{"id":3191,"date":"2020-04-27T18:41:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T01:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/?p=3191"},"modified":"2020-04-27T18:42:12","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T01:42:12","slug":"hobart-herd-devotional-psalms-4-26-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/?p=3191","title":{"rendered":"Hobart Herd Devotional – Psalms – 4-26-20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hobart Herd Devotional \u2013 Psalms \u2013\n4-26-20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   What makes the book of Psalms so special in\nour lives?  It isn\u2019t just the longest\nbook in the Bible, with the longest chapter in the Bible (119), and the\nshortest chapter (117), or the fact that it is the center of the Bible.  Some have said that Psalm 118:8 is the center\nverse of the Bible, \u201cIt is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence\nin man.\u201d(KJV)  Whether this is totally\ntrue or not I think we can see that the central truth of the Bible is that we\nshould learn to put our trust tin the Lord. \n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   This book is also a key collection of songs\nof praise.  If our purpose in life to\nbring praise, honor and glory to the Lord, then we must learn to allow I hearts\nand minds to worship, meditate, memorize and sing to the Lord.  These Psalms were used in corporate worship\nwhen God\u2019s people would gather together in celebrations.  Many were written specifically for certain\nhistorical celebrations of God\u2019s goodness, grace and mercy on His people.  The writers vary from Moses, David, Solomon,\nLevite music directors, Asaph, Heman, and Ethan (The Bible Knowledge\nCommentary).  Some were written for choir\nuse, instrumental use, and individual songs. \nMany of our songs and hymns today take their text and meter from the Psalms.  I am sure if I was to ask you your favorite\nPsalm there would be many different answers. \nPsalm 23, the Lord is my Shepherd; Psalm 119, the song of God\u2019s Word;\nPsalm 46, the Psalm of our refuge in the Lord, the list could go on all\nday.  My life verses are Psalm 37:4-5, 4          \u201cDelight yourself in the LORD; and He\nwill give you the desires of your heart. 5   \nCommit your way to the LORD, trust also in Him, and He will do it.\u201d(NAS)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   Maybe there is no book in the Bible that\nexpresses our hearts to the Lord, or God\u2019s heart of love for us then the book\nof Psalms.  This introduction is meant to\nwet our appetite for growth in worship, understanding of God and His desire for\nrelationship with us, and give us a taste of heaven as we walk through these\nsacred songs together.  Everything from\nthe doctrinal truths of who God is to the expression of His heart and mind to\nyou are found in these precious chapters. \nMy prayer is that as we walk through the next 150 devotions together, we\nwill mark, memorize, meditate, and move in precious relationship with the One\nwho loves you more then you could ever know. \nPsalms 19:14     Let the words of\nmy mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O LORD, my\nrock and my Redeemer.(NAS)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   Father, thank You for giving us these\namazing songs of worship and praise. \nMany times we have been comforted, challenged and brought to confession\nthrough these beautiful words.  Truly we\ncould sing and meditate on these words for the rest of our days and still never\nscratch the surface of Who You are and Your love and plan for our lives.  You have promised to be with me from my\ngreatest struggle of despair and depression to the highest times of exaltation\nand praise.  May my meditations, songs,\ncries, and praises bring honor and glory to the Most High.  In Jesus Name, Amen!  Pastor Rob<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hobart Herd Devotional \u2013 Psalms \u2013 4-26-20    What makes the book of Psalms so special in our lives?  It isn\u2019t just the longest book in the Bible, with the longest chapter in the Bible (119), and the shortest chapter …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3191"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3191"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3192,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3191\/revisions\/3192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}