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The GT Weekend! ~ Shofar, Week 3

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The GT Weekend! ~ Shofar, Week 3

Rebecca Adams

February 7, 2026

Fellowship,Glory,Help,Relationship

Rest your soul through reflective journaling,
praying Scripture,
and worshiping the Creator who
longs for intimacy with each of us!

His Words Before Ours

Revelation 3:14-22

“Write to the angel of the church in Laodicea: Thus says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator of God’s creation: 15 I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were cold or hot. 16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to vomit you out of my mouth. 17 For you say, ‘I’m rich; I have become wealthy and need nothing,’ and you don’t realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked. 18 I advise you to buy from me gold refined in the fire so that you may be rich, white clothes so that you may be dressed and your shameful nakedness not be exposed, and ointment to spread on your eyes so that you may see. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be zealous and repent. 20 See! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.

21 “To the one who conquers I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.

22 “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.”
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Praying #HisWordsBeforeOurs

After reading today's passage a few times, find one verse or a small section to use as your guide in praying His Words Before Ours back to God!

Pray aloud in shout or whisper, inside your mind, with tears, or pen and paper. Cling to #HisWordsBeforeOurs and pray honestly, letting His Spirit guide and instruct your heart!

May you be refreshed, dear sister, as you speak with, and listen to, the Almighty God!
Pray Scripture

Worship Through Song

What Do You See?

After reading the passage several times, summarize in your own words what is happening. Use pen and paper or talk it out as if describing it to someone younger than you. (this is harder than it may seem!)

What do you see if you step into the passage? Who is involved? What hits your senses? Do you know any other parts of Scripture, or cultural background that might help you understand this passage more?

It's a great time to do some research with trusted sources to help answer your questions, but please read the surrounding passages and cross-references first!
Monday & Tuesday

What Sparks Your Heart?

When we humbly and prayerfully read God’s Word, the Spirit is ready and eager to teach us, convict us, and help us grow deeper in Him!

As you read this passage, where do you sense the Spirit sparking your soul to pay attention? Pray over those portions as you read and re-read them, asking the Lord what He wants you to DO in real life.

Write down in your journal, or on a sticky note, (or on your arm in ink!) the actions the Lord is leading you to live out today. Tell a friend how the Lord is challenging you; following Jesus is meant to be lived in community!
Wednesday & Thursday

What Will You Sacrifice?

Lay out a sacrifice of praise, worship, and intercession for others through prayer. Praise Jesus for His work in You, for His Word, for His work in the world, and pray for those people the Spirit brings to your mind.

Don't leave God's Word unchanged and unchallenged, Sister! How will your life today reflect a Sacrifice for Christ? Whether it's praise, turning from sin, or following a prod to step into a faith action, sacrifice from your heart!

When we bring a sacrifice of praise through prayer and adoration, the Lord is glorified and made much of in our everyday lives while Kingdom work advances in the world through prayer! Be sure to write out your prayers; soon, you’ll have a log of sacrificial praise to look back on the reflected goodness of God in your life!
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The GT Weekend! ~ Shofar, Week 2

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The GT Weekend! ~ Shofar, Week 2

Rebecca Adams

January 31, 2026

Discipleship,Fellowship,Journey

Rest your soul through reflective journaling,
praying Scripture,
and worshiping the Creator who
longs for intimacy with each of us!

His Words Before Ours

Revelation 2:18-29

“Write to the angel of the church in Thyatira: Thus says the Son of God, the one whose eyes are like a fiery flame and whose feet are like fine bronze: 19 I know your works—your love, faithfulness, service, and endurance. I know that your last works are greater than the first. 20 But I have this against you: You tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and teaches and deceives my servants to commit sexual immorality and to eat meat sacrificed to idols. 21 I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to repent of her sexual immorality. 22 Look, I will throw her into a sickbed and those who commit adultery with her into great affliction. Unless they repent of her works, 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who examines minds and hearts, and I will give to each of you according to your works. 24 I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who haven’t known “the so-called secrets of Satan” — as they say—I am not putting any other burden on you. 25 Only hold on to what you have until I come.

26 The one who conquers and who keeps my works to the end: I will give him authority over the nations—
27 and he will rule them with an iron scepter; he will shatter them like pottery —
28 just as I have received this from my Father. I will also give him the morning star.

29 “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.
Read More Of His Words

Praying #HisWordsBeforeOurs

After reading today's passage a few times, find one verse or a small section to use as your guide in praying His Words Before Ours back to God!

Pray aloud in shout or whisper, inside your mind, with tears, or pen and paper. Cling to #HisWordsBeforeOurs and pray honestly, letting His Spirit guide and instruct your heart!

May you be refreshed, dear sister, as you speak with, and listen to, the Almighty God!
Pray Scripture

Worship Through Song

What Do You See?

After reading the passage several times, summarize in your own words what is happening. Use pen and paper or talk it out as if describing it to someone younger than you. (this is harder than it may seem!)

What do you see if you step into the passage? Who is involved? What hits your senses? Do you know any other parts of Scripture, or cultural background that might help you understand this passage more?

It's a great time to do some research with trusted sources to help answer your questions, but please read the surrounding passages and cross-references first!
Monday & Tuesday

What Sparks Your Heart?

When we humbly and prayerfully read God’s Word, the Spirit is ready and eager to teach us, convict us, and help us grow deeper in Him!

As you read this passage, where do you sense the Spirit sparking your soul to pay attention? Pray over those portions as you read and re-read them, asking the Lord what He wants you to DO in real life.

Write down in your journal, or on a sticky note, (or on your arm in ink!) the actions the Lord is leading you to live out today. Tell a friend how the Lord is challenging you; following Jesus is meant to be lived in community!
Wednesday & Thursday

What Will You Sacrifice?

Lay out a sacrifice of praise, worship, and intercession for others through prayer. Praise Jesus for His work in You, for His Word, for His work in the world, and pray for those people the Spirit brings to your mind.

Don't leave God's Word unchanged and unchallenged, Sister! How will your life today reflect a Sacrifice for Christ? Whether it's praise, turning from sin, or following a prod to step into a faith action, sacrifice from your heart!

When we bring a sacrifice of praise through prayer and adoration, the Lord is glorified and made much of in our everyday lives while Kingdom work advances in the world through prayer! Be sure to write out your prayers; soon, you’ll have a log of sacrificial praise to look back on the reflected goodness of God in your life!
2-for-1 Friday

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The GT Weekend! ~ Worship XIII, Week 3

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The GT Weekend! ~ Worship XIII, Week 3

Katelyn Palmer

April 12, 2025

Adoration,Faith,Glory,Heart,Mercy,Truth,Worship

Rest your soul through reflective journaling,
praying Scripture,
and worshiping the Creator who
longs for intimacy with each of us!

