Psalm 145 - 8.5.26

Scripture 

“You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.” (Ps 145:16)

Observation

This Psalm is written by David. The entire Psalm praises God and focuses on God’s character. David starts by praising God and honoring his name (v 1-3). Each generation will speak about God's wonderful works to the next generation (v 4). He continues about God's marvelous glory, mighty miracles and fearsome deeds (v 5-7). God is merciful, kind and patient (v 8). He is good to everyone and takes care of all creation (v 8-11). God is the provider for all creation. He opens his hand and provides (v 16).

He opens his hand and satisfies the desires of all who live (Ps 145:16, CEV). A parallel verse in Ps 104:28 says, “What You give them they gather in; You open Your hand, they are filled with good.” 

I love the imagery of God opening his hand in response to my prayer, and I receive what he gives me. As we read in Ps 104:28, we only “gather in what he gives”. God is our source. Everything we have comes from him. We have only because he opens his hand and allows us to gather in.

Application

God is our provider. He is Jehovah Jireh (God our provider). He is our source of provision, health, life and eveything we need in our life. We have nothing apart from what we have received from him. “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” (James 1:17)

Do you need healing? Ask him. Do you need a job? Ask him. Do you need deliverance? Do you need a miracle in the lives of your children? Ask him. Whatever you need is, He is the source. He is the source of all good things. 

Prayer

Dear Father, I thank you for making me your child. Thank you because I am the child of the most high God. You are my source. You are my help. You are my strength. I have nothing apart from you. I rely on you. I rest in you. I look at your face. As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so my eyes look to the LORD our God (Ps 123:2). Thank you because I can come into your presence with confidence and call you Abba Father (Gal 4:6), and receive grace in time of need (Heb 4:16). Thank you for your grace (undeserved favor) and for your mercy (not letting me have the judgement I deserve). I look at your face for all my needs. I know that when you open your hand, my needs will be fulfilled. In Jesus’s name I pray. Amen.

- Asha Chacko George

Psalm 144 - 8.4.26

SCRIPTURE:  Psalm 144:9

“I will sing a new song to You, my God; on the ten-stringed lyre I will make music to You, to the One who gives victory to kings, who delivers His servant David.”

OBSERVATION:  David took up his harp and sang a new song of praise to God, being assured that the Lord would give him victory over his enemies. 

APPLICATION:  When we worship God we can thank Him for being the Deliverer over our enemies. He sent His Son Jesus to be our Savior, and we are secure in Him.  David exemplified how all believers should worship God for being our Deliverer. 

God is worthy of praise for identifying with lost humanity by “taking on the likeness of men” by providing eternal salvation for all who believe and receive the gift of eternal life. Knowing Jesus and all that He has done for us should impact our worship experience. 

We have every reason to worship the Lord Jesus and praise His holy name because He was willing to leave heaven and come to the earth as a human being to live among us. He sacrificed His life for our sins, and offered an intimate relationship with God to any who would receive Him. THIS IS THE GOOD NEWS! THE GOSPEL, and those who are born again, born of God through Jesus, become children of God and inherit eternal life, along with immeasurable spiritual riches.  Once we understand this gospel, the only reasonable response is to accept this amazing gift and gratefully offer our praise and worship to God. 

PRAYER:  Thank You Lord for Who You are, and for what You have done for us through Your death, resurrection and ascension.  I praise You and worship You for being our Deliverer.  Thank You for the security we have in You.

Thank You God for choosing us, for redeeming us, for adopting us into Your forever family, and for sealing us with the promised Holy Spirit.  We are truly blessed, and we have every reason to worship and praise You because of the way You have enlightened us to know You, and for the immeasurable greatness of Your power to us who believe.  I pray I will not hold back the praises You deserve after experiencing the countless ways You have delivered me.

- Robin Orefice

Psalm 143 - 8.3.26

S -  Psalms 143:8

“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you.  Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.”

O -  This clearly shows the direction we all need to go!  This scripture was written when David was running for his life.  For David to have the insight to write this in desperation is a message to us to begin our day reading and prayer at the beginning of our day before the challenges of our daily lives begin.

A -  My goal is to make a point of reading God's word and pray over my day and ask for the direction He has intended for me.  Good or bad days started within his presence is better than being on my own.

P -  Lord, I pray that you are the first thought of every morning and you continue to remind me of the importance of asking for direction according to your will.  Amen

- Brian Moen