Our thoughts (2/4)

Help us, O God, our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver… Psalm 79:9

Help us, O God, our Savior,
for the glory of your name;
deliver us and wipe away our sins
for your name’s sake.
Psalm 79:9 salvation worship sin
Yet, O Lord, you are our Father;
we are the clay and you are our potter;
all of us are the work of your hands.
Isaiah 64:8 Father creation dependence

Our God is in heaven;
he does whatever he pleases.
Psalm 115:3 God heaven dependence
However, if we confess our sins,
he who is faithful and just
will forgive our sins
and cleanse us from all wrongdoing.
1 John 1:9 sin purification evil
Teach us to comprehend how few our days are
so that our hearts may be filled with wisdom.
Psalm 90:12 planning wisdom heart
It was for this purpose that he called you through our gospel so that you might come to share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thessalonians 2:14 evangelism calling
But he was pierced for our offenses
and crushed for our iniquity;
the punishment that made us whole fell upon him,
and by his bruises we have been healed.
Isaiah 53:5 sin Jesus healing
Although it was our afflictions that he bore,
our sufferings that he endured,
we thought of him as stricken,
as struck down by God and afflicted.
Isaiah 53:4 suffering Jesus sickness
To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Philippians 4:20 humility worship Father
Our help is in the name of the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
Psalm 124:8 creation God heaven
Indeed, who is God except the Lord?
Who is the Rock besides our God?
Psalm 18:32 reliability God strength
Let us examine and test our ways
and return to the Lord.
Lamentations 3:40 conversion repentance life
For who is God except the Lord?
Who is a rock aside from our God?
2 Samuel 22:32 reliability God protection
You will again show us compassion
and wash away our guilt;
you will cast all our sins
into the depths of the sea.
Micah 7:19 compassion sin forgiveness
Therefore, we do not lose heart. Even though our outer self is continuing to decay, our inner self is being renewed day by day.
2 Corinthians 4:16 beauty encouragement receiving
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 1:7b grace peace Father
He is himself the sacrifice for our sins—
and not only for our sins
but also for the sins of the whole world.
1 John 2:2 sin Savior forgiveness
Come forth! Let us bow down to worship him;
let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker.
Psalm 95:6 creation worship humility
But our citizenship is in heaven, and from there we await our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Philippians 3:20 salvation Jesus heaven
The Spirit himself bears witness with our Spirit that we are children of God.
Romans 8:16 God Spirit children
The grass may wither and the flower may fade,
but the word of our God will endure forever.
Isaiah 40:8 reliability God Word of God
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord, our God.
Psalm 20:8 trust idols
This is how we know what love is:
he laid down his life for us,
and we in turn must be prepared
to lay down our lives for our brethren.
1 John 3:16 love Jesus neighbor
As far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Psalm 103:12 sin salvation
The Lord commanded us to observe all of these statutes and to fear the Lord, our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, even as we are today.
Deuteronomy 6:24 obedience blessing law