His Words Before Ours

Psalm 85:9-13

His salvation is very near those who fear him, so that glory may dwell in our land. Faithful love and truth will join together; righteousness and peace will embrace.

Truth will spring up from the earth, and righteousness will look down from heaven. Also, the Lord will provide what is good, and our land will yield its crops. Righteousness will go before him to prepare the way for his steps.
Read More Of His Words

Reflective Prayer

Yahweh, I have been avoiding You. I have been avoiding opening myself up to You, showing the parts of me that are ugly and stained unlovable. I feel unlovable, Lord, and these lies are barring me from You.

You are the Creator who knit me together (Psalm 139:13-16) and knows the number of hairs on my head (Matthew 10:29-30), still I believe in some small way that I am capable of hiding from You! Lord, haven’t I learned that there is nowhere I can go where You will not see me (Psalm 139:7-12)?

As David illustrated time and again (Psalm 32:5-6, 8), I pray to You, Lord, for Your gracious help. Help me unload my burdens and lay them at Your feet (Psalm 55:22), deafening the lies that say I must carry it myself. Lead me to confess my sins and experience Your divine forgiveness, a lightness of my soul, and a joyful bounce in my step (Psalm 32:1-2, Matthew 5:14-16).
In Your Son’s name I come to You, Amen!
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Worship Through Song

Reflection One

Perhaps you’ve heard the saying “confession is good for the soul.” Well, I’d say that Psalm 32 is telling us just that! Secrets, hidden pain, avoidance, neglect, and deceit weigh spiritually on our souls and manifest physically in our bodies. They make us sick. They make us weak. Our energy is wasted on hiding when one step into the light would silence the voices telling us to hide in the first place!

I must confess…I am an avoider. I hate conflict, so I often run from it, waiting until my emotions settle and then pretend like it didn’t happen. Running from my sin is exhausting and never truly finds any resolution; it is a most grievous way to live. In Psalm 32, David calls out the life-draining darkness that comes from walking a path of hidden sin (Psalm 32:3-4) while pointing us to hope by choosing a different path.

He reminds us we always have a choice to confess our sin, and on the other side of confession is a light and airy joy that only comes from God (Psalm 32:5-7).

What has been weighing on you lately that you can release to God and maybe share with a friend, partner, or pastor? Christ died so you could live with the joy of “one whose transgression is forgiven” (Psalm 32:1).
Monday & Tuesday

Reflection Two

In our emotional turmoil, we tend to gravitate toward questions like, “Will you be angry with [me] forever?” or “Will you not revive [me] again, that [I] may rejoice in You?” (Psalm 85:5-6). These questions were reflected in Wednesday’s Journey Study as we made our way through Psalm 85. Let’s rewind a little bit, though. It’s important to note how the psalmist began his song.

He recalled previous blessing and restoration from the hand of God on the very lands he is praying over once more. This is important because it reminds the author who God is and what He already done for His children; He is faithful (2 Timothy 2:11-13, Psalm 85:10-13). Our own version of the author’s desperate questions from verses five and six are much easier to counter when we are armed with the love of a God who knows each hair on our heads (Matthew 10:29-30).

Therefore, prioritize time in the Word of God so we can better know the One who endlessly loves us. As we read, we must listen and also do (James 1:21-25) what we see in Scripture. For what good is knowledge if it is not used?! (Proverbs 19:2, Proverbs 2:1-15)
Wednesday & Thursday

Reflection Three

We all go through seasons where the rainwaters turn to floods, there is no flicker of light at the end of the tunnel, and we feel utterly alone without friend and without God (Psalm 77:1-10). This is when it is most important to turn to God, to His Word, and remind ourselves of the TRUTH. Our feelings are always fluctuating with the tides of daily life, but the Truth is eternal (Psalm 119:160).

This is why God can be our anchor and refuge (Hebrews 6:13-20, Psalm 46). Though it may feel impossible simply to breathe, let alone pick up a book and turn the pages, I implore you to read and reread those passages that illustrate God’s character of love, mercy and grace (Isaiah 54:10-14, Lamentations 3:19-24, 2 Corinthians 12:8-10). We must revisit Scripture that reminds us of the hope we have in Christ (1 Peter 1:3, Isaiah 40:26-31).

Then, whether we walk through a hot furnace (Daniel 3) or endure a sleepless night in a den full of lions (Daniel 6:16-23), we will be able to sing His praises in the dark, confident that His salvation will rescue (Isaiah 30:18).
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Remade Day 15
The Remade Life

January 20, 2017 No Comments

We’ve talked a lot during this Journey Theme about what it means to live this redeemed life that Jesus has so richly given us, but what does the “box top” look like? What does my everyday look like as I’m chasing after this God who longs to continuously remake me

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Remade Day 14
The Law of Love: Digging Deeper

January 19, 2017 No Comments

The pharisees asked a lot of questions, but they didn’t truly want to know Jesus’s heart. When we study the Bible or look for answers to our questions, let’s not go looking for evidence to support our pre-determined ideas, rather let’s seek to understand the original intent of the Scriptures,

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Remade Day 13
The Law of Love

January 18, 2017 No Comments

If we really are living out and doing exactly what Jesus tells us are the two most important commandments, then everything else He tells us to do will fall into place… because, by living out these commandments, we are allowing transformation.
When our minds are transformed, then our actions

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Remade Day 12
No Going Back: Digging Deeper

January 17, 2017 No Comments

Are you stuck in the past, attached and grasping for things leading to death, or are you clinging onto and sinking into the things of life? God is a good God, even on days when our past stops us in our tracks or a situation cements our feet. Be reminded

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Remade Day 11
No Going Back

January 16, 2017 No Comments

As fun as it is to “remember when”, there’s danger there too. Either we can romanticize the past and wish for it all over again, or we begin to drown in its sorrows and become perpetually stuck in its cycle. God wants neither for us!

God told Lot’s family

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The GT Weekend – Remade Week Two

January 14, 2017 No Comments

Lord, You have provided perfectly for us. You have given us a means for relationship with You through Jesus. You’ve given the Holy Spirit to keep us walking in step with You, yet I still think I can hide the real me from Your face. Father, forgive me for putting

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Worship XIII, Day 15 I Will Sing: Digging Deeper

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Worship XIII, Day 15 I Will Sing: Digging Deeper

Rachel Jones

April 11, 2025

Adoring,Healing,Know,Relationship,Trust,Truth

Discover the original intent of Scripture. Make good application to our everyday lives.
Become equipped to correctly handle the Word of Truth!

This DD Connects With "I Will Sing"
Why Dig Deeper?

Read His Words Before Ours!

