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Today is Friday June 26, 2009 and we are completing our studies on the book of Job and also beginning our studies on the book of Psalm. Please bare with me as this message is a little longer than most as I have to explain the details of the Book of Psalm. In Job, please read chapters 41,42 in your Bible or Click Here to read them. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job%2041-42&version=9

Today's Message: Understanding God
We are not required to understand everything that God does or allows, but we are required to be faithful and obedient to His Word if we want to overcome the circumstances in our lives.

God continues to speak, He revealed to Job more of the wonders of the His creation. Job's faith in God and his patience allowed him to acknowledge the God was the supreme authority over all things and how little is actually known by mankind. “Then Job answered the LORD, and said, I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee. Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not. Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.” - Job 42:1-6. Job was saying to God, “I do not have the knowledge to understand all the things that happened to me. I now see that Your love and wisdom are far more wonderful than anything that I will ever know, therefore, I will never question Your wisdom again”. Those who trust in the Lord, as Job did, are not searching for the answers to all of life's problems, nor asking the questions: "Why?" or "Why me?" They are simply trusting our loving, wise, Counselor, who always knows what we need and will give the best to those who trust Him.

Now, we begin the Book of Psalm, please read chapters 1-9 in your Bible or Click Here to read them.
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%201-9&version=9

The Book of Psalm is the nineteenth book of the Old Testament/Bible and contains one hundred and fifty chapters. There main author of the book was David, but there were several others as well, the book was first written to the Israelite's. The book was known as the hymn book of Israel. The word "Psalms"means "songs to the accompaniment of a stringed instrument.” It is the prayer and praise book of the Bible. What we are to learn from the book is that prayer, praise, intercession, and confession are all part of true worship to God. There are several types of Psalms and they are categorized into five sections, man, deliverance, sanctuary, earth, and God's Word. Psalms 1-41 concerns man, his state of blessedness, fall, and recovery.

The key to understanding how God blesses us begins with understanding the first Psalm of the Bible. “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.” - Psalm 1.

1. Avoid The Ungodly, “walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly,”
The ungodly may live lifestyles that conform to today's “politically correct” society, but they live and act as though God does not exist. They assume that any religion, or none at all, is equally acceptable. In doing this, they feel no accountability to God and see no need of a Savior, bringing others down in the fire with them.

2. Avoid The Sinners “nor standeth in the way of sinners”
This includes some Christians. Just because one claims to be a Christian it does not mean that they are living life as a Christian should. Sinners speak, act, think, and live to please themselves. They may appear honest, upright, and generous in the eyes of the majority of people, but in reality they are deceitful and see no need to repent because they believe themselves not to be sinners.

3. Avoid The Scornful “nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful”
The scornful are those who belittle God and Christianity, they are completely against God being the Father and Creator of all things and against worshiping Jesus Christ as God the Son. Most stand firmly and openly against the Bible and Jesus Christ as the only way to be saved and reach heaven.

4. Delight in God's Word “delight is in the law of the LORD”
We must desire to know all of God's Word and to delight in following it. Delighting in God's word is threefold, if we delight in knowing His Word we will learn that God's delights in our pleasing Jesus Christ. When we delight in pleasing Jesus, we will meditate upon His Word. As we meditate prayerfully in His Law, the Holy Spirit speaks to our hearts, revealing the meaning of His Word for our lives. Therefore, allowing us to be blessed and prosper in all that we do. “be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.”

We need to memorize this Psalm and keep it in our hearts until the day we meet God in heaven. God created many wonders of the universe and on the earth, so many that we are just discovering and have yet to discover. However, God reveals all in His own timing, He truly is the Creator of all things and is in control over every bit of it, no matter how many scientists try to prove otherwise. All of us need to be reminded that our limited knowledge and ability to cope with life should cause us to realize how foolish, as well as sinful, it is to question the wisdom and love of God for His children. We need to accept, with submissive hearts, the circumstances He allows in our lives, which He will use to fulfill His loving, eternal purpose through us. “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen................ But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” - Hebrews 11:1,6.

Today's Prayer:
Dear God,
We place our complete trust in You, for You are a faithful, trustworthy, and loving to all Your children. As we feed on Your faithfulness and live by Your righteousness revealed to us through the Scriptures we find ourselves delighting in Your presence. We also delight in You when we read Your Word, sing praises to You, give ourselves to You and to others, and most especially when we commune with You in prayer.  May the desires of our heart bring delight to Yours as we conform ourselves to Your Will and rid ourselves of the things of the world. In Jesus' Name.........Amen.

Have a wonderful and blessed day/night and weekend.

God Bless,
Christina