2015DBRP_161 2Sam7-8 Ps109b Rom13a

At last, David became the king of all Israel, then the Lord gave him two great military victories over the Philistines. Then, after a botched attempt, David moved the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. He danced with all his might before the Lord.

https://www.bible.com/bible/68/2sa.7.nlt

 

We turn now to Psalm 109. When you feel that you are surrounded by people who gang up against you and slander you, then this is the psalm for you. Note this: Verse 6 through 19 is a very long quote of slander against the Psalm-writer.

 

Translation notes:

20 May those curses become the LORD’s punishment

for my accusers who speak [such] evil of me.

 

30But I will give repeated thanks to [You//the] LORD,

praising [You/him] to everyone.

 

31For [You stand//he stands] beside the needy,

ready to save them from those who condemn them.

https://www.bible.com/bible/116/psa.109

 

Remember my challenge to you about Romans 12:1? Did you discover where the opening ‘Therefore’ goes back to?

 

Romans 12 is one of the most beautiful of all of Paul’s practical teaching chapters. He deals with the basics, ending with the most basic of all: “Do not let evil defeat you; instead, conquer evil with good.” Chapter 12 teaches us about how to evaluate ourselves and how to use our spiritual gifts, and how to respond to people who do wrong to us. Key to all of this is the first two verses. Before I begin reading chapter 13, I will read Romans 12:1-2 in our Plain English Translation. (This is how our Indonesian translation sounds if translated into English.)

 

Romans 12 PET

1 Therefore, since God has been so incredibly kind to us, it's only proper that we return His kindness! We should all think like this, “Lord, I give my body to you as a sacrifice”— even though we actually continue to live. A decision like that amounts to a holy sacrifice which pleases the Lord. 2 This means that we can no longer follow a bad lifestyle like what has become the habit of worldly people. But let's surrender our bodies as sacrificial offerings to God, and He will renew our minds— so that we can know what His will is for us, and what is best in every situation. By that I mean we can understand and choose what is good and what is most proper for us, along with what pleases the Lord.

https://www.bible.com/bible/116/rom.13

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