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----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 11:53 PM Subject: Daily Devotion For Saturday April 25 >1 Chronicles 16-18 (The Message) > > 1 Chronicles 16 > 1-3 They brought the Chest of God and placed it right in the center of the > tent that David had > pitched for it; then they worshiped by presenting burnt offerings and > peace offerings to God. When > David had completed the offerings of worship, he blessed the people in the > name of God. Then he > passed around to every one there, men and women alike, a loaf of bread, a > slice of barbecue, and a > raisin cake. > 4-6 Then David assigned some of the Levites to the Chest of God to lead > worship-to intercede, give > thanks, and praise the God of Israel. Asaph was in charge; under him were > Zechariah, Jeiel, > Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, who > played the musical > instruments. Asaph was on percussion. The priests Benaiah and Jahaziel > blew the trumpets before the > Chest of the Covenant of God at set times through the day. > > 7 That was the day that David inaugurated regular worship of praise to > God, led by Asaph and his > company. > 8-19 Thank God! Call out his Name! > Tell the whole world who he is and what he's done! > Sing to him! Play songs for him! > Broadcast all his wonders! > Revel in his holy Name, > God-seekers, be jubilant! > Study God and his strength, > seek his presence day and night; > Remember all the wonders he performed, > the miracles and judgments that came out of his mouth. > Seed of Israel his servant! > Children of Jacob, his first choice! > He is God, our God; > wherever you go you come on his judgments and decisions. > He keeps his commitments across thousands > of generations, the covenant he commanded, > The same one he made with Abraham, > the very one he swore to Isaac; > He posted it in big block letters to Jacob, > this eternal covenant with Israel: > "I give you the land of Canaan, > this is your inheritance; > Even though you're not much to look at, > a few straggling strangers." > 20-22 They wandered from country to country, > camped out in one kingdom after another; > But he didn't let anyone push them around, > he stood up for them against bully-kings: > "Don't you dare touch my anointed ones, > don't lay a hand on my prophets." > 23-27 Sing to God, everyone and everything! > Get out his salvation news every day! > Publish his glory among the godless nations, > his wonders to all races and religions. > And why? Because God is great-well worth praising! > No god or goddess comes close in honor. > All the popular gods are stuff and nonsense, > but God made the cosmos! > Splendor and majesty flow out of him, > strength and joy fill his place. > 28-29 Shout Bravo! to God, families of the peoples, > in awe of the Glory, in awe of the Strength: Bravo! > Shout Bravo! to his famous Name, > lift high an offering and enter his presence! > Stand resplendent in his robes of holiness! > 30-33 God is serious business, take him seriously; > he's put the earth in place and it's not moving. > So let Heaven rejoice, let Earth be jubilant, > and pass the word among the nations, "God reigns!" > Let Ocean, all teeming with life, bellow, > let Field and all its creatures shake the rafters; > Then the trees in the forest will add their applause > to all who are pleased and present before God > -he's on his way to set things right! > 34-36 Give thanks to God-he is good > and his love never quits. > Say, "Save us, Savior God, > round us up and get us out of these godless places, > So we can give thanks to your holy Name, > and bask in your life of praise." > Blessed be God, the God of Israel, > from everlasting to everlasting. > > Then everybody said, "Yes! Amen!" and "Praise God!" > > > 37-42 David left Asaph and his coworkers with the Chest of the Covenant of > God and in charge of the > work of worship; they were responsible for the needs of worship around the > clock. He also assigned > Obed-Edom and his sixty-eight relatives to help them. Obed-Edom son of > Jeduthun and Hosah were in > charge of the security guards. The priest Zadok and his family of priests > were assigned to the Tent > of God at the sacred mound at Gibeon to make sure that the services of > morning and evening worship > were conducted daily, complete with Whole-Burnt-Offerings offered on the > Altar of Burnt Offering, as > ordered in the Law of God, which was the norm for Israel. With them were > Heman, Jeduthun, and others > specifically named, with the job description: "Give thanks to God, for his > love never quits!" Heman > and Jeduthun were also well equipped with trumpets, cymbals, and other > instruments for accompanying > sacred songs. The sons of Jeduthun formed the security guard. > > 43 Arrangements completed, the people all left for home. And David went > home to bless his family. > > 1 Chronicles 17 > David Submits and Prays > 1 After the king had made himself at home, he said to Nathan the prophet, > "Look at this: Here I am > comfortable in a luxurious palace of cedar and the Chest of the Covenant > of God sits under a tent." > 2 Nathan told David, "Whatever is on your heart, go and do it; God is with > you." > > 3-6 But that night, the word of God came to Nathan, saying, "Go and tell > my servant David, This is > God's word on the matter: You will not build me a 'house' to live in. Why, > I haven't lived in a > 'house' from the time I brought up the children of Israel from Egypt till > now; I've gone from one > tent and makeshift shelter to another. In all my travels with all Israel, > did I ever say to any of > the leaders I commanded to shepherd Israel, 'Why haven't you built me a > house of cedar?' > > 7-10 "So here is what you are to tell my servant David: The > God-of-theAngel-Armies has this word > for you: I took you from the pasture, tagging after sheep, and made you > prince over my people > Israel. I was with you everywhere you went and mowed your enemies down > before you; and now I'm about > to make you famous, ranked with the great names on earth. I'm going to set > aside a place for my > people Israel and plant them there so they'll have their own home and not > be knocked around anymore; > nor will evil nations afflict them as they always have, even during the > days I set judges over my > people Israel. And finally, I'm going to conquer all your enemies. > > 10-14 "And now I'm telling you this: God himself will build you a house! > When your life is complete > and you're buried with your ancestors, then I'll raise up your child to > succeed you, a child from > your own body, and I'll firmly establish his rule. He will build a house > to honor me, and I will > guarantee his kingdom's rule forever. I'll be a father to him, and he'll > be a son to me. I will > never remove my gracious love from him as I did from the one who preceded > you. I will set him over > my house and my kingdom forever; his throne will always be there, rock > solid." > > 15 Nathan gave David a complete and accurate report of everything he heard > and saw in the vision. > > 16-27 King David went in, took his place before God, and prayed: > > Who am I, my Master God, and what is my family, that you have brought me > to this place in life? > But that's nothing compared to what's coming, for you've also spoken of my > family far into the > future, given me a glimpse into tomorrow and looked on me, Master God, as > a Somebody. What's left > for David to say to this-to your honoring your servant, even though you > know me, just as I am? O > God, out of the goodness of your heart, you've taken your servant to do > this great thing and put > your great work on display. There's none like you, God, no God but you, > nothing to compare with what > we've heard with our own ears. And who is like your people, like Israel, a > nation unique on earth, > whom God set out to redeem as his own people (and became most famous for > it), performing great and > fearsome acts, throwing out nations and their gods left and right as you > saved your people from > Egypt? You established for yourself a people-your very own Israel!-your > people forever. And you, > God, became their God. > > So now, great God, this word that you have spoken to me and my family, > guarantee it forever! Do > exactly what you've promised! Then your reputation will be confirmed and > flourish always as people > exclaim, "The God-of-the-Angel-Armies, the God over Israel, is Israel's > God!" And the house of your > servant David will remain rock solid under your watchful presence. You, my > God, have told me > plainly, "I will build you a house." That's how I was able to find the > courage to pray this prayer > to you. God, being the God you are, you have spoken all these wonderful > words to me. As if that > weren't enough, you've blessed my family so that it will continue in your > presence always. Because > you have blessed it, God, it's really blessed-blessed for good! > > 1 Chronicles 18 > David Fights > 1 In the days that followed, David struck hard at the Philistines, > bringing them to their knees, > captured Gath, and took control of the surrounding countryside. > 2 He also fought and defeated Moab. The Moabites came under David's rule > and paid regular tribute. > > 3-4 On his way to restore his sovereignty at the Euphrates River, David > defeated Hadadezer king of > Zobah (over toward Hamath). David captured a thousand chariots, seven > thousand cavalry, and twenty > thousand infantry from him. He hamstrung all the chariot horses, but saved > back a hundred. > > 5-6 When the Arameans from Damascus came to the aid of Hadadezer king of > Zobah, David killed > twenty-two thousand of them. David set up a puppet government in > Aram-Damascus. The Arameans became > subjects of David and were forced to bring tribute. God gave victory to > David wherever he marched. > > 7-8 David plundered the gold shields that belonged to the servants of > Hadadezer and brought them to > Jerusalem. He also looted Tebah and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, of a huge > quantity of bronze that > Solomon later used to make the Great Bronze Sea, the Pillars, and bronze > equipment in The Temple. > > 9-11 Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck down the entire army > of Hadadezer king of > Zobah. He sent his son Hadoram to King David to greet and congratulate him > for fighting and > defeating Hadadezer. Tou and Hadadezer were old enemies. Hadoram brought > David various things made > of silver, gold, and bronze. King David consecrated these things along > with the silver and gold that > he had plundered from other nations: Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the > Philistines, and Amalek. > > 12-13 Abishai son of Zeruiah fought and defeated the Edomites in the > Valley of Salt-eighteen > thousand of them. He set up a puppet government in Edom and the Edomites > became subjects under > David. > > God gave David victory wherever he marched. > > > 14-17 Thus David ruled over all of Israel. He ruled well, fair and > evenhanded in all his duties and > relationships. > > Joab son of Zeruiah was head of the army; > > Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was in charge of public records; > > Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests; > > Shavsha was secretary; > > Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the special forces, the Kerethites and > Pelethites; > > And David's sons held high positions, close to the king. > > > > > > > Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning > Skype Prayer Time. > > > Contact Me At: > Donnie Parrett > 1956 Asa Flat Road > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > Email: [email protected] > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. 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