisions, but thoughtful ones.
We also talk on the Biblical New Year that is now here, and the importance of being on God’s time.
satisfied
New Year
Be still
making and breaking vows, not saying or promising something without thinking it through
Kinsman redeemer covering us
God calms the waves and his people
Deuteronomy 16:1 states: “Observe the month of Abib, and keep the Passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night”.
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Do You Know My Father? 