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Addisoin Gethers [email protected] [email protected] Messenger contact window live messenger: oag1rot...@hotmail aim: durangoadd64 skype id: cowboys62 yahoo id: OADDISONGETHERS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 10:12 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Friday June 19 > Psalm 76-80 (The Message) > > Psalm 76 > An Asaph Psalm > 1-3 God is well-known in Judah; in Israel, he's a household name. > He keeps a house in Salem, > his own suite of rooms in Zion. > That's where, using arrows for kindling, > he made a bonfire of weapons of war. > > 4-6 Oh, how bright you shine! > Outshining their huge piles of loot! > The warriors were plundered > and left there impotent. > And now there's nothing to them, > nothing to show for their swagger and threats. > Your sudden roar, God of Jacob, > knocked the wind out of horse and rider. > > 7-10 Fierce you are, and fearsome! > Who can stand up to your rising anger? > From heaven you thunder judgment; > earth falls to her knees and holds her breath. > God stands tall and makes things right, > he saves all the wretched on earth. > Instead of smoldering rage-God-praise! > All that sputtering rage-now a garland for God! > > 11-12 Do for God what you said you'd do- > he is, after all, your God. > Let everyone in town bring offerings > to the One Who Watches our every move. > Nobody gets by with anything, > no one plays fast and loose with him. > Psalm 77 > An Asaph Psalm > 1 I yell out to my God, I yell with all my might, I yell at the top of my > lungs. He listens. > > 2-6 I found myself in trouble and went looking for my Lord; > my life was an open wound that wouldn't heal. > When friends said, "Everything will turn out all right," > I didn't believe a word they said. > I remember God-and shake my head. > I bow my head-then wring my hands. > I'm awake all night-not a wink of sleep; > I can't even say what's bothering me. > I go over the days one by one, > I ponder the years gone by. > I strum my lute all through the night, > wondering how to get my life together. > > 7-10 Will the Lord walk off and leave us for good? > Will he never smile again? > Is his love worn threadbare? > Has his salvation promise burned out? > Has God forgotten his manners? > Has he angrily stalked off and left us? > "Just my luck," I said. "The High God goes out of business > just the moment I need him." > > 11-12 Once again I'll go over what God has done, > lay out on the table the ancient wonders; > I'll ponder all the things you've accomplished, > and give a long, loving look at your acts. > > 13-15 O God! Your way is holy! > No god is great like God! > You're the God who makes things happen; > you showed everyone what you can do- > You pulled your people out of the worst kind of trouble, > rescued the children of Jacob and Joseph. > > 16-19 Ocean saw you in action, God, > saw you and trembled with fear; > Deep Ocean was scared to death. > Clouds belched buckets of rain, > Sky exploded with thunder, > your arrows flashing this way and that. > From Whirlwind came your thundering voice, > Lightning exposed the world, > Earth reeled and rocked. > You strode right through Ocean, > walked straight through roaring Ocean, > but nobody saw you come or go. > > 20 Hidden in the hands of Moses and Aaron, > You led your people like a flock of sheep. > Psalm 78 > An Asaph Psalm > 1-4 Listen, dear friends, to God's truth, bend your ears to what I tell > you. > I'm chewing on the morsel of a proverb; > I'll let you in on the sweet old truths, > Stories we heard from our fathers, > counsel we learned at our mother's knee. > We're not keeping this to ourselves, > we're passing it along to the next generation- > God's fame and fortune, > the marvelous things he has done. > > 5-8 He planted a witness in Jacob, > set his Word firmly in Israel, > Then commanded our parents > to teach it to their children > So the next generation would know, > and all the generations to come- > Know the truth and tell the stories > so their children can trust in God, > Never forget the works of God > but keep his commands to the letter. > Heaven forbid they should be like their parents, > bullheaded and bad, > A fickle and faithless bunch > who never stayed true to God. > > 9-16 The Ephraimites, armed to the teeth, > ran off when the battle began. > They were cowards to God's Covenant, > refused to walk by his Word. > They forgot what he had done- > marvels he'd done right before their eyes. > He performed miracles in plain sight of their parents > in Egypt, out on the fields of Zoan. > He split the Sea and they walked