Psalm 77:1-13

I cry aloud to God, aloud to God,
and he will hear me.
2 I sought the Lord in my day of trouble.
My hands were continually lifted up
all night long;
I refused to be comforted.
3 I think of God; I groan;
I meditate; my spirit becomes weak.
Selah

You have kept me from closing my eyes;
I am troubled and cannot speak.
5 I consider days of old,
years long past.
6 At night I remember my music;
I meditate in my heart, and my spirit ponders.

7 “Will the Lord reject forever
and never again show favor?
8 Has his faithful love ceased forever?
Is his promise at an end for all generations?
9 Has God forgotten to be gracious?
Has he in anger withheld his compassion?”
Selah

10 So I say, “I am grieved
that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”
11 I will remember the LORD’s works;
yes, I will remember your ancient wonders.
12 I will reflect on all you have done
and meditate on your actions.

13 God, your way is holy.
What god is great like God?
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The Original Intent

1) Why was the psalmist so distraught? (verses 1-6)

Asaph, the psalmist and worship leader for Israel, sings a song of lament in Psalm 77:1-6 where he models humility by crying aloud to God, seeking God in his day of trouble, continually lifting his hands to God through the night, sharing honestly how he refuses to be comforted, groans, can’t sleep or speak, and feels his spirit is weak. Through all of his heart-rending prayer, he gets no reply from God. No help, no relief, no comfort, no solace, no reproach or rebuke. Just silence.

The longer the silence extends, the deeper his distress grows. Asaph begins to worry God has forgotten him. Jon Bloom suggests that Asaph was so disturbed “Because from his perspective it appeared God had decided to abandon his promises to Israel. And if God doesn’t keep his word, those who trust in him build the house of their faith on the sand — a very disturbing thought.” Asaph wonders where God is and why He doesn’t answer his anguished prayers.

Most believers have had these dark nights of heart wrenching petition and despair. Even Jesus experienced fervent, anguished times of prayers that were so intense He sweat drops of blood. (Luke 22:44) God allowed Asaph to question, grapple, and struggle in his pursuit of God. His Spirit led Asaph to record his wrestlings in the Psalms for future generations who would experience the same struggles, so we could have the assurance that wrestling with doubts, depression, and sorrow do not preclude us from pursuing the Lord.

Challenges, pain, griefs, frustration, and sorrow beyond human words are a natural part of working out our salvation with fear and trembling when we bring them to the Lord as an act of surrendered worship. (Philippians 2:12) For even in the bringing, we demonstrate faith that our God still hears and cares.

The Everyday Application

1) Why was the psalmist so distraught? (verses 1-6)

I have had a few horrible times when I was so sick and upset that I became distraught. Once, I experienced vertigo that wouldn’t go away. The more I prayed, and my situation didn’t change, the more troubled I became. I started worrying I would never be able to walk or drive my kids anywhere ever again. This spiraled into worry about being a burden to my family, and then I became so agitated I couldn’t sleep.

I tried to pray between the panicked moments, but every minute that passed without relief ratcheted up my anxiety. As distraught as I was, I was not as miserable as Asaph in Psalm 77:1-6, who cried out, groaned, lost sleep and petitioned God for help that didn’t come quickly.

Jon Bloom argues that “Something happens that shakes our confidence in what God has said, causing us to waver over what we’ve understood to be true about Him or His character. This uncertainty produces anxiety and fear.” When bad things happen, we tend to panic, and then doubt if God is really in control or really has good plans for us. One negative thought breeds another until we are swimming in anxiety.

Nathaniel Gray Sutanto notes, “Depression creates feelings that contest our identity and cleansing in Christ—but the Spirit within us calls us to defy those feelings. The feelings might be real, but they do not indicate reality—Jesus does.”

It is important to remember the reality that God is always good, no matter what our circumstances tell us (Romans 8:38-39), and He is with us in our troubles (Psalm 46:1).

The Original Intent

2) Why would the psalmist question God’s goodness? (verses 7-10)

When the Lord did not seem to be answering Asaph’s prayers, he questioned God, “Will the Lord reject forever and never again show favor? Has his faithful love ceased forever? Is his promise at an end for all generations? Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he in anger withheld his compassion?” Selah So I say, ‘I am grieved that the right hand of the Most High has changed.’” (verses 7-10)

When God seemed far away, Asaph let doubts creep in. He questioned if God was really who He claimed, and he questioned if God’s promises were even true. Though Asaph’s questions might seem harsh, author Joni Eareckson Tada asserts, “These questions honor God because they show […] you are being honest before the Lord, and you are looking to Him for honest answers.”

Esther Smith concurs, arguing that “Only when we speak aloud the thoughts we actually have—not the thoughts we want to have—can we work through them and get to a place where we’re seeing clearly and believing rightly. What better place for thoughts to be transformed than in prayer? When we pray, God is present to help us.”

God used these intense, earnest inquiries birthed from pain to lead Asaph toward the truth of His love, mercy, and faithfulness. (Nehemiah 9:17) God allowed Asaph to ask these difficult questions about God so he could realize that the answer to each doubt was that God is still the same as He always has been. (Malachi 3:6)

The Everyday Application

2) Why would the psalmist question God’s goodness? (verses 7-10)

My mother spent almost two years in a hospital, nearly dying several times. Some days, her situation changed hourly, and I constantly juggled work and childcare schedules so I could be with her or help my dad flex his schedule. When she was home, there were medications to give and routines and procedures to learn for her care.

Eventually I found myself questioning God. I wondered why He didn’t seem to care about my mom’s suffering or our constant state of upheaval. Was He really as good as I’d always thought He was? How long would he let this go on? I had some things in common with the Psalmist Asaph, who cried out, “Will the Lord reject forever and never again show favor? Has his faithful love ceased forever? Is his promise at an end for all generations? Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he in anger withheld his compassion?” Selah So I say, ‘I am grieved that the right hand of the Most High has changed.’” (verses 7-10)

John Starke proposes, “These complaints are God’s gifts. He knows how we are. When we are at the end of our rope, these words are His way of lengthening the tether. . . God has inspired words of complaint and protest to say to Him when we are confused and sad, angry and desperate. He gave us words to say into our pillow as we drink our tears.”

Like Asaph, eventually my questioning of God helped me realize all the answered prayers I was overlooking because of my distress, and all the ways God was good to us in the midst of our trouble. My troubles tested my faith, but God used my doubts and distress to remind me of His endless love and provision. (Jeremiah 31:3)

The Original Intent

3) How does the psalmist find hope for his troubled heart? (verses 11-13)

When Asaph the Psalmist lamented that God had changed and no longer loved or listened to him, he started to remember the truth about God, “I will remember the Lord’s works; yes, I will remember your ancient wonders. I will reflect on all you have done and meditate on your actions. 13 God, your way is holy. What god is great like God?” (verses 11-13) The Lord, in His kindness, led Asaph to remember all the answered prayers, the goodness, the miracles of old, and the kindnesses and victories of God in his own life.

