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Psalm 86 - Prayer

Psalm 86

86:1 Hear, Yahweh, and answer me,

for I am poor and needy.

86:2 Preserve my soul, for I am godly.

You, my God, save your servant who trusts in you.

86:3 Be merciful to me, Lord,

for I call to you all day long.

86:4 Bring joy to the soul of your servant,

for to you, Lord, do I lift up my soul.

86:5 For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive;

abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.

86:6 Hear, Yahweh, my prayer.

Listen to the voice of my petitions.

86:7 In the day of my trouble I will call on you,

for you will answer me.

86:8 There is no one like you among the gods, Lord,

nor any deeds like your deeds.

86:9 All nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord.

They shall glorify your name.

86:10 For you are great, and do wondrous things.

You are God alone.

86:11 Teach me your way, Yahweh.

I will walk in your truth.Make my heart undivided to fear your name.

86:12 I will praise you, Lord my God, with my whole heart.

I will glorify your name forevermore.

86:13 For your loving kindness is great toward me.

You have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.

86:14 God, the proud have risen up against me.

A company of violent men have sought after my soul,

and they don’t hold regard for you before them.

86:15 But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God,

slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

86:16 Turn to me, and have mercy on me!

Give your strength to your servant.

Save the son of your handmaid.

86:17 Show me a sign of your goodness,

that those who hate me may see it,

and be shamed,because you,

Yahweh, have helped me,

and comforted me.

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Bible Thought - The False Witness in Proverbs

The False Witness

The book of Proverbs is a collection of writings, mainly by King Solomon, who was endowed by God with the extraordinary gift of wisdom. These writings are wisdom which reveals how a person can live a godly and God pleasing life. It provides God’s people with a way to deal successfully with the practical affairs of everyday life, living God’s way, as they listen to Him.

We will look at the topic from Proverbs about being a witness. This theme runs throughout the Bible, Old Testament and New Testament. We can be a true witness or a false witness. Let’s start by looking at being a false witness.
The false witness is part of the very first sins committed by humanity. “Don’t be a false witness” is indeed one of the very 10 commandments that were given by God to Moses (Exodus 20).

In regard to being a false witness, in a simple desert community as ancient Israel were, nearly all such crimes were seen as capital offences. If for somebody was to be a successful “false witness”, that person would be seen as something of a murderer.
Here is what the great reformer Martin Luther said concerning it:
“the commandment against false witness is to prohibit the public judgment and reproof of the neighbour. One can indeed see and hear the neighbour sin, but one has no command to report it to others. If one judges and passes sentence, one falls into a sin which is greater than his (except for judges, parents, and preachers).”

Some tough words there as we start out, aren’t they? The other great reformer, John Calvin, taught that this commandment of not being a false witness, emphasizes that the Christian is to:
“assert only the truth with pure motives for the maintenance of our neighbour's good name and estate.”

Let us continue by looking within the book of Proverbs at “false witness”. First of all, what is a false witness?
16 There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him:
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil,
19 a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community. (Proverbs 6:16-19)

 

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Pulp Theology 10 - An Ambassador in God’s Orchestra of Joy

PulpTheology Book

An Ambassador in God's Orchestra of Joy

An Ambassador is an official and accredited representative of their own sovereign state to another place or country. The Ambassador speaks not for themselves but represents the ideals, thoughts and actions of the one who sent them and with their authority.All Christians, as Disciples of Jesus Christ, are Ambassadors for Jesus Christ into the world in which we live.

Therefore throughout this book, we use both words, Ambassador and Disciple, in relation to the Christian. As Ambassadors for Jesus Christ, we are to be His representatives here on earth. We are His Church, which is an Orchestra of Joy.The Christian Ambassador has a joyous message to present to people about how people can be reconciled with God. A message to all people, of all nations, of all time, without favouritism or corruption.

As Christian Ambassadors, we are sent by our Lord Jesus Christ, into the world, in order to live our lives for Him and Him alone. Inside this book, we look at 6 main characteristics of the life of the Christian Ambassador:

1. The Ambassador's Identification
2. The Ambassador's Message
3. The Ambassador’s New Life
4. The Ambassador's Serving Life
5. The Ambassador’s Devotional Life
6. The Ambassador's Uncompromising Life

The Disciple of Jesus Christ, the Christian, is God's Ambassador, as exhorted by the Apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 5:20-21:

20 We are therefore Christ’s Ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: be reconciled to God. 21 God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

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