Lead Me, Lord, in Your Righteousness

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Lead Me, Lord, in Your Righteousness

Date: Feb. 10, 2021

Passage

Psalm 5:1-12 (ESV)

To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.

1   Give ear to my words, O LORD;
    consider my groaning.
2   Give attention to the sound of my cry,
    my King and my God,
    for to you do I pray.
3   O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice;
    in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.
4   For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
    evil may not dwell with you.
5   The boastful shall not stand before your eyes;
    you hate all evildoers.
6   You destroy those who speak lies;
    the LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
7   But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,
    will enter your house.
  I will bow down toward your holy temple
    in the fear of you.
8   Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness
    because of my enemies;
    make your way straight before me.
9   For there is no truth in their mouth;
    their inmost self is destruction;
  their throat is an open grave;
    they flatter with their tongue.
10   Make them bear their guilt, O God;
    let them fall by their own counsels;
  because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out,
    for they have rebelled against you.
11   But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
    let them ever sing for joy,
  and spread your protection over them,
    that those who love your name may exult in you.
12   For you bless the righteous, O LORD;
    you cover him with favor as with a shield.

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Daily Bread

Key Verse: 5:8a

  Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness
    because of my enemies;
    make your way straight before me.

1. Listen to my words, LORD (1-3)

Though David was a king, he humbly submitted himself to God's kingship. Morning by morning he went to God in prayer and poured out his heart, laying his requests before him. After asking for help, he waited expectantly for God's response. Like David, may we draw near God's throne of grace with confidence to receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need! (Heb 4:15).

2. Surely the Lord bless the righteous (4-12)

David knew God and prayed based on God's righteous character. He confessed that God rejects the wicked and hates proud and arrogant people, the liars, deceitful and bloodthirsty. David humbly came to God asking his mercy. He asked God to lead him in righteousness and to deal with rebellious people who are spreading lies and hatching evil schemes. In spite of enemies, David had assurance that the LORD blesses the righteous and that those who take refuge in God find real joy and safety. He asked God to spread protection over him.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for hearing my cry for help. Help me to be led by the Spirit and walk in your righteousness every day.

One Word: Lay your requests before God and wait expectantly

Countless Saved from God’s Wrath by the Blood of the Lamb

Revelation 7:1-17

Key Verse: 7:9-10

A Great Multitude from Every Nation

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”

Today's Question

Are all sins equally evil?

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