John Piper calls Asaph’s strategy “remembering, meditating, and musing on the deeds and wonders of God in history. . . This is the way to live the Christian life. This is what I mean by living on the Word of God.” After considering his circumstances and lamenting his condition, Asaph looked at the reality of God in his life and found hope.

Ann Voskamp suggests, “Get down on your knees in prayer and that’s where you begin to find slivers of hope. . . And hope isn’t about getting what you planned, but getting to be in the presence of Hope Himself, prayerfully aligning our heart with His . . .” Asaph worked through his doubts, fears and sorrows in prayer and meditation to see the truth of God in his life and the lives of his people. He realized that God was his refuge and his strength (Psalm 46:1) the One who hears and answers (Jeremiah 33:3).

God has His own timetable that didn’t match Asaph’s, but the worship-leader remembered he could trust God’s perfect timing and choose to sing while He waited. (Ecclesiastes 3:11)

The Everyday Application

3) How does the psalmist find hope for his troubled heart? (verses 11-13)

My friend’s father, a retired minister, was diagnosed with an extremely aggressive form of bone cancer that took him from healthy to bed-ridden in a matter of three months. My friend went to be by his dad’s side during the last few weeks of his life. His dad was in significant pain and deteriorating quickly, but what brought him solace was the reading of Scripture and the singing of hymns.

His last days passed more peacefully because his family surrounded him, praising God in song and reading God’s Word aloud to him. We learn in Psalm 77:11-13 that remembering and meditating on God’s Word is indeed the way to restore hope when hope has been lost. Asaph turned his crisis of faith into a celebration of God’s goodness by reflecting on the mighty works and words of the Lord.

Nathaniel Gray Sutanto notes that Asaph “turns away from himself and points upward and into a deeper contemplation of the character and works of God.” When we are in distress, experiencing physical or emotional pain, it’s hard not to focus on the negative and turn our eyes on God and His truth. But when we do, we find the hope we need to navigate the darkness and find the answers we need in Him alone. (Matthew 7:7)

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Oh Lord, I scream.
I cry aloud until I have no more tears.
My eyes hurt, my body aches.


Where are You?
Why has cancer attacked our sweet little girl?
Abba Father, I yearn for Your arms to hold me, but You seem far away.
I can’t pray; I simply cry to You,
the One who counts my tears. (Psalm 56:8)

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Worship XIII, Day 15 I Will Sing

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Worship XIII, Day 15 I Will Sing

Brenda Earley

April 11, 2025

Adoration,Cross,Rest,Sing,Strength,Worship

Read His Words Before Ours!

Psalm 77:1-13
Ephesians 5:18-21
2 Samuel 22:1-3
Psalm 59:16-17
Psalm 119:27-28

Shhhh! Let’s huddle for a second—just you and me. I want to ask you a hard question, my friends. Have you ever experienced a devastating, life-altering event that made you stop or pause in your Christian walk? Chew on it a bit. We will circle back.

His Words Before Mine
Psalm 77:1-13
“I cry aloud to God,
aloud to God, and he will hear me.
I sought the Lord in my day of trouble [. . .]
I refused to be comforted.
I think of God; I groan;
I meditate; my spirit becomes weak.

Selah

You have kept me from closing my eyes;
I am troubled and cannot speak.

I consider days of old,
years long past.
At night I remember my music;
I meditate in my heart, and my spirit ponders.

‘Will the Lord reject forever
and never again show favor? [. . .]
Has God forgotten to be gracious?
Has he in anger withheld his compassion?’

Selah

So I say, ‘I am grieved
that the right hand of the Most High has changed.’
I will remember the Lord’s works;
yes, I will remember your ancient wonders.

I will reflect on all you have done
and meditate on your actions.

God, your way is holy.
What god is great like God?”

My Words Back to Him 
Oh Lord, I scream. 
I cry aloud until I have no more tears. 
My eyes hurt, my body aches. 
Where are You? 
Why has cancer attacked our sweet little girl?
Abba Father, I yearn for Your arms to hold me, 
but You seem far away. 
I can’t pray; I simply cry to You, 
the One who counts my tears. (Psalm 56:8) 

Selah

Music has always been my comfort; 
I feel closer to You while singing. 
Now, worship is far from me. 
I can’t sing; my body, my voice, have no more strength. 
O Father, I need You! (Psalm 73:26)

Selah

As I seek You, You will be found! 
Give me strength and hope on this journey. 
Help me to continue to sing in worship with all of my heart, 
for You have turned my mourning into dancing. (Psalm 30:11-12) 

Selah

Lord, I declare You remain my song, though I have run far from You in my pain. Because You sing over me (Zephaniah 3:17), I will sing to You, proclaiming Who You are: my Rock, on which I stand. (Psalm 18:2) 

Confess, Lament, and Praise
Singing has always been “my voice.” Worshiping has been my heart, my adoration to the God Who saved me, twice in my life! Once upon salvation, and the other from physical pain and emotional hurt.  

All my worship and singing came to a STOP within a week, when my daughter was diagnosed with cancer. In that week, everything changed. I was living another life, in another world! 

My emotions flowed along a roller coaster of ups and downs, cycling between sadness and anger.  How could I handle this? Why our family, why my little girl? Where was God in the midst of my turmoil? (Psalm 22:1)

I began to feel like the apostle Peter, overcome by the troubled waters of our situation. With every meeting with our medical team, I felt myself sink further still. (Matthew 14:22-30)

As days turned into weeks and weeks into months, I began to see a chasm opening between my mind and heart. My mind could offer words of encouragement to uplift those around me in my role as worship leader, but my heart still felt embattled, far away from adoring the Most High. 

While others have offered grace for this disparity, my heart was sad, and my soul is disquieted still. Therefore, into this chasm between my mind and heart, I proclaim God’s Truth.

He is my Savior, and my daughter’s Savior.
He is full of compassion and faithful love. (Psalm 25:6)
He works wonders and redeems His people. (Psalm 77:14)
He is the One who heals and rescues. (Psalm 41:3, Daniel 3:27)

I pray that He heals my daughter from the top of her head to the soles of her feet, 
bringing about good things for my “promised one,” my daughter, Alyssah Gabrielle. (Romans 8:28, James 1:12)

God, You are My Rock, My Deliverer, and My Song. (Psalm 28:6-7) When I remember Your works, I am glad. You will sustain me and stand beside me. You will help me overcome my fear of disease and its effects as I continue to seek You first. (Matthew 6:33) You have remained with me (Psalm 43:3-5); Lord, be with me still as some days are worse than others. 

