Month: March 2018

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No Fear of God

Tim Farley

Thank you for reading Shaped by the Word. I do not publish devotional content on Sundays, but I do post a suggested reading. We are working through the Book of Psalms in 2018. If you have not already subscribed to this page, please do so and plan to read along with us each day! Thanks again! Reading the Word Psalm 36:1–4 (ESV) 1 Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes. 2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated. 3 … Continue reading No Fear of God

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False Accusations and Trusting God

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 35:19–28 (ESV) 19 Let not those rejoice over me who are wrongfully my foes, and let not those wink the eye who hate me without cause. 20 For they do not speak peace, but against those who are quiet in the land they devise words of deceit. 21 They open wide their mouths against me; they say, “Aha, Aha! Our eyes have seen it!” 22 You have seen, O Lord; be not silent! O Lord, be not far from me! 23 Awake and rouse yourself for my vindication, for my cause, my God and my Lord! … Continue reading False Accusations and Trusting God

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Evil for Good

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 35:11–18 (ESV) 11 Malicious witnesses rise up; they ask me of things that I do not know. 12 They repay me evil for good; my soul is bereft. 13 But I, when they were sick— I wore sackcloth; I afflicted myself with fasting; I prayed with head bowed on my chest. 14 I went about as though I grieved for my friend or my brother; as one who laments his mother, I bowed down in mourning. 15 But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered; they gathered together against me; wretches whom I did not know … Continue reading Evil for Good

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O Lord, Who Is Like You?

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 35:1–10 (ESV) 1 Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me! 2 Take hold of shield and buckler and rise for my help! 3 Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers! Say to my soul, “I am your salvation!” 4 Let them be put to shame and dishonor who seek after my life! Let them be turned back and disappointed who devise evil against me! 5 Let them be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the Lord driving them away! 6 Let their way … Continue reading O Lord, Who Is Like You?

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The Lord Is Near to the Brokenhearted

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 34:17–22 (ESV) 17 When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. 18 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. 20 He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken. 21 Affliction will slay the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be condemned. 22 The Lord redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will … Continue reading The Lord Is Near to the Brokenhearted

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Come, O Children, Listen to Me

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 34:11–16 (ESV) 11 Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 12 What man is there who desires life and loves many days, that he may see good? 13 Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. 14 Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. 15 The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry. 16 The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from … Continue reading Come, O Children, Listen to Me

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Taste and See That the Lord Is Good

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 34:1–10 (ESV) 1 I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad. 3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! 4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. 5 Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. 6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all … Continue reading Taste and See That the Lord Is Good

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Our Soul Waits for the Lord

Tim Farley

I do not publish devotional content on Sundays, but I do post a suggested reading for the day. This reading will keep us on track to read through the Book of Psalms in 2018. If you have not done so already, please be sure to follow this page so you can read along each day. Thanks for reading! Reading the Word Psalm 33:18–22 (ESV) 18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love, 19 that he may deliver their soul from death and keep them alive in famine. … Continue reading Our Soul Waits for the Lord

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The Counsel of the Lord Stands Forever

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 33:10–17 (ESV) 10 The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples. 11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations. 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage! 13 The Lord looks down from heaven; he sees all the children of man; 14 from where he sits enthroned he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth, 15 he who fashions the hearts of them all and observes … Continue reading The Counsel of the Lord Stands Forever

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Shout for Joy in the Lord

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 33:1–9 (ESV) 1 Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright. 2 Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten strings! 3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts. 4 For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. 5 He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord. 6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and … Continue reading Shout for Joy in the Lord

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