#Psalm 108:1

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Psalm 108:1 A Steadfast Heart

O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory. Psalm 108:1 The desires of most people change on a regular basis. What is their greatest desire changes tomorrow. Businesses, movies, music all rely upon this in trying to get people to purchase and do more things. There are very things that most people are locked down upon as being a part of their desires to the…

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Be Thou Exalted!

Psalm 108:1-5. O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory. Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. I will praise Thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto Thee among the nations. For Thy mercy is great above the heavens: and Thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and Thy glory above all the…

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An Exhortation to Repentance

Return, Israel, to the Lord your God, because your sins have brought you down.

Take words like these with you and come back to the Lord, saying to him, "Please take away all our guilt, accept what is good, and we will repay you with praise from our lips." — Hosea 14:1-2 | Free Bible Version (FBV) The Free Bible Version is a project of Free Bible Ministry; Copyright © 2018, Free Bible Ministry. All right rights reserved. Cross References: Psalm 50:14; Psalm 51:16-17; Psalm 119:108; Isaiah 19:22; Ezekiel 33:11; Ezekiel 33:14; Hosea 4:8; Hebrews 13:15

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Psalms chapter 108

1 (A Song or Psalm of David.) O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.

2 Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

3 I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

4 For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.

5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;

6 That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.

7 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

8 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

9 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.

10 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

11 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?

12 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

13 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

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Psalm 108:1-4 (GNT)

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"My heart, O God, is steadfast; I will sing and make music with all my soul. Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. I will praise you, Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth. Save us and help us with your right hand, that those you love may be delivered."

— Psalm 108:1-6

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“The Sound of Praise”

By Jennifer Kane

My heart goes on; the music continues,

My soul sings to you here in the waking.

I rise with praise echoing in heart and mind—

Can you hear it, my Lord?

My spirit hums with the sound of worship.

Let my praise stir the souls around me;

Let the air here below be so thick with adoration

That it outstrips even the breath we breathe.

Your faithfulness stretches farther than the universe's edge,

Beyond the expansion of the heavens.

In your might, you reach my heart,

Saving me with favor’s gentle hand.

So save me with your love—

Hold me close in your presence,

As I wait, remember, and grow aware

Of your unending love and faithfulness.

Thank you, Lord, for your mercy.

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In Psalm 108, David proclaims his steadfast heart—a heart set firmly on God in praise, regardless of his circumstances. His song isn’t driven by perfect circumstances but by a fierce determination to exalt God above all. Instead of focusing on his needs, he sings out with his entire being, greeting the dawn with worship. David’s praise isn’t passive; it’s an active, wholehearted offering.

David invites us to do the same. We are reminded to “awaken the dawn” with our worship, putting God first, even before the day’s demands. What if we all began our mornings like this—with the kind of praise that has the power to change our perspective, filling us with trust and joy?

David’s praise isn’t meant to be hidden; he worships “among the peoples” as a testament to God’s greatness. This kind of bold worship declares God’s vast mercy and truth, which “reach to the skies.” David shows us that God deserves not only our worship but our very best.

As David continues, he shifts from praise to a humble call for deliverance: “Save us and help us with your right hand.” This prayer is rooted in assurance—David knows he’s deeply loved by God. “Beloved” is embedded in his very name, and so he calls out, confident of God’s heart toward him. In the same way, we are called to approach God with full assurance that we, too, are His beloved, precious in His sight.

What challenges do you face in keeping a “steadfast” heart? How can you bring those to God as an offering of trust?

What gifts or “glory” has God given you that you can use in worship? How can you bring Him your best?

How might you make your praise known, encouraging others with God’s mercy and truth?

When you pray, do you come to God as His beloved child? How does this change the way you approach Him?

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Heavenly Father, I come to You with a heart that seeks to be steadfast in praise. Help me to worship You with my whole being, bringing You the best of my gifts, time, and heart. Let my praise awaken each new day, setting my heart on Your faithfulness and love. Remind me of Your boundless mercy and truth, and let me share it with those around me. When I face challenges, let my praise turn to prayer, rooted in the assurance that I am Your beloved. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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“My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast and confident! I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to You.” —Psalm 57:7 (AMP)

“O God, my heart is steadfast [with confident faith]: I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my soul.” —Psalm 108:1 (AMP)

“A Steadfast Heart” By Joyce Meyer:

“In order to experience victory in our lives and achieve great things for God, it is crucial that we choose to be determined. The Bible says that Jesus steadfastly and determinedly set His face to go to Jerusalem (Luke 9:51 AMPC), and we can do the same thing as we live for God. If we are going to accomplish anything worthwhile, it is important we “steadfastly and determinedly” set our face in that direction and not give up.

