Psalm 61:5-8.
a) v5. His looking back on what God has
done.
i) Genesis 35:1. He saw himself like Jacob.
ii) Psalm 66:19. He has Assurance of God's
Prayer answering Ability.
iii) Malachi 3:16. God has a Book of
REMEMBRANCE for those who Fear the Lord and Revere His Name.
iv) Malachi 4:2. A Covenant of Life and
Peace.
b) v6. His looking forward to Life and
Future Generation Blessings.
i) Psalm 21:6. He wanted not only to be
Blessed but Joyful.
ii) Psalm 72:15-16. He looked forward to
Future Prosperity.
iii) Psalm 89:36-37. He looked forward to
an Ever-Enduring Throne.
iv) Psalm 41:12. He looked forward to being
set in God's Presence forever.
c) v7. His looking to the Lord for Grace.
i) Luke 1:72. God Gave it to him as one of
the Fathers.
ii) Psalm 40:11. Grace that would
continually preserve him.
iii) Genesis 24:27; 32:10. That is God's
Personality - Grace Giver.
iv) Psalm 86:15. God Is Abundantly
Gracious.
d) v8. His looking to the Lord to be a
Praising Worshipper.
i) Psalm 30:12. Worship and Praise with
Thankfulness from his soul.
ii) Psalm 79:13. Worship and Praise as
God's People to the Generations.
iii) Psalm 145:1-2. Extolling and Blessing
God's Name every day forever.
iv) Psalm 146:2. Worship and Praise for all
his life on the earth.
(This QT teaches me much from King David's
Looking)
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'Our Desire to Be Clean.'
a) Jeremiah 14:20; 3:13. Our wickedness
needs to be acknowledged before God.
b) Leviticus 26:40-42. Iniquity must be
confessed before God to experience His Restoration and Renewed Covenant.
c) Nehemiah 9:2. God's People - by
themselves as His People, need to confess their sins to Him - not amongst
unbelievers.
d) Psalm 32:5. If we do not hide but
confess our transgressions to the Lord, He Will Forgive us.
e) 1 John 1:9. If we confess our sins to
Him, God is Faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us.
f) Psalm 24:3-4. We need to be clean to
Stand in God's Holy Place.
g) Psalm 18:20. The Clean people will be
Rewarded.
h) Isaiah 33:15-16. The Clean people will
have Safety and Provision.
i) James 4:8. Come near to God, He Alone
can make us Clean.
j) Psalm 51:10. We need a Pure heart.
k) Psalm 73:1. God is Good to those who are
Pure in heart.
l) Acts 15:9. Our hearts are Cleansed by
Faith.
m) 2 Corinthians 7:1. Because of God's
Promises we need to ensure the Purity of our Body and Spirit)
(This Meditation echoes My Desire to Be
Clean)
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Chris.
Let us Extol and Bless God's Name every day
forever.
(Selected from the late Reverend Chris Harrison's QT Bible Notes File, by Priscilla)
