Tag: Psalm 77; Job 4:1-21; Ephesians 2:1-10

The Lenten Season | Monday 19 Feb 2024: Psalm 77; Job 4:1-21; Ephesians 2:1-10 ~ God’s kindness saved you.

The Lenten Season | Monday 19 Feb 2024

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Opening:

Almighty God, whose blessed Son
was led by the Spirit to be tempted by Satan:
Come quickly to help us
who are assaulted by many temptations,
and, as you know the weaknesses of each of us,
let each one find you mighty to save;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.

“But God is rich in mercy
because of his great love for us.”
(Ephesians 2:4)

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From Psalms: Psalm 77:3,6 | Ezkera – | MIQEDEM 

77:3 I sigh as I remember God.
I begin to lose hope as I think about him. Selah

77:6 I remember my song in the night
and reflect ⌞on it⌟.
My spirit searches ⌞for an answer⌟:

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OT Reading: Job 4:1-21 (GW)

Eliphaz Speaks: Be Patient and Listen, Job

4:1 Then Eliphaz from Teman replied ⌞to Job⌟,

“If someone tries to talk to you, will you become impatient?
But who can keep from talking?
Certainly, you have instructed many people:
When hands were weak, you made them strong.
When someone stumbled, you lifted him up with your words.
When knees were weak, you gave them strength.
But trouble comes to you, and you’re impatient.
It touches you, and you panic.
Doesn’t your fear of God give you confidence
and your lifetime of integrity give you hope?

Only Evil People Suffer

4:7 “Now think about this:
Which innocent person ⌞ever⌟ died ⌞an untimely death⌟?
Find me a decent person who has been destroyed.
Whenever I saw those who plowed wickedness and planted misery,
they gathered its harvest.
God destroys them with his breath
and kills them with a blast of his anger.
Though the roar of the lion
and the growl of the ferocious lion ⌞is loud⌟,
the young lions have had their teeth knocked out.
The old lions die without any prey ⌞to eat⌟,
and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

“I was told something secretly
and heard something whispered in my ear.
With disturbing thoughts from visions in the night,
when deep sleep falls on people,
fear and trembling came over me,
and all my bones shook.
A spirit passed in front of me.
It made my hair stand on end.
Something stood there.
I couldn’t tell what it was.
A vague image was in front of my eyes.
I heard a soft voice:
‘Can ⌞any⌟ mortal be righteous to God?
Can ⌞any⌟ human being be pure to his maker?’

“You see, God doesn’t trust his own servants,
and he accuses his angels of making mistakes.
How much more will he accuse those who live in clay houses
that have their foundation in the dust.
Those houses can be crushed quicker than a moth!
From morning to evening, they are shattered.
They will disappear forever without anyone paying attention.
Haven’t the ropes of their tent been loosened?
Won’t they die without wisdom?

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Your Kindness – Leslie Phillips (1987)

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NT Reading: Ephesians 2:1-10 (GW)

God Saved Us because of His Great Love for Us

2:1 You were once dead because of your failures and sins. You followed the ways of this present world and its spiritual ruler. This ruler continues to work in people who refuse to obey God. All of us once lived among these people, and followed the desires of our corrupt nature. We did what our corrupt desires and thoughts wanted us to do. So, because of our nature, we deserved God’s anger just like everyone else.

But God is rich in mercy because of his great love for us. We were dead because of our failures, but he made us alive together with Christ. (It is God’s kindness that saved you.) God has brought us back to life together with Christ Jesus and has given us a position in heaven with him. He did this through Christ Jesus out of his generosity to us in order to show his extremely rich kindness in the world to come. God saved you through faith as an act of kindness. You had nothing to do with it. Being saved is a gift from God. It’s not the result of anything you’ve done, so no one can brag about it. God has made us what we are. He has created us in Christ Jesus to live lives filled with good works that he has prepared for us to do.

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Grace Alone – Berean Bible Baptist Church Ecoland [Davao, Philippines]

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Prayer: ACNA | BCP2019

+ Almighty God, you have not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities; grant that we, who for our evil deeds deserve to be punished, by the might of your grace may mercifully be relieved; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

+ Lord of Heaven’s Armies, we pray for swift and total victory over all evil in the Holy Land. Bring home the hostages, and deliver from bondage every person captivated by the evil death cult terrorizing the Middle East. And finally, grant heavenly wisdom to those guiding Israel militarily, politically, diplomatically, and especially to those who will restore Israel spiritually, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

+ Heavenly Father, you have promised to hear what we ask in the Name of your Son: Accept and fulfill our petitions, we pray, not as we ask in our ignorance, nor as we deserve in our sinfulness, but as you know and love us in your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Closing: FaithandWorship.com | John Birch

The Lord bless us, and preserve us from all evil,
and keep us in eternal life.

