11 Come , ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17 The righteous cry , and the LORD heareth , and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken .
21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate .
22 The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate .
Devotional:
Those whom Christ saves he sends to school---a course of study that isn't over until we graduate to glory. Our main textbook is the Bible, and the heart of the Bible is the gospel as revealed in the New Testament. Yet this doesn't mean we are finished with the Old Testament. Peter assigns Psalm 34 as required reading for those who are reborn by the Spirit of Christ. In the school of God we learn from the rabbis of old, from the apostles of Jesus, and from the church's contemporary teachers.
"Come, my children, listen to me," says the ancient teacher (Ps. 34:11). Would you like to enjoy life and be happy? Then tame your tongue, he says. You can almost see the twinkling eyes in his wrinkled face. For he knows it is harder to bridle the human tongue than to tame a lion.
Listen to the old man of God: Happiness does not come with a pile of money, as everybody tells you. The good life comes with clean speech and right living.
"Seek peace and pursue it," he says. For it is with peace as it is with love�once we have found it. we must spend the rest of our lives pursuing it.
The new life begins once we know Christ. Immediately he enrolls us in his school and teaches us to express the new life in the practical wisdom of everyday living.
wow! Very interesting and inspiring post. I am rejuvinated,spiritually.thank you!
Yeah,we should never stop learning and pursue on going to this school,where God sent us..Though,there are times we get "Failed" on our class,but this doesnt mean of quitting or dropping. I am comforted and confident knowing we have the best and most eloquent teacher,Jesus Christ..
I'll keep on moving to finish this course with obendience,no matter how hard,no matter how painful,no matter how difficult it might be. because i know,the reward is worth the wait. -Hebrews 10:36,"You need to be patient in order to do the will of God and receive what He promises."
-2Corinthians12:9-10,"But His answer was,"My grace is all you need,for My power is greatest when you are weak".I am most happy,then to be proud of my weaknesses in order to feel the protection of Christ's power over me"
-Isaiah40:28-31,"Dont you know? Havent you heard? The Lord is the everlasting God;He created all the world. He never grows tired or weary. No one understands His thoughts. He strengthens those who are weak and tired. Even those who are young grow weak:young people can fall exhausted. But those who trust in the Lord for help will find their strength renewed. They will rise on wings like eagles;they wil run and not get weary,they will walk and not grow weak..
