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The Lord is Great

Date: Sep. 30, 2019

Passage

Psalm 135:1-21

Your Name, O Lord, Endures Forever

135:1   Praise the LORD!
  Praise the name of the LORD,
    give praise, O servants of the LORD,
  who stand in the house of the LORD,
    in the courts of the house of our God!
  Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good;
    sing to his name, for it is pleasant!
  For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself,
    Israel as his own possession.
  For I know that the LORD is great,
    and that our Lord is above all gods.
  Whatever the LORD pleases, he does,
    in heaven and on earth,
    in the seas and all deeps.
  He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth,
    who makes lightnings for the rain
    and brings forth the wind from his storehouses.
  He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
    both of man and of beast;
  who in your midst, O Egypt,
    sent signs and wonders
    against Pharaoh and all his servants;
10   who struck down many nations
    and killed mighty kings,
11   Sihon, king of the Amorites,
    and Og, king of Bashan,
    and all the kingdoms of Canaan,
12   and gave their land as a heritage,
    a heritage to his people Israel.
13   Your name, O LORD, endures forever,
    your renown, O LORD, throughout all ages.
14   For the LORD will vindicate his people
    and have compassion on his servants.
15   The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
    the work of human hands.
16   They have mouths, but do not speak;
    they have eyes, but do not see;
17   they have ears, but do not hear,
    nor is there any breath in their mouths.
18   Those who make them become like them;
    so do all who trust in them.
19   O house of Israel, bless the LORD!
    O house of Aaron, bless the LORD!
20   O house of Levi, bless the LORD!
    You who fear the LORD, bless the LORD!
21   Blessed be the LORD from Zion,
    he who dwells in Jerusalem!
  Praise the LORD!

Daily Bread

Key Verse: Psalm 135:5

For I know that the LORD is great,
and that our Lord is above all gods.

1. The Lord is great (1-14)

The Lord does whatever pleases him in heaven and on earth. It pleased him to deliver his people from slavery to Egypt. It pleased him to give them his many great promises. In his great compassion, it also pleased him to vindicate me. He delivered me from bondage to sin; he chose me to be his treasured possession; he called me to minister to his name. Praise the name of the Lord.

2. The idols of the nations (15-21)

It is foolish to worship idols fashioned by human hands. They can neither see nor hear nor speak. They cannot help those who trust in them. Those who put their trust in money become senseless, and as callous as money. Those who worship material things become slaves to them. But those who fear the Lord taste his goodness and find pleasure in praising his name.

Prayer: Prayer: Lord, you are pleased to deliver me from sin and eternal condemnation. Help me to please the Lord by ministering to your redemptive work in the word.

One Word: The Lord is great

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Exodus 22:1-15

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