Psalms 121, 123 - 125, 128 - 130 (20th April) - Sylvia

Psalm 121

Hallelujah! The Lord has given His assurance that He is with us, and keeps watch over us in whatever we do. He will protect us.
Let's then be confident in what we do for we want to glorify God and shine!

Let people ask you: "eh how come you so busy, yet can still manage your time properly and not be stressed?"
You then can answer: "Cause Jesus lives in me!"

Psalm 123

This psalm is about how God's people cry out to Him to have grace and mercy on them, to stop those persecutions and bullying by outsiders for they can no longer take it and endure it any further.

Psalm 124

David wrote this psalm to praise God for delievering them from their enemies. He acknowledges that if not for God, all of them would not have been able to survive.

Thank God for being by our side and ALWAYS rescuing us from trouble.
We need to acknowledge and give thanks to God for everything in our lives. FULL dependence on Him is the way to go, not half, or a little, but ALL of our hearts, souls and minds.

Psalm 125

This song reminds us to trust in the Lord at ALL times even in times of uncertainty or when the future looks bleak. Because God already planned everything for us and knows what we will go through. His love endures forever.

v4 "Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, to those who are upright in heart"
v5 "But those who turn to crooked ways the Lord will banish with the evildoers"

Take special heed of this verse. I am reminded of Ps Melvyn Mak's sermon a while back on reaping and sowing. Indeed, we reap what we sow.

So scary and saddening to imagine that backsliders are grouped together with evil-doers and there will come a time when God will just turn His back on them.
Let's not take God's forgiveness and Jesus's death on the cross for granted, but rather run back to His waiting arms.

Psalm 128

Fear the Lord. A God-fearing person will not want to do anything that is against God's word. These are the blessed ones where blessings flow amongst his whole family for generations as promised in the psalm.

Psalm 129

To those who have constantly been oppressed and condemned for doing God's work, God's promise to you is that He will set you free. They shall not prevail over you because God's hand is upon you and shall keep them from harm.

Psalm 130

This psalm is a song of faith. It shares about the psalmist's faith in God that He will definitely come and deliver him from his troubles for the Lord's love is steadfast.

Praise God for His forgiveness. If He were to keep writings on our sins, we would all be condmened to eternity. Thank You for the cross Lord.

To sum up, let's trust in the Lord at ALL times, never forgetting to praise and thank Him for everything He has done. Let's also wait and hope in the Lord.

His love endures forever! =)