Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
September 12, 2022: SOAP #4666: Daniel 3-4; Psalm 81; Revelation 17

SCRIPTURE:  Psalm (NIV) 81:14 how quickly would I subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their foes! 15 Those who hate the LORD would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever. 16 But you would be fed with the finest of wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

OBSERVATION:  What promises we read from God!!!  With promises like the above, what can go wrong!  But the three verses above follow verse 13. 

SCRIPTURE:  Psalm (NIV) 81:13 “If my people would but listen to me, if Israel would follow my ways,

OBSERVATION:  Verse 13 begins with “If my people…”  There is a condition to the promises in the verses that follow!   If they listen and do, God will do the promises in verses 14-16, but if they do not pay attention, God will not keep those promises.  (I must remember that the scriptures were not originally written with numbers for chapters and verses.  It is good to read a few verses before and after the verses that speak to me.)

APPLICATION:  God’s promises of punishment and judgment are just as true as His promises to bless and sustain.  I must remember that God is a Promise Keeper!  He does not just keep the promises I like.  He is true to His Word! 

PRAYER:   Lord, I want to be as careful to follow your directions as I want you to be in following your promises to sustain and keep me, to provide for me, and to take me to heaven.  Amen

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