August 3

TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE

Trust in Him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before Him: God is a refuge for us. Selah. - Psalms 62:8

​Memorize this Verse:
Cover the verse text and using just the first letters of each word try to recite the entire passage.
8. T I H A A T Y P P O Y H B H G I A R F U S

Notes on verse:

Of the house of Israel, as the Targum. Or of God, as Aben Ezra. All that are Israelites indeed, and are the Lord’s covenant people. These are exhorted and encouraged to trust in him. Not in a creature, nor in any outward thing. In riches, wisdom, strength, birth, privileges, the law, and the works of it; in their own righteousness, in their hearts, in themselves or in others. But in the Lord only, both for temporal and spiritual blessings.

“Pour out your heart before him”: As Hannah did (1 Sam. 1:15). And as water is poured out, (Lam. 2:19). It means the desires of the heart, the complaints of the soul, the whole of their case which they should spread before the Lord, and make known unto him (see Psalm 102:1, title, and Psalm 142:2). The phrase denotes the abundance of the heart, and of its requests, and the freedom with which they should be made to the Lord. For through the blood and sacrifice of Christ a believer may come to the throne of grace with boldness and liberty, and there freely tell the Lord all his mind, and all that is in his heart.

“God is a refuge for us”: To whom the saints may have recourse in all their times of trouble, and where they find safety and plenty (Isa. 33:16).

As we have mentioned so many times before, trust is one step further along than faith. To trust in God means that you have every confidence that He is doing the right thing in your life, and you rest in that knowledge. When we do that, we are not so frustrated about the little problems that arise, because we know that they are necessary for God to get us to the level He would have us.

Romans 8:28 “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.”

As we have said before, your heart condition is what you really are. This then is saying, open your heart to God, and let Him see who you really are.

TODAY'S BIBLE READING

August 3
Today's Bible Reading Plan selections can be found below. If you don't have a Bible with you, just click the references to read each passage online:
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Old Testament
Ezra 4-5  —  7.5 minutes
Proverbs 3  —  5.5 minutes

New Testament
Luke 13:22-35  —  4.0 minutes
1 Timothy 2  —  2.5 minutes

Total Average Read Time — 19.5 minutes