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Does God play favorites? It can sure seem that way sometimes. In this encouraging episode Chad looks at the last half of Psalm 146 and talks about Joseph and favoritism. Rebekah Caggegi sings "The Eyes of All Look to You"

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Lyrics to "The Eyes of All Look to You"

The eyes of all look to you

And You give them their food in due season

You open up Your hand, and satisfy

The desire of every living thing

To all those who are falling

Almighty God upholds you

To all who are bowed down

The Lord will raise you up

Chorus:

You are near

To all who call upon You

And You hear

The voice of all who fear You

Oh bless the Lord

Hallelujah

Let all flesh bless Your name

Forever and ever.

You preserve all who love You, in Your mercy

And all Your saints shall bless Your holy name

Your kingdom O Lord, is everlasting

Your promises are faithful and kind

To all those who are falling

Almighty God upholds you

To all who are bowed down

The Lord will raise you up

Hallelujah

To the Father and the Son

To the Holy Spirit

The faithful three in one

Hallelujah

To the Father and the Son

To the Holy Spirit

The faithful three in one

Amen

Part one of a two part meditation on this grace filled Psalm. John Andrew Schreiner sings "Your Mercy Is Over Us".

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Lyrics for "Your mercy is over us"

I will extoll You

O Christ, my King

Every day I’ll bless you

Every night I’ll sing

Chorus:

How gracious and merciful

So good to all

How slow to anger

Abounding in love

Your mercy is over us

I will set my mind

On Your glorious splendor

II’ll sing of Your great work

To every generation

My Savior, my Provider, my Shepherd, my King

Great is the Lord

Greatly to be praised

Unsearchable greatness

With love and power to save

Chorus:

How gracious and merciful

You are so good to all

How slow to anger

Abounding in love

Your mercy is over us

What does it mean to embrace correction? What is true friendship? This is an especially pertinent topic for our times, when we see our churches full of division. Izzi Ray sings "It's Your Kindness"

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Lyrics to "It's Your Kindness"

Humble me O Lord

When my heart is proud

Let the righteous strike me

If I follow the crowd

A word from my sister

In and out of season

To save me from danger

Because my spirit needs it

Chorus

I need kindness

An act of a friend

Keeping watch

Over the door of my lips

Turn my eyes away

From the trap of temptation

By your grace, turn my eyes

Back to You

By your grace, O Christ, turn my eyes

Back to You

Can I sit at the table

If I hate correction

If I cannot tell evil

Or the fruit of deception

Let me love the Word of truth

And Your word of reproof

From a stranger or a friend

As though it came from You

Bring me to the table

By the hand my friend

Don’t let me wander

To the bitter end

Evil surrounds us and wells up within us. Where do we turn? Chad has great things to meditatate on, as usual. The talented Izzi Ray sings "Hold Back the Flood".

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Lyrics to Hold Back the Flood:

Deliver me from evil ; and
apreserve me, frommyself

The traps are laid, the words are said, and the waters rise

Your hands O Lord can save me

From the hands of those who surround

Within and without

I’ve no strength for the fight

While my life is going down

Turn back the waters

Send them away

Guard me from evil

And hear when I pray

Hold back the flood

Hold back the flood

Hold back the flood

Hold back the flood

You covered my head

You covered my sin

In the day of battle, Your mercy wins.

You carried the cross, for the poor and afflicted,

To bring justice for the needy,

And straighten the twisted

Turn back the waters

Send them away

Guard me from evil

Lord. hear when I pray

Hold back the flood

Hold back the flood

Hold back the flood Hold back the flood

Where does King David's thoughts go when his enemies are pursuing him? Chad offers an encouraging meditation for the seasons when we feel surrounded. Chris Lizotte sings "Stretch Out Your Hand".