When you receive Christ as your Savior and Lord, Satan will oppose you at every turn. He wants you to give up! The devil is not going to roll out a red carpet for us just because we decide to receive Christ. But Jesus has already overcome the devil. Satan is a defeated foe. His opposition is not strong enough to stop you if you are close to God, walking in His strength and will for your life.

Don’t fall into the trap of thinking that everything in life should be easy for us. Ask for God’s help, receive His grace, and be determined to do the will of God, to stay positive and happy, and to walk in the peace of God no matter what.

Prayer of the Day: Father, please help me to be determined to accomplish great things for You. Strengthen me to not give up, even when facing opposition.” Amen.🙏

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Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth.

Psalm 108:5 - KJV

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Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth.

Psalm 108:5 - KJV

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CONFRONTING SPIRITUAL OPPOSITION

 Acts 16:16  - "One day, as we were going to the house of prayer, we encountered a young slave girl who had an evil spirit of divination, the spirit of Python. She had earned great income for her owners by being a fortune-teller."

Paul and Silas were on their way to the house of prayer but were sidetracked in their path by a slave girl. The spirit of Python seeks to distract and then enslave. Its objective is to distract those on their way to prayer; those who are on their way to implement their CALLING. It wants to keep you out of the secret place through annoyances and disturbances thereby garbling your connection to God’s Spirit. It will throw circumstances and diversions your way to have you focused on the "noise" and in turn draw you away from going to the Father in prayer. Python operates through false prophecy and counterfeits. Verse 18 says: "She kept following us, shouting, 'These men are servants of the Great High God, and they're telling us how to be saved!'"

The spirit of Python will scorn you personally, it will mock the call of God on your life, and have you question if the dreams in your heart are possible. It will shout over you relentlessly until, just like Paul, you become weary and greatly frustrated. It will accuse you in the public forum and it will have people surround you with lies and judgments.

Python will also seek to expose you, strip you and beat you until you are raw (see Acts 16:22). Its intention is to rob you and divert you from your Kingdom advancing DESTINY; coiling its lies around your heart until finally you are enslaved in its chains, rendering you unable to produce Kingdom fruit that remains.. But you do not need to fear! "For greater is He within you than he who is in this world" (see 1 John 4:4).

KEYS TO VICTORY OVER THE SPIRIT OF PYTHON:

#1. SPEAK YOUR AUTHORITY

Refrain from speaking negatively about the circumstances around you. Don't be distracted by the noise of it.  Instead, focus on your Christ identity and declare your victory through His name. Paul showed us how to firmly turn towards the attack (see Acts 16:18) and ultimately away from the distraction; commanding it to leave in the name of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 12:11 says, "They triumphed over him by the Blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony..." .   One of your greatest weapons is the word of your testimony. By declaring the name of Jesus, His Blood makes you (as a son or daughter of the Most High God) inherently victorious over the enemy every single time, but you need to SPEAK YOUR AUTHORITY.

#2. LIFT UP YOUR VICTORY SONG!

If you have been beaten down and the coils of despair have been strangling the life out of your dreams and hopes, then it is time to sing. Despite what circumstances have come against you, your song of worship to the Father is a warfare tool of Heaven to burst through the atmosphere of heaviness.  See rivers of living water flowing out of your heart towards the Father as you worship Him.

In Acts 16:24, we see Paul and Silas in the after-throws of their battle with Python, bound by their hands and feet in prison. The Passion Translation says they were "undaunted". They began to sing and it was their songs of worship that captivated an entire jail of prisoners. In verse 26, it tells us: "Suddenly, a great earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. All at once every prison door flung open and all the chains of all the prisoners came loose."

Your song of victory before the breakthrough comes literally shakes the foundations of the ground and sky; causing every chain that has restrained you to come unstuck and every door that has confined you to come unlocked. Psalm 108:2 says, "Awake, O my soul, with the music of His splendor. Arise my soul and sing His praises! I will awaken the dawn with my worship, greeting the daybreak with my songs of light!"

Your song will cause the light to burst through the night.

#3. SHAKE IT OFF!

In Acts 28:3, Paul encounters another snake, but this time a physical one. As he was gathering a pile of brushwood for the fire, a venomous snake latched onto his hand. In verse 5 it says, "But Paul shook off the snake into the fire and was unharmed."