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Lenten Prayer: 1st Monday, 22 Feb 2021 – Psalm 77; Job 4:1-21; Ephesians 2:1-10 ~ Raised with Christ.

Lenten Prayer: 1st Monday, 22 Feb 2021

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Opening:

Almighty God, whose blessed Son was led by the Spirit to be
tempted by Satan: Come quickly to help us who are assaulted
by many temptations, and, as you know the weaknesses of each
of us, let each one find you mighty to save; through Jesus Christ
your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy
Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

God, being rich in mercy,
because of the great love with which he loved us,
even when we were dead in our trespasses,
made us alive together with Christ
—by grace you have been saved—
(Ephesians 2:4-5)

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Psalms: Psalm 77 
In the Day of Trouble I Seek the Lord

Psalm 77 – Cornerstone Collective
Words and music by Susan Whaley, Nicholas Burner, and Matthew Westerholm

Your way, O God, is holy,
What god is great like You?
For You work mighty wonders,
Your power is seen in all You do

When I whisper in the night, do You hear me?
When I call upon your name, do You hear my voice?

I will remember my song in the night
I will remember Your deeds, O Lord
When Your plan is not in sight,
Let me remember all that You’ve done

Your way, O God, is holy,
Your path runs through the storm
And though the earth is shaking,
You hold Your children in Your arms

When I cry out in the day, do You hear me?
When I call upon Your name, do You hear my voice?

You are Mighty, You are Maker,
You are kindness and compassion
For You were made flesh, You were broken,
You were raised for our atonement
You will speak and You will lead us,
You will come and reign in glory

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OT Reading: Job 4:1-21 (ESV)

4 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:

2 “If one ventures a word with you, will you be impatient?
Yet who can keep from speaking?
3 Behold, you have instructed many,
and you have strengthened the weak hands.
4 Your words have upheld him who was stumbling,
and you have made firm the feeble knees.
5 But now it has come to you, and you are impatient;
it touches you, and you are dismayed.
6 Is not your fear of God your confidence,
and the integrity of your ways your hope?

7 “Remember: who that was innocent ever perished?
Or where were the upright cut off?
8 As I have seen, those who plow iniquity
and sow trouble reap the same.
9 By the breath of God they perish,
and by the blast of his anger they are consumed.
10 The roar of the lion, the voice of the fierce lion,
the teeth of the young lions are broken.
11 The strong lion perishes for lack of prey,
and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

12 “Now a word was brought to me stealthily;
my ear received the whisper of it.
13 Amid thoughts from visions of the night,
when deep sleep falls on men,
14 dread came upon me, and trembling,
which made all my bones shake.
15 A spirit glided past my face;
the hair of my flesh stood up.
16 It stood still,
but I could not discern its appearance.
A form was before my eyes;
there was silence, then I heard a voice:
17 ‘Can mortal man be in the right before God?
Can a man be pure before his Maker?
18 Even in his servants he puts no trust,
and his angels he charges with error;
19 how much more those who dwell in houses of clay,
whose foundation is in the dust,
who are crushed like the moth.
20 Between morning and evening they are beaten to pieces;
they perish forever without anyone regarding it.
21 Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them,
do they not die, and that without wisdom?’

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Redeemed – Big Daddy Weave

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NT Reading: Ephesians 2:1-10 (ESV)

By Grace Through Faith

And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

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 Awake My Soul – Hope Sounds

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Prayer:

+ O Lord our God, grant us grace to desire you with our whole heart: that desiring you, we may seek you; and that seeking you, we may find you; and that finding you, we may love you; and that loving you, we may hate those sins from which you have delivered us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

+ Christ as a light, illumine and guide us. Christ as a shield, overshadow us. Christ under us; Christ over us; Christ beside us on our left and our right. This day be within and without us, lowly and meek, yet all-powerful. Be in the heart of each to whom we speak; in the mouth of each who speaks to us. This day be within and without us, lowly and meek, yet all-powerful. Christ as a light; Christ as a shield; Christ beside us on our left and our right.

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Blessing

May the peace of the Lord Christ go with us, wherever He may send us.
May He guide us through the wilderness, protect us through the storm.
May He bring us home rejoicing at the wonders He has shown us.
May He bring us home rejoicing once again into our doors.

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+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.