Thank you, livingwaters! Certainly the fierceness of the wicked is inspired by Satan, and he is like a lion too. In what you posted about Jesus, Satan and the "morning star" the other day, you mentioned how both Jesus and Satan are called lions, but for very different reasons. In the verses in psalms, the wicked are compared to lions too. Then Psalm 28 says this about the righteous: "The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion." I knew there were a lot of verses in the Bible about lions, but I didn't realize there were this many. And a lot of them are in Psalms, too.
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Thre are a lot of mentions of lions, yep. I've heard people say that Psalms is, "just a book of poetry." It's far more than that. There's so much prophecy and edification in that book, and when we're reading through the psalms the sincerely of David pouring out his heart is easy to relate to. I love the Psalms.
It's interesting that the Bible calls us to be "Bold and meek," at the same time.
Just looking at the basic definitions, they are almost contrary to one another.
Moses was bold, he had to be bold to stand before Pharoah and say what God told him to say. God said this about him too:
(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) Numbers 12:3
That's something I'm going to spend more time looking at and praying about.
Also, I hope things are going better for you. You're still in my prayers.
That's how I've seen Psalms too. I've always been so inspired by David's faith, and His love for God and trust in Him. Psalms certainly aren't just poetry. I went to college for English, and Psalms and the whole Bible are nothing like the works of men. I spent years and years reading all sorts of books (and owned several thousand on my "to do" list) looking for answers, and it turned out they were all in one Book that I knew of and had read something of and even believed in, but never had gotten beyond just six or seven chapters in it, as I told you. Psalms are God's revelation, living and active, like the rest of His Word.
It is interesting, too, that the Bible calls us both bold and meek. Maybe "meek" means like, not bloodthirsty, and content with peace unless there's a need to fight. Like Paul wrote about "If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men."
And thank you so much for your prayers, livingwaters. They mean very much to me. I'm continuing to depend on the Lord, one day at a time, and taking comfort in His promises and trusting in His will for me. He's done so much in my life already, and in particular in difficult times, that I know any difficulty brings me closer to Him, which is wonderful and makes any trouble worthwhile. So thank you very much for your prayers and concern, sis, and God bless you!
Amen doule! Your faith is so encouraging.
I'm watching/listening to the "Harbinger," now. Wow, the events correlating events now to events in Isaiah are amazing! Right down to the language, and the people who took part, then and now. I'm adding the video in case anyone wants to see it. God bless you too sister!
Yes it is amazing. Definitely the work of God, warning our nation to turn back. Thank you for posting this video, livingwaters. This is one I hadn't seen, and I just watched it and learned a few things I hadn't heard before.