A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 66

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 66
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!
Sing out the honor of His name;
Make His praise glorious.
Say to God, “How awesome are Your works!
Through the greatness of Your power
Your enemies shall submit themselves to You (Psalm 66:1-3).
 
I love the Scriptures that tell us who God is and what our response to Him should be. A person with a loving relationship with God will view every opportunity to serve Him as a privilege, not an obligation. 
 
The first three verses of Psalm 66 bring these wonderful words before us:

• joyful shout
• sing
• honor
• praise
• glorious
• awesome 
• greatness
• power

 
Let’s take a closer look at the phrase “joyful shout”.
 
This is not a shout of agony, despair, defeat, gloom, or frustration. It is a shout of joy, coming from the depths of our hearts. It is a happy shout, a triumphant shout, an overcoming, overflowing shout. It is a shout of victory! It is the shout of a song that worships the King!
 
In 1994, Darlene Zschech released the worship song Shout to the Lord. It quickly became one of the  most beloved worship songs within the body of Christ. (I wonder if the writer was inspired by Psalm 66 before writing the song?)
 
Here is the chorus:
 
Shout to the Lord
All the earth let us sing
Power and majesty
Praise to the King
Mountains bow down
And the seas will roar
At the sound of Your name—
I sing for joy
At the work of Your hands
Forever I'll love You
Forever I'll stand
Nothing compares to the promise
I have in You.
 
A joyful shout is not a scream or a cry for help from someone in danger or trouble. A joyful shout is a bold proclamation of a victory won. In the Lord, we live and move in Jesus’ victory.
 
In times of loss, hurt, or disappointment—
let Jesus’ sufficiency be your joyful shout of victory.
In times of stress, pressure, or uncertainty—
let Jesus’ peace be your joyful shout of victory.
In times of weakness, weariness, or fatigue—
let Jesus’ strength be your joyful shout of victory.
In times when you’ve been ignored, misunderstood,
or overlooked—let Jesus’ presence be your joyful shout of victory.
 
Insight: Your joyful shout of victory is your shout, but it’s not your victory. The victory is His. And His victory has you!
 
Insight: The voice that joyfully shouts the name of Jesus is the loudest, strongest, most authoritative voice in the room!

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A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 65

 A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 65
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Praise is awaiting You, O God, in Zion; And to You the vow shall be performed. O You who hear prayer, To You all flesh will come. Iniquities prevail against me; As for our transgressions, You will provide atonement for them. Blessed is the man You choose, And cause to approach You, That he may dwell in Your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Of Your holy temple. By awesome deeds in righteousness You will answer us, O God of our salvation, You who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of the far-off seas; Who established the mountains by His strength, Being clothed with power; You who still the noise of the seas, The noise of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples (Psalm 65:1-7).
 
 
It’s hard to know the number of prayers that are spoken each day to gods that cannot answer and cannot hear. These are the same gods with eyes that cannot see and mouths that cannot speak. No wonder David filled the Psalms with praise to the only God that hears and answers prayer.
 
David not only praised God for hearing and answering prayer, but also for the ways in which God answered prayer. It’s as though David was excited about prayer because he couldn’t wait to see what God would do and how He would do it.
 
Psalm 65 opens wide the door of prayer and the benefits and blessings it brings to us because of the atoning sacrifice of Jesus’ shed blood upon the cross.
 
BLESSEDNESS
The greatest blessing anyone can receive is to be in the Lords’ presence, seated at His table, enjoying His company as you fellowship with one another.
It is here that your heart is fully satisfied, your soul is fully fortified, and your spirit is fully edified.
 
GOODNESS
Goodness is ours because God is good. He will not answer prayer with something bad, with something meager, with something fake, with something unkind, or with something that is ungracious.
 
AWESOMENESS
God is more than can be spoken, imagined, defined or expressed. Every detail of God is overwhelmingly awesome. He is exceedingly, abundantly, above all we could ask or think! Our eyes have not seen, our ears have not heard, neither has it entered into our hearts what God has prepared for those who love Him. God is “WOW Father”, “WOW Son”, and “WOW Holy Spirit”!
 
CONFIDENCE
The confidence God gives us in prayer produces security not uncertainty, boldness not timidity, hope not despair, trust not doubt. We have confidence because God has accepted us, because we are His children, and because He welcomes and invites us to pray.
 
QUIETNESS
Prayers are requests, not solutions; petitions, not suggestions; supplications, not manipulations. Prayer is fervency, not indifference; a cry, not a conflict; a surrender, not a debate. Prayer is stillness, not striving; it is trust, not impatience; it is dependency, not self-reliance.
 
