Psalm 132-134
Ryan Longnecker. The Church has to be constantly on watch not to be obsessed with the fantasy or anxiety of the future, nor with the shame or pride of the past, but to use our history and our hope as companions of wisdom to live rightly now.
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Ryan Longnecker. The Psalms provide a poetic look at how we can look honestly at our own humanity, our own failures, and still have a deep regard for hope and joy.
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Danny Cortez. Psalm 127 reminds us to re-orient ourselves to the love of God. By doing so, we are able to find rest in the midst of all the concerns of life. It is when we find our identity as God’s beloved that we are able to have clarity in his will for our lives.
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Barbara Sunofsky. As children of God, we can hold happiness at the same time as we lament, are sad and grieving… In the midst of every difficulty we get to contend; to battle for our happiness. And a powerful weapon in that battle is to play! It is a fight of faith. Jesus was a happy man!! He celebrated, he danced and he played! We are learning to live and love, just the way that he did! And we are meant to find happiness in the journey of learning!
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Alvia Lee. Continuing in our series on the Psalms of Ascent, this message explores Psalm 126 and the topic of joy. How do we experience the joy of the Lord as our strength in all seasons of life?
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Robert Smidt. Read as a continuation of Psalms 123 and 124, Psalm 125 invokes poetic imagery that invites us to retreat into the goodness of Christ, abide in the solidity of God’s refuge, and delight in the offered reward of peace that comes from the Holy Spirit.
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Danny Cortez. Psalm 123 and 124 call us to hear the prayers of oppressed people who have sought after God’s deliverance. In these Psalms, we are invited to align ourselves with the work of God. We are given the ability to hear how God’s people have prayed and are praying so that we might open our own ears to the cries of those who are in need.
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Ryan Longnecker. A mature faith is one of participation. Maybe the 'gladness' we are all seeking is hiding just on the other side of participation.
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Ryan Longnecker. "As we raise our eyes to the hills and see all of the ways people are trying to save themselves, we remember our help comes from the LORD, every other way will be a god found sleeping."
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Barbara Sunofsky. In Psalm 120 the Psalmist takes the high road…he wants revenge and retribution, but in calling out to God, he is leaving that up to God! Can we trust God with our hurts? Eugene Peterson wrote that this is a Psalm of Repentance. Repentance reorients us; turns us away from the lies that the world tells us, and from the lies we tell ourselves. Repentance points us to the love of Christ. Jesus loves me, us!! This WE know!!
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