The thief came that he might steal, kill, and destroy

 

January 26, 2022

 

Psalm 34:13-22

 

Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.  Turn away from evil and do good;  seek peace and pursue it.   The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry.

The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth.  When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.  The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken.   Affliction will slay the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.  The Lord redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.

 

 

Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. 

 

Do you believe that is an easy task in 2022?  If you read the New York Times, or your local newspaper, and quote from them as truth, be very careful. What about TV shows, not new ones, they are all selling a godless agenda, but the older, like “Touch by an Angel”  During my downtime with Covid, this show has entertained me, but my daughter, kept telling me it makes by Hollywood you’re not expecting it to be true and in keeping with the Work of God?  Today the Head Angel told a little girl there were many ways to God?  That is not even close, Jesus said in John 14:6, Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.  A word from Jesus; Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30.  What a promise to those who are in Christ.  The sad truth is that many young men quick the ministry because they do not allow Jesus to do it all for them.  He calls us sheep for a reason, we do not know how to carry burdens, he never refers to us as donkeys.

 

But often the Father, through in a verse like 34:20, He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken, where else is this told us about Jesus.  For these things came to pass to fulfill the Scripture, “Not a bone of Him shall be broken.” John19:36  We have John 19:33, that gives us the reason, “but coming to Jesus when they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.

 

From, the Back Porch,

 

Bob Rice