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Speaker 1: I'm John Stogey, and today we're in Psalm one oh
Speaker 1: seven and we'll be reading from the contemporary English version.
Speaker 1: Shout praises to the Lord. He is good to us,
Speaker 1: and his love never fails. Everyone the Lord has rescued
Speaker 1: from trouble should praise him. Everyone he has brought from
Speaker 1: the east and the west, the north and the south.
Speaker 1: Some of you were lost in the scorching desert, far
Speaker 1: from a town. You were hungry and thirsty and about
Speaker 1: to give up. You were in serious trouble, but you
Speaker 1: prayed to the Lord, and he rescued you right away.
Speaker 1: He brought you to a town. You should praise the
Speaker 1: Lord for his love and for the wonderful things he
Speaker 1: does for all of us. To everyone who is thirsty,
Speaker 1: he gives something to drink. To everyone who is hungry,
Speaker 1: he gives good things to eat. Some of you were prisoners,
Speaker 1: suffering in deepest darkness and bound by chains because you
Speaker 1: had rebelled against God most High and refused his advice.
Speaker 1: You were worn out from working like slaves, and no
Speaker 1: one came to help. You were in serious trouble, but
Speaker 1: you prayed to the Lord and he rescued you. He
Speaker 1: brought you out of the deepest darkness and broke your chains.
Speaker 1: You should praise the Lord for his love and for
Speaker 1: the wonderful things he does for all of us. He
Speaker 1: breaks down bronze gates and shatters iron locks. Some of
Speaker 1: you had foolishly committed a lot of sins and were
Speaker 1: in terrible pain. The very thought of food was disgusting
Speaker 1: to you, and you were almost dead. You were in trouble,
Speaker 1: but you prayed to the Lord, and he rescued you.
Speaker 1: By the power of his own word, he healed you
Speaker 1: and saved you from destruction. You should praise the Lord
Speaker 1: for his love and for the wonderful things he does
Speaker 1: for all of us. You should celebrate by offering sacrifices
Speaker 1: and singing joyful songs to tell what he has done.
Speaker 1: Some of you made a living by sailing the mighty sea,
Speaker 1: and you saw the miracles the Lord performed there. At
Speaker 1: his command, a storm rose and waves covered the sea.
Speaker 1: You were tossed to the sky and to the ocean depths,
Speaker 1: until things look so bad that you lost your courage.
Speaker 1: You staggered like drunkards and gave up all hope. You
Speaker 1: were in serious trouble, but you prayed to the Lord,
Speaker 1: and he rescued you. He made the storm stop and
Speaker 1: the sea be quiet. You were happy because of this,
Speaker 1: and he brought you to the port where you wanted
Speaker 1: to go. You should praise the Lord for his love
Speaker 1: and for the wonderful things he does for all of us.
Speaker 1: Honor the Lord when you and your leaders meet to worship.
Speaker 1: If you start doing wrong, the Lord will turn rivers
Speaker 1: into deserts, flowing streams into scorched land, and fruitful fields
Speaker 1: into beds of salt. But the Lord can also turn
Speaker 1: deserts into lakes and scorched land into flowing streams. If
Speaker 1: you are hungry, you can settle there and build a town.
Speaker 1: You can plant fields and vineyards that produce a good harvest.
Speaker 1: The Lord will bless you with many children and with
Speaker 1: herds of cattle. Sometimes you may be crushed by troubles
Speaker 1: and sorrows until only a few of you are left
Speaker 1: to survive. But the Lord will take revenge on those
Speaker 1: who conquer you, and he will make them wander across
Speaker 1: desert sands. When you are suffering and in need, he
Speaker 1: will come to your rescue, and f families will grow
Speaker 1: as fast as a herd of sheep. You will see
Speaker 1: this because you obey the Lord, but everyone who is
Speaker 1: wicked will be silenced. Be wise, remember this and think
Speaker 1: about the kindness of the Lord. Let's pray. Lord, we
Speaker 1: thank you for your word, and we thank you for
Speaker 1: the privilege to be able to look at it together today.
Speaker 1: And Lord, we thank you that when we look at
Speaker 1: this portion of scripture, we can see that you're the
Speaker 1: one who rescues your people from trouble. When we have needs,
Speaker 1: when we have concerns, when we have all sorts of
Speaker 1: things that are weighing our hearts down and weighing our
Speaker 1: minds down. We can bring these things before you, and
Speaker 1: you are the one who rescues us. And Lord, we
Speaker 1: see a great example of this, particularly in the fact
Speaker 1: that you rescued us from our sin. We were lost
Speaker 1: in sin. We were stuck in a spot where we
Speaker 1: were in permanent rebellion against you unless you intervened, And
Speaker 1: so you did something about it. You sent your son
Speaker 1: Jesus Christ to this earth, who suffered on our behalf,
Speaker 1: and now through faith in Jesus Christ, were rescued. We
Speaker 1: called out to you for salvation, and you granted it
Speaker 1: to us as a gift, but you paid for it
Speaker 1: with your son. Lord. We're grateful that you've done so
Speaker 1: on our behalf, and we're grateful for the fact that
Speaker 1: you love us and you invite us to walk with
Speaker 1: you daily. We pray Lord that in the midst of
Speaker 1: everything we experience, that we would remember your kindness and
Speaker 1: that we would give you praise. In the midst of
Speaker 1: all sorts of things that come across our lives, or
Speaker 1: things that we deal with that we don't expect, whatever
Speaker 1: it may be, Lord, we pray that we would give
Speaker 1: you honor and glory and thank you for who you are.
Speaker 1: We love you, Lord. We commit this day to your care,
Speaker 1: and we give you praise in all things in Jesus' name. Amen.