Mid Afternoon Meditation 10-22-16

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Do not drag me away with the wicked—
    with those who do evil—
those who speak friendly words to their neighbors
    while planning evil in their hearts.
4 Give them the punishment they so richly deserve!
    Measure it out in proportion to their wickedness.
Pay them back for all their evil deeds!
    Give them a taste of what they have done to others. Psalm 28:3,4

It is hard to talk about the punishment of the wicked. How does this passage make you feel?

Morning Direction From Scripture 10-22-16

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I pray to you, O Lord, my rock.
    Do not turn a deaf ear to me.
For if you are silent,
    I might as well give up and die.
2 Listen to my prayer for mercy
    as I cry out to you for help,
    as I lift my hands toward your holy sanctuary. Psalm 28:1,2

What does it mean to you when the writer here says he lifts his hands towards God’s holy sanctuary?

Evening Meditation 10-21-16

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I pray to you, O Lord, my rock.
    Do not turn a deaf ear to me.
For if you are silent,
    I might as well give up and die.
2 Listen to my prayer for mercy
    as I cry out to you for help,
    as I lift my hands toward your holy sanctuary. Psalm 28:1,2

God is never truly silent. He sometimes says things we do not want to hear or in ways we do not understand. Talk to me about such a time in your experience.

Evening Meditation 10-19-16

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Teach me how to live, O Lord.
    Lead me along the right path,
    for my enemies are waiting for me.
12 Do not let me fall into their hands.
    For they accuse me of things I’ve never done;
    with every breath they threaten me with violence. Psalm 27:11,12

What do you do when you are wrongly accused?