[Ohio-Communities-of-Faith] DONNIE DAILY GEMS FOR MONDAY JUNE 20

[Donnie Parrett]

DONNIE DAILY GEMS FOR MONDAY JUNE 20

MEMORY SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK

Lamentations 3:22-23
It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his
compassions fail not. 
 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. 

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WORD OF WISDOM

Don't sweat the small stuff. Because as far as God is concerned, it's all
"small stuff"!

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DAILY DEVOTION

A Positive Indication


Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for I do pass
through Macedonia. And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with
you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go. For I will not
see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord
permit. But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost. For a great door and
effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
1 Corinthians 16:5-9

Though there were times when God told Paul where and when he would be going
next, there were also times when Paul had to wait and see what lay in store
for him. This uncertainty is on display at the end of his first letter to
the church at Corinth. He told them what he was hoping to do, but he
recognized that God's plans would take precedence. Many times when people
try to discern God's will for their lives, they allow hardship and
opposition to influence their decision. Yet rather than being a sign that we
are going in the wrong direction, opposition is often the best sign that we
are headed in the right direction. G. Campbell Morgan said, "If you have no
opposition in the place you serve, you're serving in the wrong place."
We should be living in such a way and having such an impact for God that our
lives are not being ignored. When the sons of Sceva tried to cast out a
demon without God's power, it ended in disaster for them. They had neither
the power or the standing to do so, and their power proved inadequate to the
task. "And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know;
but who are ye?" (Acts 19:15). There is no reason for Satan to focus his
attacks on Christians who are doing nothing for God. Adversaries provide
evidence that we are having an impact.
We must never let obstacles or opposition deter us from doing what we know
is right.

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DAILY BIBLE READING

Psalm 81-85 New King James Version
An Appeal for Israel's Repentance
To the Chief Musician. On[a] an instrument of Gath. A Psalm of Asaph.
81 Sing aloud to God our strength;
Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob.
2 Raise a song and strike the timbrel,
The pleasant harp with the lute.

3 Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon,
At the full moon, on our solemn feast day.
4 For this is a statute for Israel,
A law of the God of Jacob.
5 This He established in Joseph as a testimony,
When He went throughout the land of Egypt,
Where I heard a language I did not understand.

6 "I removed his shoulder from the burden;
His hands were freed from the baskets.
7 You called in trouble, and I delivered you;
I answered you in the secret place of thunder;
I tested you at the waters of [b]Meribah. Selah

8 "Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you!
O Israel, if you will listen to Me!
9 There shall be no foreign god among you;
Nor shall you worship any foreign god.
10 I am the Lord your God,
Who brought you out of the land of Egypt;
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.

11 "But My people would not heed My voice,
And Israel would have none of Me.
12 So I gave them over to [c]their own stubborn heart,
To walk in their own counsels.

13 "Oh, that My people would listen to Me,
That Israel would walk in My ways!
14 I would soon subdue their enemies,
And turn My hand against their adversaries.
15 The haters of the Lord would pretend submission to Him,
But their [d]fate would endure forever.
16 He would have fed them also with [e]the finest of wheat;
And with honey from the rock I would have satisfied you."

A Plea for Justice
A Psalm of Asaph.
82 God stands in the congregation of [f]the mighty;
He judges among the [g]gods.
2 How long will you judge unjustly,
And show partiality to the wicked? Selah
3 [h]Defend the poor and fatherless;
Do justice to the afflicted and needy.
4 Deliver the poor and needy;
Free them from the hand of the wicked.

5 They do not know, nor do they understand;
They walk about in darkness;
All the foundations of the earth are [i]unstable.

6 I said, "You are [j]gods,
And all of you are children of the Most High.
7 But you shall die like men,
And fall like one of the princes."

8 Arise, O God, judge the earth;
For You shall inherit all nations.

Prayer to Frustrate Conspiracy Against Israel
A Song. A Psalm of Asaph.
83 Do not keep silent, O God!
Do not hold Your peace,
And do not be still, O God!
2 For behold, Your enemies make a [k]tumult;
And those who hate You have [l]lifted up their head.
3 They have taken crafty counsel against Your people,
And consulted together against Your sheltered ones.
4 They have said, "Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation,
That the name of Israel may be remembered no more."

