we are nearing closer to Christmas, with a lot of demand placed on my time. I sometimes find it difficult to put my time with God first. There just seems so much to be done, and only one of me to do it. But I'm trying.
I hope that you are having a wonderful Advent season, but still able to find time to devote to God.
have a blessed day,
Lili
Psalm 105
1Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done.2Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his miracles.3Exult in his holy name; O worshipers of the LORD, rejoice!4Search for the LORD and for his strength, and keep on searching.5Think of the wonderful works he has done, the miracles and the judgments he handed down,6O children of Abraham, God's servant, O descendants of Jacob, God's chosen one.7He is the LORD our God. His rule is seen throughout the land.8He always stands by his covenant -- the commitment he made to a thousand generations.9This is the covenant he made with Abraham and the oath he swore to Isaac.10He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to the people of Israel as a never-ending treaty:11"I will give you the land of Canaan as your special possession."12He said this when they were few in number, a tiny group of strangers in Canaan.13They wandered back and forth between nations, from one kingdom to another.14Yet he did not let anyone oppress them. He warned kings on their behalf:15"Do not touch these people I have chosen, and do not hurt my prophets."16He called for a famine on the land of Canaan, cutting off its food supply.17Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them -- Joseph, who was sold as a slave.18There in prison, they bruised his feet with fetters and placed his neck in an iron collar.19Until the time came to fulfill his word, the LORD tested Joseph's character.20Then Pharaoh sent for him and set him free; the ruler of the nation opened his prison door.21Joseph was put in charge of all the king's household; he became ruler over all the king's possessions.22He could instruct the king's aides as he pleased and teach the king's advisers.23Then Israel arrived in Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.24And the LORD multiplied the people of Israel until they became too mighty for their enemies.25Then he turned the Egyptians against the Israelites, and they plotted against the LORD's servants.26But the LORD sent Moses his servant, along with Aaron, whom he had chosen.27They performed miraculous signs among the Egyptians, and miracles in the land of Ham.28The LORD blanketed Egypt in darkness, for they had defied his commands to let his people go.29He turned the nation's water into blood, poisoning all the fish.30Then frogs overran the land; they were found even in the king's private rooms.31When he spoke, flies descended on the Egyptians, and gnats swarmed across Egypt.32Instead of rain, he sent murderous hail, and flashes of lightning overwhelmed the land.33He ruined their grapevines and fig trees and shattered all the trees.34He spoke, and hordes of locusts came -- locusts beyond number.35They ate up everything green in the land, destroying all the crops.36Then he killed the oldest child in each Egyptian home, the pride and joy of each family.37But he brought his people safely out of Egypt, loaded with silver and gold; there were no sick or feeble people among them.38Egypt was glad when they were gone, for the dread of them was great.39The LORD spread out a cloud above them as a covering and gave them a great fire to light the darkness.40They asked for meat, and he sent them quail; he gave them manna -- bread from heaven.41He opened up a rock, and water gushed out to form a river through the dry and barren land.42For he remembered his sacred promise to Abraham his servant.43So he brought his people out of Egypt with joy, his chosen ones with rejoicing.44He gave his people the lands of pagan nations, and they harvested crops that others had planted.45All this happened so they would follow his principles and obey his laws. Praise the LORD!
(The following is from Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary -- www.christnotes.org)
"Chapter Contents
A solemn call to praise and serve the Lord. (1-7) His gracious dealings with Israel. (8-23) Their deliverance from Egypt, and their settlement in Canaan. (24-45)
Commentary on Psalm 105:1-7
Our devotion is here stirred up, that we may stir up ourselves to praise God. Seek his strength; that is, his grace; the strength of his Spirit to work in us that which is good, which we cannot do but by strength derived from him, for which he will be sought. Seek to have his favour to eternity, therefore continue seeking it while living in this world; for he will not only be found, but he will reward those that diligently seek him.
Commentary on Psalm 105:8-23
Let us remember the Redeemer's marvellous works, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth. Though true Christians are few number, strangers and pilgrims upon earth, yet a far better inheritance than Canaan is made sure to them by the covenant of God; and if we have the anointing of the Holy Spirit, none can do us any harm. Afflictions are among our mercies. They prove our faith and love, they humble our pride, they wean us from the world, and quicken our prayers. Bread is the staff which supports life; when that staff is broken, the body fails and sinks to the earth. The word of God is the staff of spiritual life, the food and support of the soul: the sorest judgment is a famine of hearing the word of the Lord. Such a famine was sore in all lands when Christ appeared in the flesh; whose coming, and the blessed effect of it, are shadowed forth in the history of Joseph. At the appointed time Christ was exalted as Mediator; all the treasures of grace and salvation are at his disposal, perishing sinners come to him, and are relieved by him.
Commentary on Psalm 105:24-45
As the believer commonly thrives best in his soul when under the cross; so the church also flourishes most in true holiness, and increases in number, while under persecution. Yet instruments shall be raised up for their deliverance, and plagues may be expected by persecutors. And see the special care God took of his people in the wilderness. All the benefits bestowed on Israel as a nation, were shadows of spiritual blessings with which we are blessed in Christ Jesus. Having redeemed us with his blood, restored our souls to holiness, and set us at liberty from Satan's bondage, he guides and guards us all the way. He satisfies our souls with the bread of heaven, and the water of life from the Rock of salvation, and will bring us safely to heaven. He redeems his servants from all iniquity, and purifies them unto himself, to be a peculiar people, zealous of good works."
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