right through it; > he piled the waters to the right and the left. > He led them by day with a cloud, > led them all the night long with a fiery torch. > He split rocks in the wilderness, > gave them all they could drink from underground springs; > He made creeks flow out from sheer rock, > and water pour out like a river. > > 17-20 All they did was sin even more, > rebel in the desert against the High God. > They tried to get their own way with God, > clamored for favors, for special attention. > They whined like spoiled children, > "Why can't God give us a decent meal in this desert? > Sure, he struck the rock and the water flowed, > creeks cascaded from the rock. > But how about some fresh-baked bread? > How about a nice cut of meat?" > > 21-31 When God heard that, he was furious- > his anger flared against Jacob, > he lost his temper with Israel. > It was clear they didn't believe God, > had no intention of trusting in his help. > But God helped them anyway, commanded the clouds > and gave orders that opened the gates of heaven. > He rained down showers of manna to eat, > he gave them the Bread of Heaven. > They ate the bread of the mighty angels; > he sent them all the food they could eat. > He let East Wind break loose from the skies, > gave a strong push to South Wind. > This time it was birds that rained down- > succulent birds, an abundance of birds. > He aimed them right for the center of their camp; > all round their tents there were birds. > They ate and had their fill; > he handed them everything they craved on a platter. > But their greed knew no bounds; > they stuffed their mouths with more and more. > Finally, God was fed up, his anger erupted- > he cut down their brightest and best, > he laid low Israel's finest young men. > > 32-37 And-can you believe it?-they kept right on sinning; > all those wonders and they still wouldn't believe! > So their lives dribbled off to nothing- > nothing to show for their lives but a ghost town. > When he cut them down, they came running for help; > they turned and pled for mercy. > They gave witness that God was their rock, > that High God was their redeemer, > But they didn't mean a word of it; > they lied through their teeth the whole time. > They could not have cared less about him, > wanted nothing to do with his Covenant. > > 38-55 And God? Compassionate! > Forgave the sin! Didn't destroy! > Over and over he reined in his anger, > restrained his considerable wrath. > He knew what they were made of; > he knew there wasn't much to them, > How often in the desert they had spurned him, > tried his patience in those wilderness years. > Time and again they pushed him to the limit, > provoked Israel's Holy God. > How quickly they forgot what he'd done, > forgot their day of rescue from the enemy, > When he did miracles in Egypt, > wonders on the plain of Zoan. > He turned the River and its streams to blood- > not a drop of water fit to drink. > He sent flies, which ate them alive, > and frogs, which bedeviled them. > He turned their harvest over to caterpillars, > everything they had worked for to the locusts. > He flattened their grapevines with hail; > a killing frost ruined their orchards. > He pounded their cattle with hail, > let thunderbolts loose on their herds. > His anger flared, > a wild firestorm of havoc, > An advance guard of disease-carrying angels > to clear the ground, preparing the way before him. > He didn't spare those people, > he let the plague rage through their lives. > He killed all the Egyptian firstborns, > lusty infants, offspring of Ham's virility. > Then he led his people out like sheep, > took his flock safely through the wilderness. > He took good care of them; they had nothing to fear. > The Sea took care of their enemies for good. > He brought them into his holy land, > this mountain he claimed for his own. > He scattered everyone who got in their way; > he staked out an inheritance for them- > the tribes of Israel all had their own places. > > 56-64 But they kept on giving him a hard time, > rebelled against God, the High God, > refused to do anything he told them. > They were worse, if that's possible, than their parents: > traitors-crooked as a corkscrew. > Their pagan orgies provoked God's anger, > their obscene idolatries broke his heart. > When God heard their carryings-on, he was furious; > he posted a huge No over Israel. > He walked off and left Shiloh empty, > abandoned the shrine where he had met with Israel. > He let his pride and joy go to the dogs, > turned his back on the pride of his life. > He turned them loose on fields of battle; > angry, he let them fend for themselves. > Their