I am wondrously made by You, so You already know me with my emotions, hurts, and struggles. (Psalm 139:14-15) You will heal my broken heart and bandage my wounds. (Psalm 147:3) I know You hear my every cry. You cover me with Your wings for You are My Refuge. (Psalm 91:4, Psalm 46) I give You all my worship, all my praise, and all my love! 

So I said we would come back to my question. Well, it seems I have had a Selah in my worship. Satan wants me to stop singing because he knows the Holy Spirit gives me strength and power through worship. Not today, Satan…

Because of Who You are…….I WILL SING! (1 Chronicles 16:9-13)

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Want to join me in worship right now? Check out these songs and SING along!

“What a God You Are” and “You Already Have” by Andrea Olson

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Asaph, the psalmist and worship leader for Israel, sings a song of lament in Psalm 77:1-6 where he models humility by
crying aloud to God,
seeking God in his day of trouble,
continually lifting his hands to God through the night,
sharing honestly how he refuses to be comforted,
groans,
can’t sleep or speak,
and feels his spirit is weak.

Through all of his heart-rending prayer,
he gets no reply from God.

No help, no relief, no comfort, no solace, no reproach or rebuke.

Just silence.
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Worship XIII, Day 13 I Will Listen

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Worship XIII, Day 13 I Will Listen

Rebekah Hargraves

April 9, 2025

Adoration,Clothed,Grace,Prayer,Relationship,Worship

Read His Words Before Ours!

Psalm 85
Psalm 103:1-14
Romans 8:28-30
1 John 1:5-10

His Words Before Mine
Psalm 85
“Lord, you showed favor to your land;
you restored the fortunes of Jacob.
You forgave your people’s guilt;
you covered all their sin. 

Selah

You withdrew all your fury;
you turned from your burning anger.
Return to us, God of our salvation,
and abandon your displeasure with us! [. . .]
Show us your steadfast love, LORD,
and give us your salvation.

I will listen to what God will say;
surely the LORD will declare peace 
to his people, to his faithful ones
and not let them go back to their foolish ways.
His salvation is very near to those who fear him,
so that glory may dwell in our land.

Faithful love and truth will join together;
righteousness and peace will embrace.
Truth will spring up from the earth,
and righteousness will look down from heaven.

Also, the LORD will provide what is good,
and our land will yield its crops.
Righteousness will go before him
and prepare the way for his steps.”

My Words Back To Him
Lord, you are a faithful God; 
you have proven your faithfulness time and time again.
You pardon, forgive, restore, and redeem.
You restore the years the locusts have eaten. (Joel 2:25)

You work out Your good plan for Your people, (Romans 8:28)
beyond anything we could ask for or imagine. (Ephesians 3:20) 
You tear down and establish kingdoms. 
You free the oppressed and righteously judge the oppressor. 
You hear the cries of the needy, the hurting, the mistreated, and the abandoned. 
You come to their aid, Oh God, and You rescue them with Your unending love. 

Selah

But we have proven unfaithful. 
We lament our abandonment of You and Your ways.
We have sinned, turning our backs on You.
We have forsaken Your way to pursue our own.
We have striven to justify and sanctify ourselves.
We have refused rest in order to prove ourselves. 

We have failed to be Your hands and feet, 
failed to be Your ambassadors of love, truth, grace, and mercy.
We have oppressed more than we have freed.
We have loved sin more than we have loved holiness.
We have loved our own feelings more than we have loved truth, righteousness, and justice.
We have learned firsthand that “righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.” (Proverbs 14:34)

“For what partnership is there between righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?” (2 Corinthians 6:14)

Will You be angry with us forever?
Will You hold our sin against us forever?

For, as You promised the people of Israel so long ago, if “[Your] people, who bear [Your] name, humble themselves, pray and seek [Your] face, and turn from their evil ways, then [You] will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14)

“If we confess our sins, [You are] faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9)

We praise You for Your long-suffering nature. 
We thank You for being slow to anger, abounding in mercy and grace, and willing to pardon.
We do not deserve Your grace, but we pray You will help us to never again spurn your mercy.
We ask for the grace to walk in Your ways, the heart to love Your path, the strength to be Your hands and feet.

We ask for others to see You in us and turn to You.
Oh Lord, restore our land, we pray. Grant us prosperity, health, and wholeness. 
May our land produce good fruit, and may we honor You with it.

As I listen to Your voice, I cease my striving and self-justification and find my Selah rest in You.

Confess, Lament, and Praise
Lord, I confess I have not listened to Your voice, calling me to the Selah rest You so graciously offer. 

I have insisted on my own way, 
sought to prove myself, 
desired to earn popularity and prestige, 
been determined to pull myself up by my own bootstraps, 
hustled through life at a breakneck speed missing all the beauties and joys You infuse into every day, 
and leaned on my own strength and understanding. 

I praise You, Lord, for You offer grace, mercy, forgiveness, restoration, and a new beginning in Christ. I thank You for Your long-suffering ways, Your kindness drawing me to repentance, and Your fatherly heart, beating with the desire for my good. I thank You for redeeming our lives from the pit. (Psalm 103:4)

Thank You for the promise of guaranteed eternal rest available in Your Son. My soul finds rest in You, and Your gospel is a balm to my heart. It is the hope I crave, the validation I want, the love I yearn for, the help I need. You alone are my true Selah. 

“For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is [Your] faithful love
for those who fear [You].
As far as the east is from the west
so far he has removed
our transgressions from us.”
(Psalm 103:11-12)

How kind You are, Oh Lord. May I never forget Your goodness, and may I listen for Your voice every day.

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Biblical justice actually functions more like a lever than a scale. The honor and shame world of the bible is a vertical world where the honorable are raised and the shameful are lowered.

The Lord Jesus demonstrated mishpat by leveraging His life to lift up those weighed down in shame.

That’s who our God is. In Jesus, He not only brought justice to women in the first century world, He brought a generous justice to them. Even now He reaches all the way down to meet women right where they were.

Women just like you and me!
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Worship XIII, Day 12 I Will Confess: Digging Deeper

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Worship XIII, Day 12 I Will Confess: Digging Deeper

Rachel Jones

April 8, 2025

Adoration,Believe,Faith,Generous,Mercy,Mighty

Discover the original intent of Scripture. Make good application to our everyday lives.
Become equipped to correctly handle the Word of Truth!

This DD Connects With "I Will Confess"
Why Dig Deeper?

Read His Words Before Ours!

Psalm 32

How joyful is the one
whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered!
2 How joyful is a person whom
the LORD does not charge with iniquity
and in whose spirit is no deceit!

