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e-mail address [email protected] [email protected] messenger contact window live messenger: [email protected] aim: durangoadd64 skype:cowboys62 yahoo:OADDISONGETHERS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 7:02 AM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Thursday June 25 > Psalm 106-110 (The Message) > > Psalm 106 > > 1-3 Hallelujah! Thank God! And why? > Because he's good, because his love lasts. > But who on earth can do it- > declaim God's mighty acts, broadcast all his praises? > You're one happy man when you do what's right, > one happy woman when you form the habit of justice. > > 4-5 Remember me, God, when you enjoy your people; > include me when you save them; > I want to see your chosen succeed, > celebrate with your celebrating nation, > join the Hallelujahs of your pride and joy! > > 6-12 We've sinned a lot, both we and our parents; > We've fallen short, hurt a lot of people. > After our parents left Egypt, > they took your wonders for granted, > forgot your great and wonderful love. > They were barely beyond the Red Sea > when they defied the High God > -the very place he saved them! > -the place he revealed his amazing power! > He rebuked the Red Sea so that it dried up on the spot > -he paraded them right through! > -no one so much as got wet feet! > He saved them from a life of oppression, > pried them loose from the grip of the enemy. > Then the waters flowed back on their oppressors; > there wasn't a single survivor. > Then they believed his words were true > and broke out in songs of praise. > > 13-18 But it wasn't long before they forgot the whole thing, > wouldn't wait to be told what to do. > They only cared about pleasing themselves in that desert, > provoked God with their insistent demands. > He gave them exactly what they asked for- > but along with it they got an empty heart. > One day in camp some grew jealous of Moses, > also of Aaron, holy priest of God. > The ground opened and swallowed Dathan, > then buried Abiram's gang. > Fire flared against that rebel crew > and torched them to a cinder. > > 19-22 They cast in metal a bull calf at Horeb > and worshiped the statue they'd made. > They traded the Glory > for a cheap piece of sculpture-a grass-chewing bull! > They forgot God, their very own Savior, > who turned things around in Egypt, > Who created a world of wonders in the Land of Ham, > who gave that stunning performance at the Red Sea. > > 23-27 Fed up, God decided to get rid of them- > and except for Moses, his chosen, he would have. > But Moses stood in the gap and deflected God's anger, > prevented it from destroying them utterly. > They went on to reject the Blessed Land, > didn't believe a word of what God promised. > They found fault with the life they had > and turned a deaf ear to God's voice. > Exasperated, God swore > that he'd lay them low in the desert, > Scattering their children hither and yon, > strewing them all over the earth. > > 28-31 Then they linked up with Baal Peor, > attending funeral banquets and eating idol food. > That made God so angry > that a plague spread through their ranks; > Phinehas stood up and pled their case > and the plague was stopped. > This was counted to his credit; > his descendants will never forget it. > > 32-33 They angered God again at Meribah Springs; > this time Moses got mixed up in their evil; > Because they defied God yet again, > Moses exploded and lost his temper. > > 34-39 They didn't wipe out those godless cultures > as ordered by God; > Instead they intermarried with the heathen, > and in time became just like them. > They worshiped their idols, > were caught in the trap of idols. > They sacrificed their sons and daughters > at the altars of demon gods. > They slit the throats of their babies, > murdered their infant girls and boys. > They offered their babies to Canaan's gods; > the blood of their babies stained the land. > Their way of life stank to high heaven; > they lived like whores. > > 40-43 And God was furious-a wildfire anger; > he couldn't stand even to look at his people. > He turned them over to the heathen > so that the people who hated them ruled them. > Their enemies made life hard for them; > they were tyrannized under that rule. > Over and over God rescued them, but they never learned- > until finally their sins destroyed them. > > 44-46 Still, when God saw the trouble they were in > and heard their cries for help, > He remembered his Covenant with them, > and, immense