young men went to war and never came back; > their young women waited in vain. > Their priests were massacred, > and their widows never shed a tear. > > 65-72 Suddenly the Lord was up on his feet > like someone roused from deep sleep, > shouting like a drunken warrior. > He hit his enemies hard, sent them running, > yelping, not daring to look back. > He disqualified Joseph as leader, > told Ephraim he didn't have what it takes, > And chose the Tribe of Judah instead, > Mount Zion, which he loves so much. > He built his sanctuary there, resplendent, > solid and lasting as the earth itself. > Then he chose David, his servant, > handpicked him from his work in the sheep pens. > One day he was caring for the ewes and their lambs, > the next day God had him shepherding Jacob, > his people Israel, his prize possession. > His good heart made him a good shepherd; > he guided the people wisely and well. > Psalm 79 > An Asaph Psalm > 1-4 God! Barbarians have broken into your home, violated your holy temple, > left Jerusalem a pile of rubble! > They've served up the corpses of your servants > as carrion food for birds of prey, > Threw the bones of your holy people > out to the wild animals to gnaw on. > They dumped out their blood > like buckets of water. > All around Jerusalem, their bodies > were left to rot, unburied. > We're nothing but a joke to our neighbors, > graffiti scrawled on the city walls. > > 5-7 How long do we have to put up with this, God? > Do you have it in for us for good? > Will your smoldering rage never cool down? > If you're going to be angry, be angry > with the pagans who care nothing about you, > or your rival kingdoms who ignore you. > They're the ones who ruined Jacob, > who wrecked and looted the place where he lived. > > 8-10 Don't blame us for the sins of our parents. > Hurry up and help us; we're at the end of our rope. > You're famous for helping; God, give us a break. > Your reputation is on the line. > Pull us out of this mess, forgive us our sins- > do what you're famous for doing! > Don't let the heathen get by with their sneers: > "Where's your God? Is he out to lunch?" > Go public and show the godless world > that they can't kill your servants and get by with it. > > 11-13 Give groaning prisoners a hearing; > pardon those on death row from their doom-you can do it! > Give our jeering neighbors what they've got coming to them; > let their God-taunts boomerang and knock them flat. > Then we, your people, the ones you love and care for, > will thank you over and over and over. > We'll tell everyone we meet > how wonderful you are, how praiseworthy you are! > Psalm 80 > An Asaph Psalm > 1-2 Listen, Shepherd, Israel's Shepherd- get all your Joseph sheep > together. > Throw beams of light > from your dazzling throne > So Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh > can see where they're going. > Get out of bed-you've slept long enough! > Come on the run before it's too late. > > 3 God, come back! > Smile your blessing smile: > That will be our salvation. > > 4-6 God, God-of-the-Angel-Armies, > how long will you smolder like a sleeping volcano > while your people call for fire and brimstone? > You put us on a diet of tears, > bucket after bucket of salty tears to drink. > You make us look ridiculous to our friends; > our enemies poke fun day after day. > > 7 God-of-the-Angel-Armies, come back! > Smile your blessing smile: > That will be our salvation. > > 8-18 Remember how you brought a young vine from Egypt, > cleared out the brambles and briers > and planted your very own vineyard? > You prepared the good earth, > you planted her roots deep; > the vineyard filled the land. > Your vine soared high and shaded the mountains, > even dwarfing the giant cedars. > Your vine ranged west to the Sea, > east to the River. > So why do you no longer protect your vine? > Trespassers pick its grapes at will; > Wild pigs crash through and crush it, > and the mice nibble away at what's left. > God-of-the-Angel-Armies, turn our way! > Take a good look at what's happened > and attend to this vine. > Care for what you once tenderly planted- > the vine you raised from a shoot. > And those who dared to set it on fire- > give them a look that will kill! > Then take the hand of your once-favorite child, > the child you raised to adulthood. > We will never turn our back on you; > breathe life into our lungs so we can shout your name! > > 19 God, God-of-the-Angel-Armies, come back! > Smile your blessing smile: > That will be our salvation. > > > > > > 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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