A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 48

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 48
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised In the city of our God, In His holy mountain. Beautiful in elevation, The joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion on the sides of the north, The city of the great King. God is in her palaces; He is known as her refuge. We have thought, O God, on Your loving-kindness the midst of Your temple. According to Your name, O God, So is Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness. Let Mount Zion rejoice, Let the daughters of Judah be glad, Because of Your judgments. Walk about Zion, And go all around her. Count her towers; Mark well her bulwarks; Consider her palaces; That you may tell it to the generation following. For this is God, Our God forever and ever; He will be our guide Even to death (Psalm 48:1-3, 9-14).

All the insights that God is revealing to your heart are important treasures to pass on to the generation following. These insights are included as a vital part of your spiritual heritage to your children and grandchildren.

As we’ve already discovered, there are many Psalms that reveal who God is, what He does, and how His people respond to Him. Included below is a list of response questions that you can use while reading through the Psalms. These questions can help you discover new insights about your relationship with the Lord and your walk with Him.

Is there something in this Psalm or verse that…
*reveals who God is?
*reveals what God does, has done, or will do?
*reveals how God thinks or feels?
*reveals what God wants to do in me?
*reveals how I need to respond to God?
*reveals a step of obedience I need to take?
*reveals something I need to believe?
*reveals something new I have discovered?
*reveals a key word I would like to study?

One final question…
How can I turn this Psalm or verse into a prayer?

If a cluster of heavenly fruit hangs within reach, gather it.
If a promise lies upon the page as a blank check, cash it.
If a prayer is recorded, appropriate it, and launch it as a feathered arrow from the bow of your desire.
If an example of holiness gleams before you, ask God to do as much for you.
If a truth is revealed in all intrinsic splendor, entreat that its brilliance may ever irradiate
the hemisphere of your life like a star. -F.B. Meyer
 
Insight: Keeping a journal to capture what the Holy Spirit reveals to you through Scripture can be a helpful and practical way of passing along your spiritual heritage to future generations.

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