• “Listening to God” Bible Reading & Devotion: Dec 20, 2024 – Psalms 055

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    Psalm 55 (ESV)

    4 My heart is in anguish within me;
    the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
    5 Fear and trembling come upon me,
    and horror overwhelms me.
    6 And I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
    I would fly away and be at rest;
    7 yes, I would wander far away;
    I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah
    8 I would hurry to find a shelter
    from the raging wind and tempest.”

    9 Destroy, O Lord, divide their tongues;
    for I see violence and strife in the city.
    10 Day and night they go around it
    on its walls,
    and iniquity and trouble are within it;
    11 ruin is in its midst;
    oppression and fraud
    do not depart from its marketplace.

     

    REFLECTION:

    1. Silence – Read/Listen – Meditate – Pray – Contemplate
    2. What is the word or phrase that touches you today as you read and meditate on this passage? What is your emotion as you read this word or phrase? How is that related to your current situation? What does God tell you to do?
    3. How do you tend to respond to troubles: (1) Denial? (2) Blame someone else? (3) Avoid the problem/person? (4) Escape? (5) Tackle them head on? (6) Pray? How are you handling your biggest problem today?
    4. How would you like God to help you to grow in your ability to express your feelings to Him? Talk to God about your concerns and fears.

     

    PRAYER:

    Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what He wants to tell you.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in your spiritual journal.

     

    HYMN:

    He Hears My Voice – www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcweU2YCZos

     

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