Praying Pint

 

Psa 139:6  Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it.

 Proverbs 30:2-4    Surely I am too stupid to be a man. I have not the understanding of a man.  I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the Holy One.  Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name? Surely you know!

 Psalms 40:5    You have multiplied, O LORD my God, your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us; none can compare with you! I will proclaim and tell of them, yet they are more than can be told.

 Job 11:7-9    “Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limit of the Almighty?  It is higher than heaven—what can you do? Deeper than Sheol—what can you know?  Its measure is longer than the earth and broader than the sea.

 Job 26:14     Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways, and how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?”

 Romans 11:33    Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!

 

 

 Psalms 139:5    You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me.

 Deuteronomy 33:27   The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. 

 Job 23:8-9    “Behold, I go forward, but he is not there, and backward, but I do not perceive him;  on the left hand when he is working, I do not behold him; he turns to the right hand, but I do not see him.

 Revelation 1:17     When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last,

 

 

Psalms 139:4   Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, you know it altogether.

 Psalms 19:14   Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.

 Job 42:3    ‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’ Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.

 Job 42:6  therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”

 Zephaniah 1:12    At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are complacent, those who say in their hearts, ‘The LORD will not do good, nor will he do ill.’

 Matthew 12:35-37    The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.  I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,  for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

 James 1:26    If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.

 James 3:2&8-10   

2  For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.

8  but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

9  With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God.

10  From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

 Psalms 50:21   These things you have done, and I have been silent; you thought that I was one like yourself. But now I rebuke you and lay the charge before you.

 Jeremiah 29:23    I am the one who knows, and I am witness, declares the LORD.’”

 Hebrews 4:12-13    For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.  And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

 

 

Pslams 139:3       You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways.

 Job 31:4     Does not he see my ways and number all my steps?

 Psalms 121:3&8   

3  He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.

8  The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.

 Proverbs 5:21  For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and he ponders all his paths.

 Ecclesiastes 12:14     For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.

 Isaiah 29:15   Ah, you who hide deep from the LORD your counsel, whose deeds are in the dark, and who say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?”

 

 

 

Psalms 139:2   You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar.

 Psalms 56:8    You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?

 2 Kings 19:27     “But I know your sitting down and your going out and coming in, and your raging against me.

 Proverbs 15:3     The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.

 Psalms 94:11      the LORD—knows the thoughts of man, that they are but a breath.

 1 Corinthians 4:5    Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.

 

 

Psalms 139:1     O LORD, you have searched me and known me!

 1 Chronicles 28:9   “And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

 Jeremiah 17:9-10   The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?  “I the LORD search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.”

 John 21:17    and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything;

 Hebrews 4:13    And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

 

 

1 Corinthians 10:11     These things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.

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God disciplines us not because He hates us but because He loves us. His reproofs are both impartial and helpful. Finally, God’s reproofs are instructional. God sends difficult circumstances into our lives for our benefit, yes, but also for the benefit of others. Paul said the reason God struck His people, the Israelites, dead in the wilderness was to serve as a warning for future generations (1 Corinthians 10:11). When God disciplines His children, we become object lessons of what it costs to rebel against God.

In Acts 5, a couple named Ananias and Sapphira lied about how much money they gave to the church, and God struck them both dead. Verse 11 says, “Great fear came over the whole church, and over all who heard of these things.” Can you imagine what would happen if lightning struck somebody in the middle of a church service? It would certainly get your attention, especially if you knew that the person had been involved in sin. Nobody would fall asleep during the sermon that day!

Years ago, I was sitting in an airplane at DFW International Airport, waiting for a late-night flight to San Diego. As I looked out the window, suddenly I saw an orange flame shoot out from the wing of the plane parked next to us. About a minute later, it happened again. I told the flight attendant, “Ma’am, I think the plane next to us is on fire.” She said, “Sir, that couldn’t be.” At about that moment, the whole wing burst into flames. The back door of the plane opened, the inflatable slide came down, and people started bounding out of the airplane. Everybody on our plane had a front-row seat to the commotion.

Finally, it was time for our plane to depart. As we were taxiing down the runway, the flight attendant explained the safety protocols and emergency exits. Usually people are asleep or reading during those announcements. But that night, we were hanging on to every word she said. Some people were even taking notes! Having just witnessed a calamity made us especially sensitive to warnings.

If you have recently been bombarded with hardships, don’t immediately write off those difficulties as misfortune. And don’t gloat at the misfortune other Christians are experiencing. Many times, God uses difficult circumstances in our lives or in the lives of others to get the attention of His children who are living in the far country.

 

[The righteous] will not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. His heart is established; he will not be afraid.
Psalm 112:7-8

There are numerous instances in the Old Testament where God said something was done before it happened. For example, before the Israelites conquered Jericho, God told them, “I have given Jericho into your hand” (Joshua 6:2). Between the time of God’s promise and its realization, the Israelites acted in faith and saw the walls fall down.

