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January 27
Sunday


A SHEER
DELIGHT

READ:
Psalm 37:1-11
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After finishing high school in 1941, Clair Hess anticipated serving his country by joining the army. But when he developed a heart murmur from a bout with scarlet fever, he was denied acceptance. He admits that he was envious of his fellow graduates and other servicemen in their uniforms, but he was helped by reading Psalm 37 and seeing how the psalmist David handled envy.

While Clair was wondering about God's direction for his life, his uncle suggested to him that the Lord might be calling him to His service. So Clair attended Moody Bible Institute and was led into a career of singing and later editing for RBC Ministries. He's been doing that for 50 years now and calls serving God "a sheer delight."

David encouraged us in Psalm 37 to delight in the Lord and not to envy others (vv.1-4). Although he was talking about envying people who get away with evil, we can aply it to other types of envy. Instead of comparing ourselves with others, we need to delight ourselves in God. In His time, He'll fulfill the desires of our heart and affirm that we are in His will.

We're all in "God's service" as believers. And serving Him is a sheer delight. __ Anne Cetas
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~~~~~~~~~~~Let the joy of the Lord be your strength__~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~May His peace fill your heart day and night;~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~As you walk with the Lord in the light of His Word,~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~You will find that He'll lead you aright. __Hess~~~~~~~~
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Contentment comes
when God's will is more important than our wants.

****************Today's Bible Reading __ Psalm 37:1-11************

1 Do not fret bacause of
evildoers, nor be envious of
the workers of iniquity.

2 For they shall soon be cut
down like the grass, and
wither as the green herb.

3 Trust in the LORD, and do
good; dwell in the land, and
feed on His faithfulness.

4 Delight yourself also in
the LORD, and He shall give
you the desires of your
heart.

5 Commit your way to the
LORD, trust also in Him,
and He shall bring it to
pass. 6 He shall bring forth
your righteousness as the
light, and your justice as the
noonday.

7 Rest in the LORD, and
wait patiently for Him; do
not fret because of him who
prospers in his way,
because of the man who
brings wicked schemes to
pass. 8 Cease from anger,
and forsake wrath; do not
fret__it only causes harm.

9 For evildoers shall be cut
off; but those who wait on
the LORD, they shall inherit
the earth. 10 For yet a little
while and the wicked shall
be no more; indeed, you
will look carefully for his
place, but it shall be no
more 11 But the meek shall
inherit the earth, and shall
delight themselves in the
abundance of peace.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Psalm 37 is an acrostic psalm (the most well-known being Ps. 119),
where the first letter of the verse follows the order of the 22 letters
of the Hebrew alphabet. David instructs the just how to respond to
the proseperity of the wicked. We are not to fret or be envious, but
to trust, delight, and rest fully in God (vv.1-8) who will eventually
punish all evildoers with His justice (vv.9-31). __SKT