Friday, August 20, 2010

faithfulness and unfaithfulness

Psalm 105-106

 105:1 Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name;
       make known among the nations what he has done.

 2 Sing to him, sing praise to him;
       tell of all his wonderful acts.

 3 Glory in his holy name;
       let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

 4 Look to the LORD and his strength;
       seek his face always.

 5 Remember the wonders he has done,
       his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,

 6 O descendants of Abraham his servant,
       O sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.

 7 He is the LORD our God;
       his judgments are in all the earth.

 8 He remembers his covenant forever,
       the word he commanded, for a thousand generations,

 9 the covenant he made with Abraham,
       the oath he swore to Isaac.


The Lord is so faithful, but we are so unfaithful:

106:6 We have sinned, even as our fathers did;
       we have done wrong and acted wickedly. ...
19 At Horeb they made a calf
       and worshiped an idol cast from metal.

 20 They exchanged their Glory
       for an image of a bull, which eats grass.

 21 They forgot the God who saved them,
       who had done great things in Egypt, ...

 39 They defiled themselves by what they did;
       by their deeds they prostituted themselves.

But, the Lord is still faithful:

 43 Many times he delivered them,
       but they were bent on rebellion
       and they wasted away in their sin.

 44 But he took note of their distress
       when he heard their cry;

 45 for their sake he remembered his covenant
       and out of his great love he relented.

 46 He caused them to be pitied
       by all who held them captive.

 47 Save us, O LORD our God,
       and gather us from the nations,
       that we may give thanks to your holy name
       and glory in your praise.

Heavenly Father, you are so faithful!  Your love for us is amazing.  Lord, I am so sorry for trading my relationship with you for worthless things this world tempts us with.  Lord, please purify me and my desires so that I will desire you and seek your face always.  Lord, I want to know you and love you with my whole heart, mind, soul, and strength.  I pray in the name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

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