Among the very few natural predators of a python is an eagle. They have distinct ways of attacking the snake—especially if it is in pursuit of eaglets in their nest. They will shake it vehemently or drop it from a great height. They show the snake no mercy—and neither should you!

Acts 4:31 gives us a confounding account of the manifestations of what prayer can do: "After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly" .  Expectant prayer literally shakes off the attacks from your life and drops the snake into the fires of God.

All of the prisoners that were with Paul and Silas that day were set free; along with the jailer and his entire family who gave their hearts to Jesus. Your breakthrough is not just for you, but for others. Those around you who have been in captivity and are lost are meant to be freed through your breakthrough as well.

It is time to speak to the problem, turn your affections towards the Father, and command Python to leave in the name of Jesus!  As you pray and lift your songs of worship, you will see a breaking through of the night season and the shaking off of all that has been opposing you.

ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

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May 12

John 7:37-38 Jesus said, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, 38 and…drink.”

Isaiah 66:13 [The Lord says,] “As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.”

Isaiah 57:15 For thus says the high and lofty One--He Who inhabits eternity, Whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, but with him also who is of a thoroughly penitent and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the thoroughly penitent [bruised with sorrow for sin].

Romans 11:33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!

Psalm 42:5 Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him for the help of His presence.

Philippians 2:13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do, of His good pleasure.

May you not turn aside or depart from following the Lord when you find that you have made a mistake or chosen wrongly; rather, turn from the sin, be of good courage and serve the Lord wholeheartedly, worshiping Him without reservation, for He will not reject you since He is pleased to make you His own. 1 Samuel 12

May you be sure to revere the Lord and serve Him faithfully with all your heart, remembering what great things He has done for you and how grandly He has dealt with you. 1 Samuel 12

May you wait on the Lord, though everyone else disperses, for the Lord is never late, though he wait till the last minute to test your heart and let you see your faith. 1 Samuel 13

May you not speak on your own, lest you draw honor to yourself, but may you work for the honor of the One Who sends you, for then you will be a man of truth. John 7

May you not judge superficially, or with partiality, based on mere appearances, but let God show you what lies beneath the surface so you can make a righteous judgment. John 7

You are My portion, My child, given to Me by My Father and received in My heart with joy unspeakable. I have eagerly prepared, from before the foundations of the earth, all that you will need along the path that I draw you, My precious one, and I have gladly placed abundant supplies for your use at the places you will need them. There are challenges along the way, My persistent one, and they are yours to choose to overcome; when you make that choice, you will find the resources I have placed right at hand to accomplish the task, meet the need, resist the evil, win the battle, cleanse the temple, sanctify the altar, and prepare for Me a dwelling place. My desire is that you would reflect My heart and accept Me as your portion, as your inheritance. Rather than an undisturbed eternity of quiet, clean, pure fellowship with each other, We chose to be involved in Creation with all of the noise, chaos, confusion, pain, dirt, and conflict. I came as a servant, humbling Myself, seeking the good of all, dying to make the way open, whether any followed it or not. Cleanse yourself of pride, for it causes you to struggle against others, and separates you from Me. Trust Me to do what is needed in the hearts of others, and walk in My steps, drawing on My resources as you face these challenges which will test you to the limit, and more, bringing you nearer to Me, in the fellowship of My suffering, for I understand your pain and have sent My Comforter. Make Me yours, as I have made you Mine.

May your heart be steadfast before God as you sing and make music with all your soul, awakening the dawn as you praise the Lord among the nations and sing of Him among the peoples, for His love is higher than the heavens and His faithfulness reaches to the skies; therefore God is exalted above the heavens and His glory is over all the earth. Psalm 108

May God save you and help you with His right hand so those whom He loves may be delivered. Psalm 108

May God lead you into battle, giving you aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless; only with God will you gain the victory as He tramples down your enemies. Psalm 108

May you allow God to heal and anoint your tongue and bring forth gentle, wholesome, peaceable, soothing words which give life to the hearers whose crushed, broken, shattered spirits have been breached by deception, crookedness, perverseness and deviousness. Proverbs 15:4

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Lesson 041: Giving Credit Where Credit is Due

Genesis 41:16 - So Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”

After languishing in prison for two years, Joseph was finally given a golden opportunity.  Pharaoh had a dream no one could interpret.  The chief butler finally remembered Joseph and told Pharaoh what Joseph did for him when he was in prison.

