Saturday, July 11, 2015
Start Time: 8:04 AM
End Time: 8:22 AM
Title: Psalm 137.
Scriptures: Psalm 137:1 - 9
God’s Message/Promise/Commands:
Psalm 137 was written with strong emotions. The author clearly was in a oppressed land. You can sense how unjustly they are treated and how they become prisoners. Are you living a life of prison? You may not be literally in prison right now but you feel like you don't have any freedom to praise and worship the Lord? I believe this is true deprivation! When we are forbidden to do what we are made to do - Praise the Lord! And even if the world allows us to praise and worship the Lord, they do so to mock us. Now this is what true imprisonment really is! The lost of freedom to worship our God! But despite of their circumstances, you can hear the author vowing to never forget Zion! Never to forget God and Jerusalem! We live in a world where our true nature to worship God is restricted. We hear news of laws passed on that restrict us in worshiping God and even standing in our own faith. But let it be that despite of the restrictions, the glory of God, His wonderful acts, His love and mercy remains fresh in our lives each day. And one day, God will remember the oppression of the world towards us and repay them as they deserve!
Prayer:
Lord Jesus, what a great lesson to understand the value of remembering You and Your love and You goodness each day. In a world where ironically they call "free" but literally restricted to practice what our true nature is - to worship You in Spirit and in truth, help us to remember always and never forget You! In Jesus' Name, Amen!
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