Issue #685 ~ October 4, 2021

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The Life of the Worshipper
"Praise the Lord. Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who finds great delight in his commands."
Psalm 112:1
Psalm 111 and 112 are twin psalms that contain the same number of verses and clauses. They are both acrostic psalms. This means each of the Psalms has 22 lines and each line begins with a different letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

In Psalm 111 we pursue the subject of learning to worship. Now Psalm 112 picks up where Psalm 111 leaves off. It reveals the blessings that come to the person who fears the Lord.

Psalm 112 addresses these questions: (1) What does God do for those who truly worship him? (2) What are the blessings of the worshiper?

In verse 1 we see the characteristics of the life of the worshiper. Then in the following warnings he will give us 6 blessings in verses 2-9. He concludes with a contrasting example of the life of the wicked in verse 10.

Sandwiched between the life of the worshiper in verse 1 and the life of the wicked in verse 10 are the six blessings the Lord bestows upon those who truly worship Him.

In verse 1 we learn the worshiper is characterized as a man who is blessed for 2 reasons: (1) "[he] fears the Lord" and (2) "[he] finds great delight in his commands."

Fearing the Lord means thinking His thoughts and walking in His ways.

Proverbs 2:14: "Blessed is the man who always fears the Lord, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble" (NIV).

Obedience is agreeable to the true worshiper, according to Psalm 112. He is eager and excited to follow the Lord's commands. He manifests brokenness and obedience.

Psalm 1:2 states of this man: "But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night" (NIV).

Oswald Chambers said: "It never costs a disciple anything to follow Jesus, to talk about cost when you are in love with someone is an insult."

Chambers qualified this slightly with an additional statement: "Love is spontaneous, but it has to be maintained through discipline."

A. W. Tozer said: "God never changes moods or cools off in his affections or loses enthusiasm."

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Praises & Prayer Requests

1.  Pray: Who, then, is the man that fears the Lord? He will instruct him in the way chosen for him. Psalm 25:12 (NIV)
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2.  Praise: Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in His ways.
Psalm 128:1 (NIV)
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3.  Praise: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; 2 Corinthians 1:3 (NASB)
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4.  Pray: And a voice came from the throne, saying, "Give praise to our God, all you His bond-servant, you who fear Him, the small and the great."
Revelation 19:5 (NASB)

5.  Pray: As a result of your gifts, BTR has send out 141 items to 55 inmates' requests. Pray that BTR can continue to respond to inmate requests for Bibles and devotionals. Thank you for your gifts.
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Join me in singing a verse of "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus":
O soul, are you weary and troubled?
No light in the darkness you see?
There's light for a look at the Savior,
And life more abundant and free!
Refrain
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face;
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace.
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) 

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