Seeing Jesus in the Psalms

  Psalm 111 Psalms 110 through 117 are relatively short in comparison with the chapters that came before and will come after. So I will include the text of the Psalm in my lesson so we all can make sure to read it and refer to it while considering if we can see Jesus in the Psalm. As always the Psalm reference in the PDF and blog are linked to YouVersion Bible’s web page, and often I link to the comparison page in YouVersion, so you can compare different versions of the Bibles if you are logged in. I believe this is a foundational method to good Bible study. Main Point: Jesus is our redeemer and you can’t even begin to imagine what He will do for you. 'Praise the Lord ! I will thank the Lord with all my heart as I meet with his godly people.  How amazing are the deeds of the Lord ! All who delight in him should ponder them.  Everything he does reveals his glory and majesty. His righteousness never fails.  He causes us to remember his wonderful works. How gracious and...

 Psalm 67 This is one of the most evangelical Psalms I’ve read so far. Short and powerful, the message of who God is is expanded to all the earth, to the whole world, to all nations, to people everywhere. If you ever wondered about what God was thinking and doing in the Old Testament compared to the New Testament, you can be assured that He was always interested in reaching the whole world. May your ways be known throughout the earth, your saving power among people everywhere. Psalm 67:2 Just so we are all clear, this has never not been the task. It has always been the goal of God’s people to make God's power known to all people everywhere throughout the whole earth. It has never been okay to just ignore the others, to be only focused on those in the circle of God’s current family. Jesus showed us this is for everyone. Jesus took it to Samaria. Paul took this message to the ends of the earth. And it has always been God’s plan to have missionaries, ambassadors, representatives and i...