3 When I kept silent, my bones became brittle
from my groaning all day long.
4 For day and night your hand was heavy on me;
my strength was drained
as in the summer’s heat.
Selah

5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you
and did not conceal my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,”
and you forgave the guilt of my sin.
Selah

6 Therefore let everyone who is faithful pray to you immediately.
When great floodwaters come, they will not reach him.
7 You are my hiding place;
you protect me from trouble.
You surround me with joyful shouts of deliverance.
Selah

8 I will instruct you and show you the way to go;
with my eye on you, I will give counsel.
9 Do not be like a horse or mule,
without understanding,
that must be controlled with bit and bridle
or else it will not come near you.

10 Many pains come to the wicked,
but the one who trusts in the LORD
will have faithful love surrounding him.
11 Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous ones;
shout for joy,
all you upright in heart.
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The Original Intent

1) Why did David feel his bones became brittle from groaning and God’s hand was heavy upon him when he kept silent about his sin? (verses 3-4)

In Psalm 32:3-4, David acknowledged that when he kept silent about his sin, his “bones became brittle from groaning all day long. For day and night Your hand was heavy on me”. David understood his sin kept him from a right relationship with God. The Bible tells us this chasm is common to all people because sin separates us from the Father. (Isaiah 59:2)

David felt like he was physically and emotionally wasting away due to his sinfulness; sin was causing him to deteriorate from the inside out. (Isaiah 57:21) He felt convicted of his sin by the Holy Spirit, like God’s heavy hand was weighing on him. David echoed this again in Psalm 38:2, when he described how his iniquities made him feel like God’s hand was pressed down upon him.

The more David hid his sin from God, the stronger the conviction grew as God pursued Him in a love too great to see David ensnared in sin. Keeping his sin secret resulted in feelings of sickness welling up from within. Sin is toxic poison to our souls, bodies, and relationships!

Like David, we hold onto the shame and pain of sin instead of confessing our sin to our loving Father God. Rebekah Lyons questions, “What if we felt the freedom to confess our sins, our enslaving habits? I believe it would lead to the healing and freedom we so desperately want. Confession is the gateway to healing, the route to freedom.”

When we confess our sins to God, He is faithful and just to forgive our sins and wholly cleanse us. (1 John 1:9) When you sense God’s conviction, run to Him and unburden your heart. He is willing and longing to forgive you and bring you into right relationship with Him!

The Everyday Application

1) Why did David feel his bones became brittle from groaning and God’s hand was heavy upon him when he kept silent about his sin? (verses 3-4)

My first teaching job was in a private school about 30 minutes from my home. Several students lived in my area and occasionally their parents would arrange for them to catch a ride home from school with me. One afternoon, I gave a ride to a new student who, once excited to be at our Christian school, now seemed withdrawn. She posed a “hypothetical” question, “What would someone do if they didn’t want to smoke cigarettes, but all their new friends pressured them to smoke?”.

She then confided that she never had a problem telling her non-Christian friends she wouldn’t smoke, but she had caved to the pressure when her Christian friends at her new school told her she should try. She knew it was wrong, and the guilt was eating away at her.

My young friend was experiencing some of the conviction David described in Psalm 32:3-4, “When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy on me”. My student learned what David discovered; confessing sin to God and accepting His forgiveness is freeing and healing.

Scott Hubbard suggests that God “disrupts your peace to remind you of your disrupted communion with Him — and to invite you back. He calls you to confess.” The same truth is found in James 5:16, “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed […].” I was proud of my student that day for answering God’s call to confess, and she reminded me that God wants me to confess my sin so I can come closer to Him.

The Original Intent

2) What does it meant by great floodwaters coming, but not reaching the psalmist? (verse 6)

David encourages his readers to confess their sins to God, “Therefore let everyone who is faithful pray to You immediately. When great floodwaters come, they will not reach him”. (Psalm 32:6) David suggests that confessing our sin to God immediately will save us from the great floodwaters, which could be anything that brings us anxiety.

Psalm 69 also makes several references to being in the floodwaters of trouble and calamity. The feelings of shame and guilt that overwhelm us when we do something wrong and don’t confess it can feel like great floodwaters, pulling us deeper. One sin leads easily to more without the exit pathway of confession and repentance. Some of us nearly drown in those remembrances of things we have done wrong, and we can’t move past our guilt and shame.

Amanda Bible Williams suggests “Lack of repentance breeds shame, and shame whispers lies. […] Shame tells me I can’t be forgiven. Shame tells me I’m not worth forgiving. But the Cross tells a different story; the true story.” When we are forgiven by God, those remembrances may come, but they no longer have the power to take us down like they did before God freed us from the chains of guilt and shame. (Romans 8:1-3)

Theologian Charles Spurgeon asserts, “He who is saved from sin has no need to fear anything else.” The floodwaters can threaten, but they can’t reach us because God has freed us from the power of sin and death. (Romans 6:22)

The Everyday Application

2) What does it meant by great floodwaters coming, but not reaching the psalmist? (verse 6)

While we were dating, I lived in the state of Missouri and my husband lived just across the border in the state of Kansas. Our towns were connected by a bridge over the Missouri River, and one summer the river flooded and cut off our immediate access to one another. We spoke on the phone, but we didn’t make the hours long trip around to see one another.

I had to smile one morning when I opened my newspaper and saw a picture of my future husband filling sandbags and stacking them in front of Main Street in his hometown. I then had to laugh when I noticed he was wearing his giant sports goggles in the picture… apparently his glasses had gotten lost or broken in the chaos! I was proud of him for working so hard to keep the floodwaters from reaching his town.

It makes me think of David’s words in Psalm 32:6 about confession of sin, “Therefore let everyone who is faithful pray to you immediately. When great floodwaters come, they will not reach him.” When we confess our sins to God and ask for His forgiveness, sin no longer has any hold on us. Jesus removes our sin far from us, as far as the east is from the west. (Psalm 103:12)

Just like those sandbags kept the floodwaters from reaching my husband’s home town, the power of God’s redemption (Ephesians 1:7) ensures the floodwaters will not reach God’s beloved. That doesn’t mean there will never be trouble (John 16:33), but it means that those who are washed in Jesus’ blood have secure hope in Him that is not impacted by circumstances. (Romans 8:28)

The Original Intent

3) How does God surround someone with joyful shouts of deliverance? (verse 7)

In Psalm 32:7, David tells God He is his “hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with joyful shouts of deliverance”. David rejoices in the forgiveness he receives upon confessing his sins; he is surrounding himself with the joyful shouts of his deliverance. Theologian C.H. Spurgeon notes, “The world is full of music to the man to whom God has said, ‘I forgive thee.’”

The Pulpit Commentary describes these joyful shouts as “such songs as men sing when they have been delivered from peril. God will make such songs to sound in the psalmist’s ears or in his heart.”

