August 28, 2013 - Voices, Pt. 2

Good morning, I pray you rested well. I did not - had a lot on my mind. But today is another day that God created and I will listen for His voice throughout my journey. I wanted to do a different kind of blog today. As I was studying in Psalm 5 preparing to teach tonight, several voice-related things jumped out at me. I have highlighted all that relate to wind and voice: Psalm 5 New Living Translation (NLT) 1 O Lord, hear me as I pray; pay attention to my groaning. 2 Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for I pray to no one but you. 3 Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly. 4 O God, you take no pleasure in wickedness; you cannot tolerate the sins of the wicked. 5 Therefore, the proud may not stand in your presence, for you hate all who do evil. 6 You will destroy those who tell lies. The Lorddetests murderers and deceivers. 7 Because of your unfailing love, I can enter your house; I will worship at your Temple with deepest awe. 8 Lead me in the right path, O Lord, or my enemies will conquer me. Make your way plain for me to follow. 9 My enemies cannot speak a truthful word. Their deepest desire is to destroy others. Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their tongues are filled with flattery. 10 O God, declare them guilty. Let them be caught in their own traps. Drive them away because of their many sins, for they have rebelled against you. 11 But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them sing joyful praises forever. Spread your protection over them, that all who love your name may be filled with joy. 12 For you bless the godly, OLord; you surround them with your shield of love I love this! David describes different voices and what emerges from them. Let us all use our voices to praise God, infuse others with hope and encourage ourselves with the fact that all who love God's name will be FILLED WITH JOY. (that's a different kind of infusion - but I love a good pocket of JOY) Let's begin our morning connecting with our Eternal Father in both praise and prayer and end our day knowing God has blessed us and surrounds us with His shield of LOVE. WOW! PK