Day 190

         The theme for this week is worship and praise. This week will finish off our time in the Psalms (except for Psalm 137).  The focus of each psalm this week will be that of praising God for who He is and all He does. A variety of aspects of worship will also be discussed in the various psalms.  

Psalm 105-106. “God is Always Faithful”

         Psalm 103 and 104 pair up nicely as they both open and close with the same phrase, “Praise the LORD, O my soul.” And as you come to Psalms 105 and 106 you see that they also pair up in a similar way. Furthermore, the first five verses of Psalm 105 read very much like the first four verses of Psalm 106.
         Psalm 105 focuses on Israel’s exodus from Egypt. Psalm 106 focuses on God’s patient care for His people, even perhaps after their Babylonian captivity.
         Psalm 105 describes how God faithfully provided and cared for His chosen nation. But, Psalm 106 describes God as the one who disciplines His people and forgives them, as the psalmist lists nine serious offenses that Israel had committed.
         Psalm 105 reminds us how faithful God is, and Psalm 106 reminds us how unfaithful mankind is. It reminds me of a statement the apostle Paul makes in 2 Timothy 2:13, “If we are faithless, Christ remains faithful.” And because of that we also say, “Amen! Praise the Lord” (Ps. 106:48).

General Questions for each day:
Summarize the day’s Bible passage in your own words.
What thoughts, actions, attitudes or beliefs are addressed in the passage?
How is the Holy Spirit leading you to apply this passage to your life today?