Resounding worship and divine rescue are evidenced in Acts 16:25-26 when God delivers a singing and rejoicing Paul and Silas from prison by a dramatic earthquake. Jehoshaphat and the children of Israel defeated their enemies while shouting and praising God in 2 Chronicles 20:22. Joshua and the people of Israel destroyed the walls of Jericho with trumpet blasts and victory shouts. (Joshua 6) In Zephaniah 3:17, we see that God Himself rejoices and sings over Jerusalem.

Scott Hubbard suggests that when we are “besieged with accusations, [God] surrounds us with shouts of deliverance. . . We have no guilt for which God has not a corresponding grace. For in Jesus Christ (the Messiah David hoped in but didn’t yet know by name), God has forever out-mercied our sin.”

This elaborate grace (Ephesians 2:8-9), experienced when God delivers us from sin and trouble, makes the rescued and redeemed want to shout his praise from the rooftops! (Psalm 107:2)

The Everyday Application

3) How does God surround someone with joyful shouts of deliverance? (verse 7)

With today’s technology, school snow days have turned into virtual learning days, with kids and teachers logging onto an online classroom link from the safety of home to continue learning on inclement weather days. Back in the days before Zoom meetings and even personal computers, however, snow days were a much-anticipated event. My sister and I would wake up and sit by the radio or TV, waiting for school closings to be announced.

We would half-heartedly begin our morning routine, hoping the news would proclaim our freedom from school for the day. When the good news finally came through, we would dance around the room, whooping and hollering joyfully before scrambling to bundle up in our snow gear and head outside for the morning.

The sounds we made on these mornings could count as “joyful shouts of deliverance” like the ones David described in Psalm 32:7! David celebrated deliverance from much more than a day of schoolwork; he rejoiced in being set free from the guilt and shame of sin. (Isaiah 44:22) As soon as he confessed his sin to God, he received freedom and couldn’t help but shout about the good news!

John Phillips asserts, “David saw himself completely circled with song! This was the man who, moments before, had been talking about his […] irrepressible anguish. Praise is a wonderful thing; it disarms the enemy! What can he do to a person who turns every experience of life into an opportunity for praise?”

David was surrounded by joyful shouts of deliverance, even though his physical circumstances had not changed substantially. He was delivered from the spiritual darkness of sin (Isaiah 9:2) and rejoiced in his freedom.

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In the face of sin’s eternal consequences, You have rescued Your people with the obedient steps of Your Son, who gave each of us what we need: a way home to You.
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Worship XIII, Day 11 I Will Confess

Meribeth Schierbeek

April 7, 2025

Confession,Excuses,Faith,Holy Spirit,Love,Truth

Read His Words Before Ours!

Psalm 32
1 John 1:5-10
1 Peter 2:21-25
Romans 3:21-26

His Words Before Mine
Psalm 32
“How joyful is the one
whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered!
How joyful is a person whom 
the LORD does not charge with iniquity
and in whose spirit is no deceit!

When I kept silent, my bones became brittle
from my groaning all day long [. . .]

Selah

Then I acknowledged my sin to you
and did not conceal my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,”
and you forgave the guilt of my sin.

Selah

Therefore let everyone who is faithful pray to you 
immediately.
When great floodwaters come,
they will not reach him.
You are my hiding place;
you protect me from trouble.
You surround me with joyful shouts of deliverance.

Selah

I will instruct you and show you the way to go;
with my eye on you, I will give counsel [. . .]
Be glad in the LORD and rejoice,
you righteous ones;
shout for joy,
all you upright in heart.”

My Words Back to Him
Lord Jesus, in the beginning,
You made all things good. (Genesis 1:31)

We confess that we, Your people,
stain what You have created with our sin. (Romans 3:23)

You have ordained our restoration,
a restoration costly to You:
the sacrificial death of Your Son, Jesus,
who took on our sins
and covers us with His own righteousness. (1 Peter 2:24-25)

His resurrection is proof of Your ultimate victory over sin and death;
one day, Jesus will present us, blameless, before You.
Selah

Father, we are Your restoration project, to Your glory!

When we confess our sins,
You are faithful and just
to forgive our sins 
and purify us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9)
Selah

No matter our age, again and again,
our sins overwhelm our desire to follow You,
and we come to You again in full confession
of our wandering, our idolatry, our love of self and hatred of others.

Trusting in Your rich mercy, we refuse to deny our sin, 
but lay it bare before You, 
asking You to renew us with Your steadfast love and perfect faithfulness. 
(1 John 1:5-10)

Until time is done, speak Your words of peace to our tumultuous hearts,
keep us from folly,
and move our hearts to ever praise You!

Our King and Savior, we confess our sins to You, embracing Your faithful forgiveness. We rest in Your steadfast love.

Confess, Lament, and Praise
Lord Jesus, our redemption is completed and yet, until the day You call us home, sin continues to nip at our heels. 

Father, as one of Your people, I confess not only my sinful deeds, but also my sinful thoughts that never find the air of my spoken words. (Proverbs 15:3, Hebrews 4:13) You see and know my hidden sins, and You continually draw the eyes of my heart to You in repentance, rather than to myself.

Lord, You know all things. 
I confess I hold onto past hurts and failures. 
I confess my anger, plagued with sin and desiring vindication.
I confess I am quick to speak and slow to listen.

I confess that too often, I resist Your grace, and yet You are always ready to meet me with Your forgiveness.  You forgive and I condemn…I am sorry, thank You for saving me from myself. 

(Sisters, I invite you to add your own confession here: I confess ___________.)

Lord God, I lament the half-hearted love and unfaithfulness with which I come before You. 

Yet You, O Lord, have met me with perfect righteousness, with words of peace and truth, and with undeserved grace. 

Lord God, hear my heart’s cry of confession and turning back to You in repentance. In the face of sin’s eternal consequences, You have rescued Your people with the obedient steps of Your Son, who gave each of us what we need: a way home to You.

Steadfast love is Yours, and Your faithfulness is mine, because of the work and steps of Jesus. (Psalm 117)

You alone are praised and worthy.
Father, I love You and worship You and adore You!
Amen and amen!

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As soon as David confessed his sin to God, he received freedom and couldn’t help but shout about the good news!

David was surrounded by joyful shouts of deliverance, even though his physical circumstances had not changed substantially.

He was delivered from the spiritual darkness of sin (Isaiah 9:2) and rejoiced in his freedom.
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Katelyn Palmer

April 5, 2025

Amazed,Faithfulness,Glory,Justice,Praise,Prayer

Rest your soul through reflective journaling,
praying Scripture,
and worshiping the Creator who
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His Words Before Ours

Psalm 57:2-3

My heart is confident, God, my heart is confident.
I will sing; I will sing praises.
Wake up, my soul!
Wake up, harp and lyre!
I will wake up the dawn.
I will praise you, Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to you among the nations.

