Parents, I have a question for you. Well, actually parents of girls who are now wearing bras are who I have the question for. The question is …. How did you get your girls to wear bras? Did you just buy them and say wear this? Did you explain to them why they are supposed to wear it? What did you do?
My daughter is at the age where she is just starting with a little girl bra. She does not like the idea of bras and dislikes wearing them.
How did you get your girls to wear bras?
Psalms 15:1-5 KJV <A Psalm of David.> LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? (2) He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. (3) He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. (4) In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. (5) He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
Many feel that this Psalm was written after David brought back the ark of G-d from Kirjath Jearim. If you remember, the ark was captured by the Philistines when Israel brought it into battle. And after a series of judgments that came upon the Philistines, the ark was sent to the land of Kirjath Jearim, to the house of Abinadab, and now as David as brought the ark back to Jerusalem, and as it was placed in the tent, it caused David to think about the character of a godly man.
2 Sam 6:2-11 KJV And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims. {3} And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart. {4} And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark. {5} And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals. {6} And when they came to Nachon’s threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it. {7} And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God. {8} And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perezuzzah to this day. {9} And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me? {10} So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite. {11} And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obededom, and all his household.
When we think of sin we usually gravitate to the ones we feel are really big. But what about back biting? What about gossip? And not only those that do it, but those who receive it, it is all an abomination before G-d. May our life reflect Yeshua (Jesus). May our words be His words. And what we receive, may we listen with the ears of Adonai-TsidKenu (The L-rd of Righteousness).
El-Shaddai does not want us to hold up evil, and yet we see that being done in today’s world. We should hold up those who love Adonai, for as their character is caught by others, it will influence them for the better. And when we give someone our word that we will do a certain thing, we must honor that.
David is not talking about salvation, but of fellowship. You see, to walk in fellowship with Adonai, we must walk in fellowship with our brothers and sisters in the L-rd. John put it this way in I John 2:9-11, “He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now. He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him. But he who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.”
Too often the house of him who professes to be a Christian turns out to be the same. The beauty at a distance changes into hideous deformity when near. Oh, to be found, when closest watched, better than observers would at first sight have conceived us to be!
– Charles Haddon Spurgeon, The Quotable Spurgeon, (Wheaton: Harold Shaw Publishers, Inc, 1990)
Are you genuine?
Psalms 14:1-7 KJV <To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.> The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. (2) The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. (3) They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one. (4) Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD. (5) There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous. (6) Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge. (7) Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
In this Psalm David is looking at the characteristics of the ungodly, and calling for the kingdom of El-Shaddai to be established.
Nature itself cries out that there is a G-d, so it is not that they can’t believe in Adonai, it is a matter of the will, they don’t want to believe in Adonai! And in the Hebrew the words “There is” were added for clarification, so it should read “The fool has said in his heart, ‘No G-d.’” You see, he is not necessarily saying there is no G-d, but he is saying no to G-d. It is as Proverbs 1:7 says, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
The result of a person who has self on the throne of his heart, instead of G-d, is they are corrupt, their works are abominable, and they do what they feel is right, not what G-d has said. And as much as atheists come against Christianity, what do they use their money for? To destroy Christians. They do not use their money to build up, but to tear down. They don’t build hospitals, help the needy, but try to destroy the truth. But that won’t happen. Can you imagine what this world would be like if atheists were all there was?
Man becomes worse without G-d, not better.
Rom 3:10-12 KJV As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: {11} There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. {12} They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Voltaire, the 18th-century French atheist who was one of the greatest writers of his time, wielded a bitter pen against Christianity. In a moment of triumph he once boasted, “In twenty years Christianity will be no more. My single hand shall destroy the edifice it took twelve apostles to rear.” But Voltaire’s arrogance was swallowed up in his death. He died, in his own words, “abandoned by God and man.” Shortly after his death, the very house in which Voltaire wrote was made a depot of the Geneva Bible Society!
– W.A. Criswell, Why I Preach the Bible is Literally True, pp. 103-104
As much as the wicked come against G-d’s people, they won’t win.
Psalms 13:1-6 KJV <To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.> How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? (2) How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? (3) Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; (4) Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved. (5) But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. (6) I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
David is crying out to G-d to hear and answer his prayer, but G-d seems to be silent in this trial that he is going through. We all have had times in our Christian walk where G-d was silent as we cried out to Him. And as we go through those times we may develop some misconceptions regarding G-d. We may see Him as being unfair, that He doesn’t care, that He doesn’t answer prayer. That is wrong. When you go through times like this, fall back on what you know of G-d, that He loves you and will not forsake you. We must focus back on Him and His faithfulness.
Psalms 12:1-8 KJV <To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.> Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. (2) They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. (3) The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: (4) Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? (5) For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him. (6) The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. (7) Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. (8) The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
This is a lament over how we are surrounded with evil.
The wicked speak lies and try to use flattering words to get something in return. We need to be open and speak the truth.
According to Proverbs chapter 6, a lying tongue is an abomination to Adonai. The wicked are feeling that they can do anything, achieve whatever they want by using flattering words. There are a lot of smooth talkers out there that can sell you the shirt off your own back, but they will not be able to talk their way out of Hell!
G-d promises to take care of the righteous.
David says that G-d’s Words are pure and shall be preserved forever. When we feel overwhelmed by wickedness around us, we need to cling to G-d.
We tend to exalt wickedness today and as we do, wickedness runs rampant.
Prior to 1965, television shows portrayed businessmen as good guys twice as often as bad guys, as Michael Medved shows in Hollywood vs America. In the 1970s, this ratio was reversed; two villains for every good guy. Today, big business has become television’s favorite villain. Medved quotes an exhaustive analysis of prime time television by the sociologists Richter, Richter and Rothman which concludes, “By 1980 a majority of the CEO’s portrayed on prime time committed felonies.” Respectable businessmen were by then committing 40 percent of the murders on prime time television, and 44 percent of vice crimes like drug trafficking and pimping.
– Michael Medved, Hollywood vs America: Popular Culture and the War on Traditional Values (New York, Harper Collins, 1993).
We live in a strange society where we make documentaries of serial killers, movie idols out of organized crime members, authors out of political crooks, and role models out of criminals who beat the system. … I don’t know when crime went from being news to entertainment, but somehow it’s made the transition.
– Erma Bombeck.
Shalom
Psalms 9:11 KJV Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
Psalms 123:1 KJV Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
Psalms 13:5 KJV But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
Psalms 34:7 KJV The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
Psalms 71:10-17 KJV For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, (11) Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him. (12) O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help. (13) Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt. (14) But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more. (15) My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof. (16) I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. (17) O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for yours are the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Tomorrow we will be visiting a new church. It sounds like a really nice church. It is a Vineyard Church. We are looking forward to it. The L-rd seemed to direct us to their page on the internet so I am really hoping that this will be the place we are supposed to be.
Hope you are having a wonderful Saturday. Have you ever been in a Vineyard Church?
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