It may have been very tempting for Joseph to promote himself in front of Pharaoh.  After all, this was his best and perhaps only chance to leave prison.  Yet, Joseph gave all credit to God for the ability to interpret dreams.  Why did he do that?

Let’s read together Proverns 3:5; Psalm 118:8; and John 14:1.

Joseph had gone through many trials that tested his faith in God.  Joseph had found through personal experience that God was with him in those trials.  Joseph grew to trust God, even in trying times.

Let’s read together John 15:5 and Philippians 4:13.

Joseph knew that the ability to interpret dreams was not through his own power. Rather, it was a gift from God.  Joseph honestly gave credit where credit was due.

Let’s read together Psalm 108:1; Matthew 5:16; and 1 Corinthians 10:31.

Joseph acknowledged all the accomplishments came from God.  Joseph gave glory to God when he spoke to pharaoh.  When pharaoh elevated Joseph to the position of a governor, he acknowledged that “the Spirit of God” resided in Joseph (Genesis 41:38)

Will you give glory to God in all that you do?

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Heartstrings: Glorious Praise to the God of Heaven and Earth

Praising God from a pure heart, acknowledging Him in all of our ways, is pleasing in His sight. He is God, Creator, and Ruler of all. We have no life apart from Him. The life of every living creature, and the breath of all mankind is in His hand. (See Job 12:10)

He has no pleasure in disloyal hearts. (See 1 Samuel 15:20-23, Isaiah 29:13-14, Ezekiel 33:31-32, and John 4:21-24)

"Let us lift our hearts and hands to God in heaven." (Lamentations 3:41)

"Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. For the Lord is the great God, and the great King above all gods. In His hand are the deep places of the earth; the heights of the hills are His also. The sea is His, for He made it; and His hands formed the dry land. Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand." (Psalm 95:1-7)

See Also: Psalm 1, Psalm 2, Psalm 3, Psalm 4, Psalm 5, Psalm 7, Psalm 8, Psalm 9, Psalm 13, Psalm 16, Psalm 18, Psalm 19, Psalm 22, Psalm 23, Psalm 24, Psalm 27, Psalm 28, Psalm 29, Psalm 30, Psalm 33, Psalm 34, Psalm 42, Psalm 43, Psalm 47, Psalm 48, Psalm 50, Psalm 64, Psalm 65, Psalm 66, Psalm 67, Psalm 75, Psalm 81, Psalm 89, Psalm 92, Psalm 98, Psalm 99, Psalm 100, Psalm 101, Psalm 103, Psalm 104, Psalm 105, Psalm 106, Psalm 107, Psalm 108, Psalm 111, Psalm 112, Psalm 113, Psalm 115, Psalm 117, Psalm 118, Psalm 134, Psalm 138, Psalm 144, Psalm 145, Psalm 146, Psalm 147, Psalm 148, Psalm 149, Psalm 150

For deeper meditation, read the entire Book of Psalms.

Speak to one another, in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always, for all things to God the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. {Ephesians 5:19}

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Church notes - 30th April 2023

30th John 18:26 - 29

1 John 5:1 - 5

'To believe in Christ is to believe in His deity, in the power of His death to cleanse us from all sin and to avert the righteous wrath of a Holy Lord. It means that we believe that the love of God is expressed in the fullest measure by the Cross of Christ and that eternal life is experienced only by a faith union with Him, which is the product of His grace, appropriated by faith' Evan Forman

vs 1 -3 Faith is expressed in love. Love - For example -- Choosing not to bear false witness.

Obedience - Evidence of love Psalm 108:8

Jonah disobeyed God, but the wind and waves and the fish didn't.

Commmands being implemented in a legalistic way is burdensome and crushing.

Matthew 11:28 - 30

Victory Overthrowing the world.

vs 4, 5

Jesus at the Cross - Victory over sin, the Devil and the world. We need to stand in that place.

We need to live out the victory.

Galatians 2:20

Jesus has achieved the victory for us. In Christ we are victorius.

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Trust in the Lord

It is better to depend on the LORD than to trust mortals. — Psalms 118:8 | God's Word Translation (GWT) The Holy Bible, God’s Word® Translation Copyright 1995 by God’s Word to the Nations Mission. All rights reserved. Cross References: 2 Chronicles 32:7-8; Psalm 40:4; Psalm 108:12; Psalm 146:3; Isaiah 31:1; Isaiah 31:3

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