with love, took them by the hand. > He poured out his mercy on them > while their captors looked on, amazed. > > 47-48 Save us, God, our God! > Gather us back out of exile > So we can give thanks to your holy name > and join in the glory when you are praised! > Blessed be God, Israel's God! > Bless now, bless always! > Oh! Let everyone say Amen! > Hallelujah! > > Psalm 107 > > 1-3 Oh, thank God-he's so good! His love never runs out. > All of you set free by God, tell the world! > Tell how he freed you from oppression, > Then rounded you up from all over the place, > from the four winds, from the seven seas. > > 4-9 Some of you wandered for years in the desert, > looking but not finding a good place to live, > Half-starved and parched with thirst, > staggering and stumbling, on the brink of exhaustion. > Then, in your desperate condition, you called out to God. > He got you out in the nick of time; > He put your feet on a wonderful road > that took you straight to a good place to live. > So thank God for his marvelous love, > for his miracle mercy to the children he loves. > He poured great draughts of water down parched throats; > the starved and hungry got plenty to eat. > > 10-16 Some of you were locked in a dark cell, > cruelly confined behind bars, > Punished for defying God's Word, > for turning your back on the High God's counsel- > A hard sentence, and your hearts so heavy, > and not a soul in sight to help. > Then you called out to God in your desperate condition; > he got you out in the nick of time. > He led you out of your dark, dark cell, > broke open the jail and led you out. > So thank God for his marvelous love, > for his miracle mercy to the children he loves; > He shattered the heavy jailhouse doors, > he snapped the prison bars like matchsticks! > > 17-22 Some of you were sick because you'd lived a bad life, > your bodies feeling the effects of your sin; > You couldn't stand the sight of food, > so miserable you thought you'd be better off dead. > Then you called out to God in your desperate condition; > he got you out in the nick of time. > He spoke the word that healed you, > that pulled you back from the brink of death. > So thank God for his marvelous love, > for his miracle mercy to the children he loves; > Offer thanksgiving sacrifices, > tell the world what he's done-sing it out! > > 23-32 Some of you set sail in big ships; > you put to sea to do business in faraway ports. > Out at sea you saw God in action, > saw his breathtaking ways with the ocean: > With a word he called up the wind- > an ocean storm, towering waves! > You shot high in the sky, then the bottom dropped out; > your hearts were stuck in your throats. > You were spun like a top, you reeled like a drunk, > you didn't know which end was up. > Then you called out to God in your desperate condition; > he got you out in the nick of time. > He quieted the wind down to a whisper, > put a muzzle on all the big waves. > And you were so glad when the storm died down, > and he led you safely back to harbor. > So thank God for his marvelous love, > for his miracle mercy to the children he loves. > Lift high your praises when the people assemble, > shout Hallelujah when the elders meet! > > 33-41 God turned rivers into wasteland, > springs of water into sunbaked mud; > Luscious orchards became alkali flats > because of the evil of the people who lived there. > Then he changed wasteland into fresh pools of water, > arid earth into springs of water, > Brought in the hungry and settled them there; > they moved in-what a great place to live! > They sowed the fields, they planted vineyards, > they reaped a bountiful harvest. > He blessed them and they prospered greatly; > their herds of cattle never decreased. > But abuse and evil and trouble declined > as he heaped scorn on princes and sent them away. > He gave the poor a safe place to live, > treated their clans like well-cared-for sheep. > > 42-43 Good people see this and are glad; > bad people are speechless, stopped in their tracks. > If you are really wise, you'll think this over- > it's time you appreciated God's deep love. > Psalm 108 > A David Prayer > 1-2 I'm ready, God, so ready, > ready from head to toe. > Ready to sing, > ready to raise a God-song: > "Wake, soul! Wake, lute! > Wake up, you sleepyhead sun!" > 3-6 I'm thanking you, God, out in the streets, > singing your praises in town and country. > The deeper your love, the higher it goes; > every cloud's a flag to your faithfulness. > Soar high in the