In the New Testament, promises were made, and faithfulness was expected in the interim. For example, ten lepers were cleansed only after they obeyed Jesus’ instruction to go to the priests (Luke 17:11-14). A blind man was healed only after he obeyed Jesus’ instructions to wash in the pool of Siloam (John 9:6-7). So what should we do in the interim between asking God for something and seeing it realized? Absent any specific instruction, we can praise and thank God for what His love and goodness will deliver in our time of need (Psalm 103:1-5). That is how we exercise faith after we have made our needs known to God (Philippians 4:6-7).

After you pray, be sure to praise God for the answer He is going to bring. (Dr. Jeremiah)

 

 

Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them.
Psalm 139:16

Why do fake indulgences like horoscopes, fortune cookies, and fortune tellers attract people? Because they all deliver messages about the same subject: the future. If the average person could have one question answered, it would likely be this: What does the future hold for me?  That is a human question, one as old as time. (Dr. Jeremiah)

———————————————————–  Even outside of the foolishness of horoscopes and fortune tellers, people will try to tell you what to worry about, what to fear, how to prepare, what to think, how to think, when to act, all for something in the future.  There are times when we should listen; hurricanes, severe storms, winter storms, floods, pending volcanic eruption, etc…. Not listening to these warnings has caused many people harm.

There is a time coming, in the future, when everyone will be judged by God. This is not so much a warning as it is more a promise or declaration.

We all know that every one of us will die. We don’t know when or how, but we know we will die. It is the way of life. What we believe now affects our destiny in eternity. God’s Word promises eternal life for all who trust in Jesus Christ for their salvation and forgiveness of sin. It also states that all of mankind falls short of God’s holiness and is on a path leading to eternal torment (Hell). It states anyone who denies the offer of salvation/redemption from Jesus Christ is condemned. It also states that there is no work a person can do that will make them right before God. It also states that God stands at the door of our hearts and knocks beckoning us to believe in His grace, mercy, and love through belief, trust, reliance, and faith in Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of our sins.

We indeed know very little about what tomorrow holds for each of us, but one thing is for sure; If we die with faith in Jesus Christ we will have eternal life and without faith in Jesus Christ we will have eternal torment in Hell.

 

 

Psa 32:1-6   Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah  Therefore let everyone who is godly offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found; surely in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him.

This psalm, which has given healing to many a wounded conscience, comes from the depths of a conscience which itself has been wounded and healed. One must be very dull of hearing not to feel how it throbs with emotion, and is, in fact, a gush of rapture from a heart experiencing in its freshness the new joy of forgiveness. So, then, here is this thought; all sin is a going away. From what? Rather the question should be-from whom? All sin is a departure from God. And that is its deepest and darkest characteristic. And it is the one that needs to be most urged, for it is the one that we are most apt to forget. We are all ready enough to acknowledge faults; none of us have any hesitation in saying that we have done wrong, and have gone wrong. We are ready to recognise that we have transgressed the law; but what about the Lawgiver? The personal element in every sin, great or small, is that it is a voluntary rending of a union which exists, a departure from God who is with us in the deepest recesses of our being, unless we drag ourselves away from the support of His enclosing arm, and from the illumination of His indwelling grace. (MacLaren)

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,…. Or “lifted up” (m); bore and carried away: sin is a transgression of the law; the guilt of it charged upon the conscience of a sinner is a heavy burden, too heavy for him to bear, and the punishment of it is intolerable: forgiveness is a removal of sin, guilt, and punishment. Sin was first taken off, and transferred from the sinner to Christ, the surety; and who laid upon him really and judicially, as the sins of the people of Israel were put upon the scapegoat typically; and was bore by him, both guilt and punishment, and taken away, finished, and made an end of; and by the application of his blood and sacrifice it is taken away from the sinner’s conscience; it is caused to pass from him, and is removed afar off, as far as the east is from the west; it is so lifted off from him as to give him ease and peace, and so as never to return to the destruction of him; wherefore such a man is a happy man; he has much peace, comfort, calmness, and serenity of mind now can appear before God with intrepidity, and serve him without fear; no bill of indictment can hereafter be found against him; no charge will be exhibited, and so no condemnation to him. (Gill)

We try to cover our own sin by a multitude of ways:

Neglect of studying God’s Word and thereby not seeing or aware of sin

Turning a deaf ear to the Holy Spirit’s conviction 

Following others who’s lives are weak in faith, understanding, and knowledge of God’s Word and things of God.

Saying my sin is not that bad.

Discounting the significance of the sin.

Thinking it is hidden from God.

Going to a place of worship that does not speak of the sinfulness of sin in light of the holiness of God.

Making our own justification for the reason(s) of or for our sin.

Saying I was just born weak in this area.

Allowing our time to be consumed by worldly things and pleasures so we don’t have time to reflect about how we are living our life.

There maybe some short term pleasure in a life of willful sin, but it will never satisfy your inner being. Forfeited will be true joy, hope, peace, and rest until it is recognized, confessed, and repented of. God’s amazing grace, mercy, and love should not give us reason to sin, but should rather, give us reason to walk humbly with intentional purpose to honor and glorify Jesus Christ in all thoughts, words, and actions.