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He Led a Host of Captives

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 68:7–18 (ESV) 7 O God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness, Selah8 the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. 9 Rain in abundance, O God, you shed abroad; you restored your inheritance as it languished; 10 your flock found a dwelling in it; in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy. 11 The Lord gives the word; the women who announce the news are a great host: 12 “The kings of the armies—they … Continue reading He Led a Host of Captives

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Come and Hear

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 66:13–16 (ESV) 13 I will come into your house with burnt offerings; I will perform my vows to you, 14 that which my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble. 15 I will offer to you burnt offerings of fattened animals, with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams; I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah16 Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul. Understanding and Applying the Word In these verses, the psalmist promises to publicly worship … Continue reading Come and Hear

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Restore Us

Tim Farley

Shaped by the Word is a daily Bible reading devotional. I am at a conference May 6-8 and will not be posting devotional material on those days, but I will continue to post a suggested Scripture reading for each day. Please subscribe to this page and follow along as we read through the Book of Psalms in 2018. Reading the Word Psalm 60:1–5 (ESV) 1 O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses; you have been angry; oh, restore us. 2 You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open; repair its breaches, for it totters. … Continue reading Restore Us

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Create in Me a Clean Heart

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 51:10–13 (ESV) 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. 13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you. Understanding and Applying the Word David has admitted his sin and taken full responsibility. Now he requests that God would create in him a new heart and renew a right spirit within … Continue reading Create in Me a Clean Heart

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O My God, in You I Trust

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 25:1–7 (ESV) 1 To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. 2 O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me. 3 Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame; they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous. 4 Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. 5 Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long. 6 Remember your mercy, … Continue reading O My God, in You I Trust

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The Fool Says, There Is No God

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 14:1–7 (ESV) 1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good. 2 The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. 3 They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one. 4 Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers who eat up my people as they eat bread and do not call upon the Lord? 5 There … Continue reading The Fool Says, There Is No God

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Kiss the Son

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 2:5–12 (ESV) 5 Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying, 6 “As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.” 7 I will tell of the decree: The Lord said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you. 8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession. 9 You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.” 10 Now therefore, … Continue reading Kiss the Son

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The Lake of Fire

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Revelation 20:11–15 (ESV) 11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. 13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the … Continue reading The Lake of Fire

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