skies, O God! > Cover the whole earth with your glory! > And for the sake of the one you love so much, > reach down and help me-answer me! > 7-9 That's when God spoke in holy splendor: > "Brimming over with joy, > I make a present of Shechem, > I hand out Succoth Valley as a gift. > Gilead's in my pocket, > to say nothing of Manasseh. > Ephraim's my hard hat, > Judah my hammer. > Moab's a scrub bucket- > I mop the floor with Moab, > Spit on Edom, > rain fireworks all over Philistia." > 10-11 Who will take me to the thick of the fight? > Who'll show me the road to Edom? > You aren't giving up on us, are you, God? > refusing to go out with our troops? > 12-13 Give us help for the hard task; > human help is worthless. > In God we'll do our very best; > he'll flatten the opposition for good. > Psalm 109 > A David Prayer > 1-5 My God, don't turn a deaf ear to my hallelujah prayer. Liars are > pouring out invective on me; > Their lying tongues are like a pack of dogs out to get me, > barking their hate, nipping my heels-and for no reason! > I loved them and now they slander me-yes, me!- > and treat my prayer like a crime; > They return my good with evil, > they return my love with hate. > > 6-20 Send the Evil One to accuse my accusing judge; > dispatch Satan to prosecute him. > When he's judged, let the verdict be "Guilty," > and when he prays, let his prayer turn to sin. > Give him a short life, > and give his job to somebody else. > Make orphans of his children, > dress his wife in widow's weeds; > Turn his children into begging street urchins, > evicted from their homes-homeless. > May the bank foreclose and wipe him out, > and strangers, like vultures, pick him clean. > May there be no one around to help him out, > no one willing to give his orphans a break. > Chop down his family tree > so that nobody even remembers his name. > But erect a memorial to the sin of his father, > and make sure his mother's name is there, too- > Their sins recorded forever before God, > but they themselves sunk in oblivion. > That's all he deserves since he was never once kind, > hounded the afflicted and heartbroken to their graves. > Since he loved cursing so much, > let curses rain down; > Since he had no taste for blessing, > let blessings flee far from him. > He dressed up in curses like a fine suit of clothes; > he drank curses, took his baths in curses. > So give him a gift-a costume of curses; > he can wear curses every day of the week! > That's what they'll get, those out to get me- > an avalanche of just deserts from God. > > 21-25 Oh, God, my Lord, step in; > work a miracle for me-you can do it! > Get me out of here-your love is so great!- > I'm at the end of my rope, my life in ruins. > I'm fading away to nothing, passing away, > my youth gone, old before my time. > I'm weak from hunger and can hardly stand up, > my body a rack of skin and bones. > I'm a joke in poor taste to those who see me; > they take one look and shake their heads. > > 26-29 Help me, oh help me, God, my God, > save me through your wonderful love; > Then they'll know that your hand is in this, > that you, God, have been at work. > Let them curse all they want; > you do the blessing. > Let them be jeered by the crowd when they stand up, > followed by cheers for me, your servant. > Dress my accusers in clothes dirty with shame, > discarded and humiliating old ragbag clothes. > > 30-31 My mouth's full of great praise for God, > I'm singing his hallelujahs surrounded by crowds, > For he's always at hand to take the side of the needy, > to rescue a life from the unjust judge. > Psalm 110 > A David Prayer > 1-3 The word of God to my Lord: "Sit alongside me here on my throne > until I make your enemies a stool for your feet." > You were forged a strong scepter by God of Zion; > now rule, though surrounded by enemies! > Your people will freely join you, resplendent in holy armor > on the great day of your conquest, > Join you at the fresh break of day, > join you with all the vigor of youth. > > 4-7 God gave his word and he won't take it back: > you're the permanent priest, the Melchizedek priest. > The Lord stands true at your side, > crushing kings in his terrible wrath, > Bringing judgment on the nations, > handing out convictions wholesale, > crushing opposition across the wide earth. > The King-Maker put his King on the throne; > the True King rules with head held high! > > > > > > > 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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