Insight: Every answer to prayer comes from God’s heart, for God’s glory, and for our good.
 
Insight: Confidence keeps us from holding back in prayer.

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A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 64

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 64
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and trust in Him. And all the upright in heart shall glory (Psalm 64:10).
 
After revealing all the turbulence that the enemy has brought against his battered soul, David is able to conclude Psalm 64 with another smooth landing upon the runway of trust.
 
Whenever you experience heavy turbulence from the enemy of your soul, there will always be a runway of trust where you can peacefully land, be refreshed, and refuel. 
 
Because trust is so important to our daily walk as followers of Christ, we will often be tempted by the enemy of our souls to become doubters instead of believers. Like David, heavy turbulence can batter our minds, our thoughts, and our emotions. 
 
Our enemy is an accuser and he will use false accusations against God’s character to attempt to have us withdraw our full and complete trust in the Lord. Our enemy is also a liar and he will attempt to have us question God’s words and promises while pointing us towards things that appear to be trustworthy, fulfilling, and dependable. 
 
Be fully aware of the enemy’s schemes:

• To keep us from trusting the Lord as our provider, the enemy will point us towards financial security as a wiser plan and a better option.
• To keep us from trusting the Lord as our sufficiency, the enemy will point us to imposters who appear to have it all together but in reality have nothing to offer but an image.
• To keep us from trusting the Lord as our Shepherd, the enemy will point us to those who will lead us in the wrong direction and who know nothing of the Lord’s green pastures and still waters.
• To keep us from trusting the Lord as our wisdom, the enemy will point us to those who have not the mind of Christ, yet claim to have the answers to life’s toughest questions.
• To keep us from trusting the Lord as our peace, the enemy will point us to temporary substitutes and quick fixes that fix nothing, and bring addictions that hinder, bind and destroy.
• To keep us from trusting the Lord as our vindicator, the enemy will point us to anger, revenge, bitterness and resentment to get even with those who have hurt us or tried to harm us. 

Insight: Putting your trust in the Lord will never disrupt the peace of God in your heart, never bring confusion to your mind, and never leave you at the place of disappointment when you reach the finish line in your journey of faith.

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A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 63

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 63
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.
So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory. Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You. Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips. When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches. Because You have been my help, Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice. My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me (Psalm 63:1-8).
 
David was not writing this psalm from the plush palace of a king, but from the dry and barren surroundings of the wilderness. He was not entertaining friends, but fleeing from his enemies. Yet, in it all and through it all his heart remained fixed upon the Lord.
 
Leonard Ravenhill once said, “The Lord can’t be all you need, until He’s all you’ve got!” In just eight verses of Psalm 63, David reveals the depth and devotion of his heart toward the Lord:

• David knew first hand that God was his God. No one needed to explain God to David. David had direct access to the One he needed most.
• Even though David knew God was his God he actively pursued the Lord’s light to shine upon his day.
• As much as David was daily aware of his need for physical water the awareness of his need for living water was even greater.
• He looked for the Lord where His presence was known, His power was manifested and His glory was revealed.
• David knew God’s heart and celebrated the greatness, the depth, the height and the all encompassing splendor of God’s lovingkindness.
• David was fully persuaded that God was life’s greatest reward and richest treasure. David sought no substitutes, for God had no rival.
• Praise was David’s response when he thought upon the Lord in the night or through the day. He couldn’t help himself!

 
Insight: When you’re holding the Lord’s hand you don’t need to worry about Him letting go!

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A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 62

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 62
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Truly my soul silently waits for God;
From Him comes my salvation (Psalm 62:1).
 
We often associate waiting with anxiety. We anxiously wait in traffic trying to get to the airport on time. We anxiously wait in line to buy concert tickets before they sell out. We anxiously wait to hear from the doctor about the results of our biopsy.

The word “waits” that we read in the first verse of Psalm 62 is preceded by the word “silently”. There is a treasure in these two words for our souls to fully embrace. It means our souls can enjoy quiet trust that is free of panic. Anxiety is replaced by peace. God never wants us to be anxious or worried about anything He is doing in our lives, or when He will do it.

I remember visiting my dad’s office one day and reading a small note pinned to his bulletin board. It said, “Until I will be still!” When I asked him the meaning of the note he replied, “Many months ago, as I was praying about a specific need I had, the Lord assured me that He would answer my request. The other day, while in prayer, I reminded the Lord about my request and asked when He would bring the answer. I wrote down His reply. “It’s on the note that you read on the bulletin board’.”

Insight: Trust is faith’s way of saying, “The Lord provides…in His time!”

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