To bring something back to life is a big deal. When we pray for revival, it’s because we have acknowledged death and the need for God’s spirit to bring life again. The cry “Revive me!” is a prayer that arises in desperation. Psalm 119:153-168 (Resh-Shin) focus on the God who sees us, revives us, and our response of rejoicing, praise and love to him.
If you are getting started in a relationship with God, trying to have a quiet time or seeking guidance at this point in your life, you're in the right place.
In fifteen minutes (or less) you will listen to God's word for you, reflect on it and learn to pray to God as well as carry that word with you through the rest of your day. What a perfect way to get started!
We're praying through Psalm 119, the longest psalm of the Bible, and as an acrostic poem it is structured after the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. We are listening to one or two stanzas at a time (8 verses each), and today we focus on the 20-21st stanzas (resh-shin).
We focus on two themes in these sections: God sees and revives us, and rejoicing, praising and loving him as our response.
There is an allusion back to Genesis 16:13 where Hagar calls on God as "El Roi" - the God who sees me. That same idea is repeated here twice in vv. 153 and 159.
By slowing down and reflecting on God's teaching as we write out one stanza (8 verses) of Psalm 119 each day, we are able to see more connections and listen better to what God is saying. After you've written out the stanza for the day, use one verse from that section to meditate on throughout the day.
We can't exhaust the riches that are in these verses, but you can go deeper into them on your own using our four step process. You can download the helpsheet that details and demonstrates the four step process we use on First Fifteen using Psalm 1.
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