. Grant me wisdom, Lord, to redeem the time

 January 17, 2016

Worship: Psalm 24 by the Son’s of Korah

The Earth is the Lords and Everything in it.
The world and all men who live in her lands
for He founded it upon the seas,
Who may ascend to the Hill of the Lord
and who may stand in his Holy Place
He who has clean hands and pure hearts
Who lifts not his soul or swears by and idol
He will receive blessing from God and vindication from God His savior
Such is the generation of those who seek your face, O God O God of Jacob
Lift up your heads,  you gates, be Lifted up you ancient doors
So that the King, The King of glory may enter in may enter in
And who is the king who is the king? Oh
the Lord strong and Mighty. Mighty in battle
and who is the King, who is the King? oh
The Lord strong and mighty, mighty in battle
The Lord strong and Mighty The Lord king of Glory
The Lord and all the earth belongs to Him for He's the Lord and He's the King
He is the Lord and all the earth belongs to Him and He will fight and we will sing
The Lord and so be lifted up you doors, be lifted high up for the King, you ancient
Doors be lifted up so that the Lord may enter in!

Lyrics: http://jgospel.net/family-faith/hymns/psalms-24-sons-of-korah.c29236.aspx

 Video: https://youtu.be/pO77-m4SS3M

Witness:

Wow, it has been 7 days since I made a new entry in my journal. Actually, I have been working on the same entry for all those days between. I thought it might take me 3 days, but it took several more than that. My nights have been shortened by various distraction, fatigue etc. Even now it is really the 18^th. I started on the other side of midnight around 10 pm but was interrupted by a call from my mom (that is an important call you don’t cut short!), the wash, my dog and a short nap. So, here I am again. Hopefully, this week will run smoother. However, whatever comes my way, let me not be stressed, knowing my times are in Your hands. Only, let me not be the cause of time misspent. Grant me wisdom, Lord, to redeem the time. Amen!

           Eph 5:15-16

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. KJV

Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. ESV

Be very careful, then, how you live — not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. NIV

WORD:

Ps 24:6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek your face, O God of Jacob.b  Selah NIV                 24:6 b  Two Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts face, Jacob NIV

Ps 24:6 This is the generation of those who seek Him, Who seek Your face — even Jacob. Selah. NASU Such is the character of those who seek him, of Ya‘akov, who seeks your face. (Selah) CJB This [is] a generation of those seeking Him. Seeking Thy face, O Jacob! YLT

Before I move on, I want to look at a textual and interpretive issue. As you can see from above, this passage is handled several different ways. This is because of the issue pointed out by the note found in the NIV box above. Most modern translations follow the NIV in translating it “O God of Jacob”. They feel that following the minority of Hebrew manuscripts and the Greek translation of the OT called the Septuagint makes the most sense here. Others, following the majority of Hebrew manuscripts translate it several different ways according to how they understand the text without having the phrase “O God” in it. I will come back later on today and try to finish up this portion of Psalm 24.