Psalm 89, 96, 100 – 101, 105, and 132 and In God We Trust=Not Obama

Psalm 89, 96, 100 – 101, 105, and 132

As of today, we will have studied 68, or almost one-half, of the 150 Psalms.

Psalm 89 is a Psalm of Ethan the Ezrahite. He obviously was a man who loved the Lord and appreciated His awesomeness. Characteristics he used to describe the Lord include: unfailing love, faithfulness, great wonders, awesome, mighty, entirely faithful, powerful arm, strong hand, right hand with glorious strength, righteousness, justice, truth, wonderful reputation, and protection. However, Ethan also talks about how God had chosen David and would preserve an heir for him whose throne would be as endless as the days of heaven and yet it seemed to him as if the Lord had rejected him and cast him off. He wonders how long the Lord will hide himself.

Psalm 96 calls for everyone to sing a new song to the Lord, to praise his name, to proclaim the good news that he saves. He wants everyone to give to the Lord the glory he deserves. God is a fair judge who will judge the world with justice and the nations with his truth.

Psalm 100 was clearly a Psalm of thanksgiving and makes it clear we should enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise. There is so much to be thankful for, including that he made us and we are his, that we are the sheep of his pasture.

Psalm 101 emphasizes the Lord’s love and justice and the importance of living a life of integrity, including having faithful people as companions and refusing to even look at anything vile and vulgar.

Psalm 105 refers to the covenant God made with Abraham and how we should search for the Lord and his strength, continually seeking him. God is a covenant keeper who watched over the people of Israel and brought them out of Egypt. He reviews the exodus and God’s blessings.

Finally, the theme of Psalm 132 is that David did not rest until he found a place to build a house for the Lord and brought the Ark to the sanctuary of the Lord. It’s very much also an homage to David – he will be a glorious king.

Tomorrow, it’s II Samuel 7 and I Chronicles 17.

In God We Trust=Not Obama

Obama must really want to be a one term president.

The soldiers who wake up in Walter Reed Medical Center are in Maryland --not communist China . But under the Navy's new rules, they may not know the difference! After months of peeling away the military's core values, Obama's army is on the move. And this time, it has a high-value target: the Bible. In a memo obtained by FRC, Navy officials have announced that "no religious items (including Bibles, reading material, and/or artifacts) are allowed to be given away or used during a visit." The new orders are buried in a four-page document about patient care, which an Army officer forwarded to us in disbelief. Effective immediately, families, friends, and even pastors will have to check their beliefs at the door to visit one of the largest military hospitals in the United States . Last night, after we circulated the memo to leaders on the Hill, an outraged Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) took to the House floor and blasted the policy. "Mr. Speaker, these military men and women who are recovering at Walter Reed and Bethesda have given their all for America ... They've defended and taken an oath to the Constitution, and here they are. The people that come to visit them can't bring a religious artifact? They can't bring a Bible? ...A priest can't walk in with the Eucharist and offer communion to a patient who might be on their deathbed because it's prohibited in this memo from the Department of the Navy?"

This is Obama's military, where homosexuality is celebrated and Christianity is censored; where witches are financed and crosses are scorned; where bestiality is embraced and Bibles are banned; where same-sex "weddings" are encouraged but international charity is not. After three years of ideological warfare, the administration's intent is clear: to disarm the military of its biggest weapon. Faith. Regardless of President Obama's agenda, there is absolutely nothing in the Constitution that empowers the government to stop family members from giving Bibles or crosses to their loved ones. And from a PR standpoint, I'm not sure the best way to boost approval ratings is by denying comfort to wounded warriors. Unfortunately for our troops, who have endured so much turmoil under the Obama administration, this is another blow. Hopefully, with the help of Congressman King and others, it's only a temporary one.

Until next time…