The beautiful picture on the front of our lesson pamphlet brings us our theme hymn for this quarter with it’s two variations in melody:
Hymn 552/546 – The Lord’s My Shepherd.

Psalm 98:5, 6 – “Sing to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and the sound of a psalm, with trumpets and the sound of a horn; shout joyfully before the LORD, the King”.

There is a great reminder in our Sabbath afternoon introduction: “the day of God’s judgment is coming”:
Hymn 418 – Day of Judgment, Day of Wonders!

Sunday gives us wonderful hymns from the Psalms texts we read:
Hymn 339 – God Is My Strong Salvation and that there will be a
Rescue The Perishing – Hymn 367 time, and a time to
Give To Our God Immortal Praise – Hymn 106. Just as the Psalmist’s do, we will sing
Praise To The Lord – Hymn 1 and
O Praise Ye The Lord! – Hymn 20. Oh, may we stand up and be like “the image of God as Warrior”:
Hymn 616 – Soldiers of Christ, Arise.

Monday concludes with Revelation 21:4 – “He promises us eternal life in God’s kingdom”, and may we be found
Standing On The Promises – Hymn 518.

“God’s children are called to pray for those who mistreat them and even to hope for their conversion” (Psalm 84:18, Jeremiah 29:7) on Wednesday:
Hymn 284 – For You I Am Praying.

Our challenge on Thursday is to forgive as God has for us in the Sanctuary:
Hymn 299 – Forgive Our Sins As We Forgive.

To learn unknown hymns, you will find the accompaniment music for each one at: https://sdahymnals.com/Hymnal/

Another great resource is for when there is a hymn you wish to sing but can’t find it in your hymnal. Go to https://www.sdahymnal.org/Search and in the search bar type a special word in that is in the hymn. I am sure you will be amazed at the help you will be given.

 2 Timothy 2:15 KJV – “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

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Daily Lesson for Sunday 4th of February 2024

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These hymns praise the Lord for His awesome power over the evil forces that threaten His people. They portray God in His majesty as Warrior and Judge. The image of God as Warrior is frequent in the Psalms and highlights the severity and urgency of God’s response to His people’s cries and suffering.

“The Lord thundered from heaven, / And the Most High uttered His voice, / Hailstones and coals of fire. / He sent out His arrows and scattered the foe, / Lightnings in abundance, and He vanquished them. / Then the channels of the sea were seen, / The foundations of the world were uncovered /At Your rebuke, O Lord, / At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils” (Psalms 18:13-15, NKJV).

The sheer determination and magnitude of God’s action should disperse any doubt about God’s great care and compassion for the sufferers or about His ability to defeat evil. We just need to wait for Him to do it.

In the end, even when God’s people, such as David, were involved in war, deliverance did not come from human means. In his many battles against the enemies of God’s people, King David praised God as the only One who achieved all the victories. It would have been easy for David to take credit for what happened, for his many successes and triumphs, but that was not his frame of mind. He knew where the Source of his power came from.

Although David states that the Lord trains his hands for war (Psalms 18:34), nowhere in the Psalms does he rely on his battle skills. Instead, the Lord fights for David and delivers him (Psalms 18:47-48).

In the Psalms, King David, who was known as a successful warrior, assumes his role as a skilled musician and praises the Lord as the only Deliverer and Sustainer of His people (Psalms 144:10-15). Praise and prayer to the Lord are David’s sources of strength, which are more power­ful than any weapon of war. God alone is to be trusted and worshiped.

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