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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><font size="3"><b>Jim
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<a href="http://www.2rbetter.org/">www.2rbetter.org</a></b></font></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER">April 19, 2011</p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER">
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"> <b>JAN
17 - PSALM 1-41 - MAN AND GENESIS</b></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="LEFT"><b>1.
1:2 (1) GOD'S BLESSING UPON MAN. “But his delight is in the law
of Jehovah; and on his law does he meditate day and night” (ASV -
'01). </b><span style="">Father, You have
blessed us in a special way by the gift of Your Word. O may we
treasure it, count it as precious, and draw prosperity and success
from it, as did Joshua (1:8)! </span><b><i>Hallowed be Your Name.</i></b></p>
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<b>2. 5:11 (2-7) GOD APPRAISES MAN'S FALLEN ESTATE. “But let all
those that take refuge in you rejoice, Let them ever shout for joy,
because you defend them: Let them also that love your name be joyful
in you.” </b><span style="">We will rejoice, we
will shout for joy, we will be joyful in You. We take the Holy
Spirit's words through David, and appropriate them for ourselves. You
correctly know our estate, therefore we safely rest in You. </span><b><i>Your
:kingdom come!</i></b></p>
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<b>3. 12:6 (8-15) GOD POINTS THE WAY OUT. “The words of Jehovah
are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, Purified
seven times.” </b><span style="">Yes, by Your
Word, O Father. You speak to us. As George Muller of old, we will
praise-pray it back to You. We know full well that You are in Your
Word, and this is the way out. </span><b><i>Your :will be done, As
in heaven, so on earth.</i></b></p>
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<b>4. 16:7 (16-21) GOD PRAISED FOR DELIVERANCE. “I will bless
Jehovah, who has given me counsel; Yes, my heart instructs me in the
night seasons.” </b><span style="">Father, it
is You Who holds us back from evil, and delivers us from danger. You
do it by dreams in the night season. Your faithfulness is past
finding out. We are humbled by Your insights and we lean hard on You!
</span><i><span style=""> </span></i><b><i>Our
:daily bread Give us this day.</i></b></p>
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<b>5. 22:28 (22-24) GOD PROVIDES A SAVIOR. “For the kingdom is
Jehovah's; And he is the ruler over the nations.” </b><span style="">And
why, Father, do You rule so widely? You have worked plenteous
redemption, and taken upon Yourself the right to rule, for You are
Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer, and Lover of our souls! You are our
Shield, and Armor, and the Preserver from all unnecessary testing!
</span><b><i>And forgive us our :debts, as we also have forgiven our
:debtors.</i></b></p>
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<b>6. 34:1 (25-34) GOD'S REDEMPTION IN MESSIAH (CHRIST). “I will
bless Jehovah at all times: His praise shall continually be in my
mouth.” </b><span style="">This shall become
habitual with us: for You Father, inhabit the praises of Israel. Lord
Jesus - we enthrone you! We proclaim You our King! Standing here in
the midst of us, We lift You up with our praise. And as we worship,
build a throne; Come Lord Jesus, and take Your place! </span><b><i>
And bring us not into temptation!</i></b></p>
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<b>7. 41:1 (35-41) GOD CAUSES TRIUMPH OVER OUR ENEMIES. “Blessed
is he that considers the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of
evil.” </b><span style=""> Father, those who are
merciful shall obtain mercy. Those who harden their hearts against
the cry of the needy; shall not be heard in the day of trouble. How
just You are in all Your ways! </span><b><i>But deliver us from the
evil one!</i></b></p>
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<u><b>NOTE</b></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>: </b></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">These
first 41 Psalms are linked by the Jews with the book of Genesis, the
first book of Moses, and connected with the Torah or Teaching.</span></span></p>
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<span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Just
as Genesis lays a foundation for the rest of the Bible as its
Seed-plot - so these 41 Psalms lay the foundation for the rest of the
Book of Psalms and the Old Covenant: Law (Torah) - Prophets (Neviim)
- and Writings (Kethuvim). This is the Hebrew order; this is the
order in which our Lord Jesus as a Jew read them. See the end of Luke
and how He used this order in revealing Himself to the two on the
road to Emmaus.</span></span></p>
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<span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">There
first 41 psalms are primarily written by David, and many
prophetically are Messianic - that is - they point forward to Jesus,
David's Greater Son!</span></span></p>
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<span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">David
is called by God - “A man after My own heart!” David had a heart
completely after God! Was he perfect? no more than you or I! He like
us awaits the Resurrection at the time of the return of our Lord,
when we too with him receive our resurrected body. Jesus alone at
this time is the first fruits from the dead - in the sense that He
has the Resurrection Body of the One New Man. But as He as Head is
first to partake of the New Creation - then we in turn as members of
His body will receive a body like His at that time. </span></span><u><span style="">This</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
is the </span></span><u><span style="">Blessed
Hope</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">.</span></span></p>
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<span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">From
the time the Spirit of God came upon David after leaving King Saul,
he started writing and singing half the Psalms of this Book. Samuel
by the Word of the Lord anointed David as king as the eighth son of
Jesse, while he was yet a shepherd boy. It was while yet a lad that
he killed Goliath, before he had reached full manhood.</span></span></p>
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<span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Look
at Psalm 22, and see how David foresaw our Suffering Savior at His
first coming. He came </span></span><u><span style="">then</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
to die redemptively for your sins and mine. He will return
triumphantly as Judge for both the righteous to apportion out awards
- and for the wicked to righteously consign them to hell with the
Satan whom they have chosen. One third of the angels fell from heaven
with Satan for choosing him, and shall </span></span><u><span style="">further</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
fall to the lake of fire prepared for them with Satan. It was </span></span><u><span style="">not</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
prepared for man - but when man </span></span><u><span style="">chooses</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
to side with Satan, then they with him share his fate! Paul the
apostle so effectively set these truths forth, that Governor Felix of
Rome trembled!</span></span></p>
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<span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">In
these 41 Psalms David recounts the wonders of creation, the fall of
man, and the beginnings of God's Redemptive processes. Because of
this, these Psalms accord with the book of Genesis, and mightily
glorify You, O Father! We will use these Psalms to lead us into
spontaneous praise and prayer! J.A.W.</span></span></p>
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