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Post by Admin on Jun 18, 2018 17:51:05 GMT
The focus of this week's Psalm study is God's love. As creator, champion, protector, compassionate Father, God's love encompasses every aspect of all love we give or receive. Here is Psalm 36 from the NIV:
1 I have a message from God in my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no fear of God before their eyes. 2 In their own eyes they flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin. 3 The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful; they fail to act wisely or do good. 4 Even on their beds they plot evil; they commit themselves to a sinful course and do not reject what is wrong. 5 Your love, LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies. 6 Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your justice like the great deep. You, LORD, preserve both people and animals. 7 How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings. 8 They feast on the abundance of your house; you give them drink from your river of delights. 9 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light. 10 Continue your love to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart. 11 May the foot of the proud not come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away. 12 See how the evildoers lie fallen— thrown down, not able to rise!
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Post by Admin on Jun 18, 2018 17:57:13 GMT
Here are a few preview questions for Wednesday's discussion.
1. Why do you think David begins with a meditation on why troublemakers do what they do and then turns so abruptly to a contemplation of God's love? (Consider what you know about the event's of David's life.) 2. Verse 6 says that God "preserves" us. Think about what it means to preserve something, like an old book, fruit, or a friendship. How does this enlarge your understanding of what God does for us out of Creator-love? 3. What aspect of love is the psalmist asking to see in verses 10-12?
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