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• Lyrics for "Stretch Out Your Hand"

My sleep had fled from my eyes

I hid, alone in the darkness

Like one who cannot be found

I was thinking You wanted to harm us

Stretch out Your hand

Stretch out Your hand

Lord have mercy

Lord have mercy

(Chorus)

By Your mercy

You call me by name

By Your mercy

Its the end of my shame

By Your mercy

You are the Christ, my Lord, my God

And I am your servant

Everything changed

By Your mercy

Let me hear Your voice in the morning

I can rest in Your steadfast love

Lord, You know how I thirst for you

Like the dry land under the sun

Stretch out Your hand

Stretch out Your hand

Lord have mercy

Lord have mercy

For the enemy has pursued my soul;

he has crushed my life to the ground;

he has made me sit in darkness like those long counted as dead

Stretch out Your hand

Stretch out Your hand

Lord have mercy

Lord have mercy

In this episode we hear the Psalmist ask God to "search me and know my heart". Chad has an interesting reflection on this passage, especially when he considers that new life happens in the dark. Izzi Ray sings "From Eternity Past".

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Lyrics for "From Eternity Past"

In the dark

You knew me

Before I was cast

You called me

Your thoughts of me

Are even more, than the sands of the sea

The sands of the sea

Chorus

From eternity past

You planned me

From darkness to light

From blindness to sight

From eternity past

You chose me

I was not hidden from You

I was not hidden from You

In the dark

You loved me

You saved me

Every breath

I need You

Before I could see

You came for me

Your redeeming love

Is too wonderful, too wondrous for me

Like the sands of the sea

Search me, O God, and know my heart

Try me and know my thoughts

And see if there be any grievous way in me,

andlead me inthe way

Lead me inthe way

Everlasting, everlasting, everlasting

Psalm 139 shows us God's loving care, for looking after us wherever we are. Chad quotes from Francis Thompson's Hound of Heaven, "How little worthy of any love thou art! Save Me, save only Me? I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I fled Him, down the arches of the years." Colin Henirch sings "Redeeming Love".

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Lyrics for "Redeeming Love"

Psalm 139a.

If I take the wings of morning

If I dwell in the deepest part of the sea

The dark is as bright as light to you

And you are always there with me

O my Lord, you alone have searched me

There is nothing you don't already know

You know my thoughts from far away

You surround me as I come and as I go

(Chorus)

Where can I hide?

You will always find me

Where can I run?

You’re already there

I want You to find me

I want to be found

In Your redeeming love

In Your redeeming love

You alone created my being

You formed me in my mother’s womb

I have been so wonderfully made

I’ve never been hidden from you

(Chorus)

Where can I hide?

You will always find me

Where can I run?

You’re already there

I want You to find me

I want to be found

In Your redeeming love

In Your redeeming love

"Hand Made" sounds great, except when it comes to treating something hand made as though it were God. Chad gives a wonderful meditation on idolatry, and Aralyn Macare sings "Human Hands".

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Lyrics to "Human Hands"

In difficult times, we can take comfort in the knowledge that Christ has defeated death forever, that His name will be confessed as Lord by the whole world, and we will be with Him, because of His great love. Izzi Ray sings a stunningly beautiful version of Psalm 8, "How Majestic Is Your Name In All The Earth".

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In this first of 2 episodes on Psalm 135 Chad talks about our plenteous supply of other gods, and meditates on how the God aboves all gods cares for us. John and Cathy Schreiner sing "I Know That the Lord is Great"

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Lyrics to "I Know That the Lord is Great"

You send the wind

The clouds and rain

You send forth justice

And You send forth pain

Whatever You please

Whatever You wish

You alone can do

And It is good

Chorus

For I know the Lord is great

above all gods

Christ reigns as King

Forever and ever

And You provide

Every loving, perfect gift

Whatever You please

Whatever You wish

Whatever You please

It is good

Kingsand kingdoms

You raise them up

And strikes them down

And give us their land

And we fill Your temple

To praise the Lord

For His power and grace

I will praise His name

I know the Lord is great

I know the Lord is great