Tuesday, March 16, 2010

SOAP - Deuteronomy 30, 31; Psalm 40; 1 Corinthians 1

(S)cripture-
Psalm 40:10 I do not hide Your righteousness in my heart; I speak of Your faithfulness and salvation. I do not conceal Your love and Your truth from the great assembly.

(O)bservation-
God is perfectly righteous and faithful in everything He does and in dealing with His children. King David realized how awesome this was and did not want to keep it to himself, but rather to live a life filled with praise to our glorious God. On many occasions God has shown His love and faithfulness to His people and David was not ashamed to let others know about it.

(A)pplication-
God has shown His perfect righteousness and faithfulness to me on many occasions as well. I do not want to bottle this up inside me but rather to be a witness to His awesome love, grace, and faithfulness - to give Him all the praise that He so richly deserves and desires from us. When I go to our great assembly - that is, our church - I go with an attitude of worship and praise for our great God and not one of 'what's in it for me'. God has been so faithful to me and I want to keep living a life of praise to Him.

(P)rayer-
Lord God in Heaven, thank You for Your righteousness and faithfulness to Your people. I give You all of my praise and worship for Your love and grace that You pour out for us. Please help me to never hide any of this in my heart but to always express freely how blessed I am by You. Because of Your great love You sent Jesus to save us, to redeem us and deliver us from the pit of Hell, and for this I could never express enough gratitude and praise for You. Thank You Father and I love You. Amen.

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