5 For they have consulted together with one [m]consent;
They [n]form a confederacy against You:
6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites;
Moab and the Hagrites;
7 Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek;
Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
8 Assyria also has joined with them;
They have helped the children of Lot. Selah

9 Deal with them as with Midian,
As with Sisera,
As with Jabin at the Brook Kishon,
10 Who perished at En Dor,
Who became as refuse on the earth.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and like Zeeb,
Yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 Who said, "Let us take for ourselves
The pastures of God for a possession."

13 O my God, make them like the whirling dust,
Like the chaff before the wind!
14 As the fire burns the woods,
And as the flame sets the mountains on fire,
15 So pursue them with Your tempest,
And frighten them with Your storm.
16 Fill their faces with shame,
That they may seek Your name, O Lord.
17 Let them be [o]confounded and dismayed forever;
Yes, let them be put to shame and perish,
18 That they may know that You, whose name alone is the Lord,
Are the Most High over all the earth.

The Blessedness of Dwelling in the House of God
To the Chief Musician. On[p] an instrument of Gath. A Psalm of the sons of
Korah.
84 How lovely [q]is Your tabernacle,
O Lord of hosts!
2 My soul longs, yes, even faints
For the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

3 Even the sparrow has found a home,
And the swallow a nest for herself,
Where she may lay her young-
Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts,
My King and my God.
4 Blessed are those who dwell in Your house;
They will still be praising You. Selah

5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in You,
Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.
6 As they pass through the Valley of [r]Baca,
They make it a spring;
The rain also covers it with [s]pools.
7 They go from strength to strength;
[t]Each one appears before God in Zion.

8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;
Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah
9 O God, behold our shield,
And look upon the face of Your [u]anointed.

10 For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand.
I would rather [v]be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord will give grace and glory;
No good thing will He withhold
>From those who walk uprightly.

12 O Lord of hosts,
Blessed is the man who trusts in You!

Prayer that the Lord Will Restore Favor to the Land
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
85 Lord, You have been favorable to Your land;
You have brought back the captivity of Jacob.
2 You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people;
You have covered all their sin. Selah
3 You have taken away all Your wrath;
You have turned from the fierceness of Your anger.

4 Restore us, O God of our salvation,
And cause Your anger toward us to cease.
5 Will You be angry with us forever?
Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?
6 Will You not revive us again,
That Your people may rejoice in You?
7 Show us Your mercy, Lord,
And grant us Your salvation.

8 I will hear what God the Lord will speak,
For He will speak peace
To His people and to His saints;
But let them not turn back to [w]folly.
9 Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him,
That glory may dwell in our land.

10 Mercy and truth have met together;
Righteousness and peace have kissed.
11 Truth shall spring out of the earth,
And righteousness shall look down from heaven.
12 Yes, the Lord will give what is good;
And our land will yield its increase.
13 Righteousness will go before Him,
And shall make His footsteps our pathway.

Footnotes
Psalm 81:1 Heb. Al Gittith
Psalm 81:7 Lit. Strife or Contention
Psalm 81:12 the dictates of their heart
Psalm 81:15 Lit. time
Psalm 81:16 Lit. fat of wheat
Psalm 82:1 Heb. El, lit. God
Psalm 82:1 Judges; Heb. elohim, lit. mighty ones or gods
Psalm 82:3 Vindicate
Psalm 82:5 moved
Psalm 82:6 Judges; Heb. elohim, lit. mighty ones or gods
Psalm 83:2 uproar
Psalm 83:2 Exalted themselves
Psalm 83:5 Lit. heart
Psalm 83:5 Lit. cut a covenant
Psalm 83:17 ashamed
Psalm 84:1 Heb. Al Gittith
Psalm 84:1 are Your dwellings
Psalm 84:6 Lit. Weeping
Psalm 84:6 Or blessings
Psalm 84:7 LXX, Syr., Vg. The God of gods shall be seen
Psalm 84:9 Commissioned one, Heb. messiah
Psalm 84:10 stand at the threshold
Psalm 85:8 foolishness