The Sovereign LORD has given me
an instructed tongue,
to know the word that sustains the weary.
He wakens me morning by morning,
wakens my ear to listen like one being taught.
an instructed tongue,
to know the word that sustains the weary.
He wakens me morning by morning,
wakens my ear to listen like one being taught.
I love this verse - although I cringe when I get to the part about "an instructed tongue." I mean, God may have given me an instructed tongue, but I don't seem to use it very often. I'd love to know the word that sustains the weary - and to be the kind of woman whose speech is marked by grace, wisdom and comfort.
Then we get to the part about "He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught." That's where the new Bible study comes into play. It's "Discerning the Voice of God" by Priscilla Shirer and it's focused on expecting, anticipating the divine voice of God. He can and does speak to His children...are we listening?
Am I?
The New Living Translation puts it this way:
The Sovereign Lord has given me
his words of wisdom,
so that I know how to comfort the weary.
Morning by morning he wakens me
and opens my understanding to his will.
I want to expect, listen, wait patiently -
and obey His voice...
what are you learning from God's word?
his words of wisdom,
so that I know how to comfort the weary.
Morning by morning he wakens me
and opens my understanding to his will.
I want to expect, listen, wait patiently -
and obey His voice...
what are you learning from God's word?
2 comments:
Good verse, Leslie. I am finding it harder and harder to pick a verse, there are so many that speak to me! But because this is the Love month, I chose 1John 4:19 NIV - We love because he first loved us.
Enjoy your new Bible Study!
Hey Leslie! I finally picked mine for this time:
Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him. Isaiah 30:18
Still clinging to His mercy so I went with another mercy scripture. I may stick with theme for a while!
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