For your faithful love is as high as the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches the clouds.
God, be exalted above the heavens;
let your glory be over the whole earth.
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Reflective Prayer

Oh Worthy Yahweh,
Thank You for Your unrelenting love and Your unending faithfulness. (Psalm 57:2-3) Each day You are willing to teach us by Your Spirit and Your Word what it means to be righteous, graceful, and forgiving to others as You ceaselessly are toward us. (1 Peter 2:21-25)

Throughout the ages, You have never abandoned Your people. (Deuteronomy 31:8) Your forgiveness and mercy flow from ceaseless love as do Your rebukes. (Revelation 3:19, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10) There is no shadow within You, and as we sit here and spend these weeks worshipping You, the only One worthy of our faith and confidence, I am awestruck by Your persistence in showing up for us. (Psalm 92:15)

David grew despondent, yet You carried him, for You cannot be unfaithful. (Psalm 57:3-6) Carry us through our days Lord; remind us we are never truly alone because our Father is always by our side. (Joshua 1:5 and 9)

As we immerse ourselves in Your words from this week, let us rejoice and sing of Your glory, embrace the Spirit, and rest in the shadow of Your wings. (Psalm 9:1-2 and 9, Psalm 57:1)

In Your Son’s name alone, Amen.
Pray Scripture

Worship Through Song

Reflection One

Glory can be defined as denoting honor, fame, or admiration; possessing resplendent beauty or magnificence. (Dictionary.com) In Psalm 3, David says God is his glory (Psalm 3:3) meaning God is his source of honor, goodness, and beauty.

God is the pure essence of radiant beauty and magnificence, and when David humbled himself under the Lord by trusting Him, God acted as a shield for David, using His glory for David’s good. (Psalm 3:3 and 6) David gave himself completely into God’s hands, demonstrating faith despite how his circumstances insisted otherwise.

I love how fully David immerses himself in God’s love and trusts the Lord with every breath. As a reminder, at the time this psalm was written, David was fleeing the sword of his own son who was after his title as king. I cannot imagine the pain of this kind of betrayal nor the sadness in his heart as he assuredly loved his son more than his own life.

We can learn from David’s perspective, knowing that regardless of what we face in life, whether persecution, loss, illness, or public shame, God is our glory and good. No matter what the world tries to tell us, our identity and value are found in God alone. He, the Creator of all things, defines us, no one else.
Monday & Tuesday

Reflection Two

David sings of God as protector and refuge. (Psalm 57:1) God protected David’s life as he was hunted by Saul’s army. How has He proven to be your protector and refuge?

God is faithful and trustworthy. (Psalm 57:2-3 and 10) God remained faithful to His promise to make David king even as it seemed David’s life would end prematurely. How has God proven faithful and trustworthy in your story?

God is just. (Psalm 57:3 and 6) God sees all, hates oppression, and dispenses justice. It is impossible for Him to be unjust and David submitted himself to God’s justice. How have you experienced God’s justice play out in your life?

God is loving and compassionate. (Psalm 57:1, 3, and 10) David knew God as possessing a loving compassion that fueled Him to rescue His people. Can you spot God’s pursuant love and merciful compassion to you even today?

God is reliable, possessing perfect integrity. (Psalm 57:2-6, and 10) Even when David had lost hope (i.e. despondent), God was still faithful. What evidence can you point to in your life that God doesn’t require your goodness or perfect faith before He will be good to you?

God is worthy of all worship. (Psalm 57:2, 5, 9-11) Before and after he was crowned king, David chose to worship God in the streets, from his rooftop, and within the walls of his home; he understood God’s supreme worth. How will you choose worship on repeat today?

When we recall how God has proven His character in our own stories, it instills greater trust and we grow in our faith!
Wednesday & Thursday

Reflection Three

Once more this week, we studied David’s call upon the God of Justice as he worshipped the Lord for His loving work. As we pause and reflect, let’s choose to set aside the business of our lives and see how we, too, can rest in the refuge of our Lord. We can enjoy peace knowing God’s work has already been done and justice has been delivered, even if we never see it with our own eyes in this life. (Psalm 9:3-6)

We can rest knowing God sits on His throne, exalted above all else, and calmly in control of all things. (Psalm 9:7, 16-19) Our souls can be calmed, knowing God is just and fair, He is our refuge in trouble, He hears our cries and will fight on our behalf. (Psalm 9:4-5, 8-9, 15-16,8,15-16).

Most importantly, we can teach our souls to be still because we know God has already completed our eternal salvation and will never block access to His throne because Christ died for us and lives to intercede for us.

Though Christ had not yet come in the form of man when David wrote this psalm, the salvation he speaks of in verses 13-15 illustrate the saving work God has woven throughout history since the Garden of Eden!

God’s unending love and pursuit of relationship with humanity is a kind of love we cannot even comprehend, so rest knowing your life is in the hands of Love Himself!
2-for-1 Friday

This Week's Journeys

Remade Day 15
The Remade Life

January 20, 2017 No Comments

We’ve talked a lot during this Journey Theme about what it means to live this redeemed life that Jesus has so richly given us, but what does the “box top” look like? What does my everyday look like as I’m chasing after this God who longs to continuously remake me

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Remade Day 14
The Law of Love: Digging Deeper

January 19, 2017 No Comments

The pharisees asked a lot of questions, but they didn’t truly want to know Jesus’s heart. When we study the Bible or look for answers to our questions, let’s not go looking for evidence to support our pre-determined ideas, rather let’s seek to understand the original intent of the Scriptures,

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Remade Day 13
The Law of Love

January 18, 2017 No Comments

If we really are living out and doing exactly what Jesus tells us are the two most important commandments, then everything else He tells us to do will fall into place… because, by living out these commandments, we are allowing transformation.
When our minds are transformed, then our actions

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Remade Day 12
No Going Back: Digging Deeper

January 17, 2017 No Comments

Are you stuck in the past, attached and grasping for things leading to death, or are you clinging onto and sinking into the things of life? God is a good God, even on days when our past stops us in our tracks or a situation cements our feet. Be reminded

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Remade Day 11
No Going Back

January 16, 2017 No Comments

As fun as it is to “remember when”, there’s danger there too. Either we can romanticize the past and wish for it all over again, or we begin to drown in its sorrows and become perpetually stuck in its cycle. God wants neither for us!

God told Lot’s family

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The GT Weekend – Remade Week Two

January 14, 2017 No Comments

Lord, You have provided perfectly for us. You have given us a means for relationship with You through Jesus. You’ve given the Holy Spirit to keep us walking in step with You, yet I still think I can hide the real me from Your face. Father, forgive me for putting

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