{"id":3197,"date":"2020-04-27T18:45:17","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T01:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/?p=3197"},"modified":"2020-04-27T18:45:22","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T01:45:22","slug":"hobart-herd-devotional-psalms-1-4-27-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/?p=3197","title":{"rendered":"Hobart Herd Devotional – Psalms 1 – 4-27-20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hobart Herd Devotional \u2013 Psalms 1-\n4-27-20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   The tone for the book of Psalms is set much\nlike the book of Proverbs with the blessings on those who love and follow God\u2019s\nWord and commands and the judgment, struggle and destruction of those who rebel\nand chose the ways of sin.  Chapter 1 of\nPsalms starts this theme that continues throughout this marvelous book.  There is the great contrast between the\nBlessings of those who delight in God\u2019s Word(vs. 1-3)  and the wicked whose way will perish.(vs.\n4-6)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   I am reminded of the many challenges to\nread, meditate, memorize and study God\u2019s Word that have been expressed to me\nover the years.  Many of you read God\u2019s\nWord on a daily basis, some with a very planned and scheduled reading and\nothers with a more relaxed plan.  I know\nthat I did not really grow and develop in my spiritual walk with the Lord until\nI learned to be structured and disciplined in my daily devotional life.  Bible School really set me on the path by\nrequiring that we be in our dorm rooms for devotions morning and evening,\nreading God\u2019s word and praying.  While I\nhaven\u2019t always been able to follow such a regimented structure, I know that\nwhen I miss my time alone with the Lord and His Word, my life begins to deteriorate.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   I find that when I don\u2019t set aside time to\nread, meditate and study God\u2019s Word, the counsel of the ungodly becomes my\ndirection very quickly.  I don\u2019t plan on walking,\nstanding, or sitting with the schemes and plans of this sinful world, but when\nI am not purposely walking, reading and growing in God\u2019s Word, I naturally\ndefault to the sinful and wicked ways and thinking of this world.  I become short tempered, resentful,\ndiscouraged, depressed and rebellious against God.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   Truly I want to be steadfast and growing in\nmy faith like the tree planted by the water. \nImmediate my mind goes to an old gospel song, \u201cI Shall not Be\nMoved\u201d.  I want my roots sunk deep in the\ntruths of God\u2019s Word, fed by the water of His Spirit so that when the winds and\nstruggles of this world come against me, I am not moved from my walk of faith\nin the Lord.  I want the Lord to bless\nand prosper me according to His plan as I meditate on His Word and live by\nit.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   Father, Your Word it TRUTH!  I know that when I apply myself to the study,\nmeditation, memorization and worship of You through Your Spirit\u2019s direction in\nthe Word of Truth, I am richly blessed and given all that I need to remain\nsteadfast in my walk of faith.  Forgive\nme for straying and walking, standing and sitting in the way of sinners and scoffers.  I want my life to count for You, to bring\nglory and honor to You, to remain true and strong in my faith, to bring eternal\nreward.  Thank You for giving me Your\nWord and Your Spirit to keep me focused and delighted in You.  In Jesus Name, Amen!  Pastor Rob<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hobart Herd Devotional \u2013 Psalms 1- 4-27-20    The tone for the book of Psalms is set much like the book of Proverbs with the blessings on those who love and follow God\u2019s Word and commands and the judgment, struggle …<\/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\/3197"}],"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=3197"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3198,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3197\/revisions\/3198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}