March 8
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PSALM 85 RESTORE US AGAIN, O GOD OF OUR SALVATION
LORD, you were favorable to your land;
you restored the fortunes of Jacob.
2 You forgave the iniquity of your people;
you covered all their sin. Selah
3 You withdrew all your wrath;
you turned from your hot anger.
4 Restore us again, O God of our salvation,
and put away your indignation toward us!
5 Will you be angry with us forever?
Will you prolong your anger to all generations?
6 Will you not revive us again,
that your people may rejoice in you?
7 Show us your steadfast love, O LORD,
and grant us your salvation. – Psalm 85:1-7
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LITANY OF GOD’S FAVOR & PLEA FOR RESTORATION by ILMA
Lord, you have been so good to us; always faithful
You gave us back all that we have lost before
You always pardon us for all our sinfulness
You do not punish us as we are all deserving
My Lord, you removed your wrath on your people
Instead, you gave them chances and showed patience
Each time I mess up, you are there to catch me
Even though at times I fail to ask for forgiveness
No one else has dealt with me so patiently
Only You understand and do not condemn me.
I plead you my Lord and my God, to bring us restoration
We have been attacked and faced with much temptations
Manifest your steadfast love to us and forgive us our iniquities
We plead you to revive all that we have lost in this slavery.
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REFLECTION
• Why do you think the psalmist gave a litany of God’s favor in the past before he pleaded the Lord for restoration?
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REVIVE US AGAIN ILMA’S VLOG
March 22
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REVIVE US AGAIN
LORD, you were favorable to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob.
2 You forgave the iniquity of your people; you covered all their sin.
3 You withdrew all your wrath; you turned from your hot anger.
4 Restore us again, O God of our salvation, and put away your indignation toward us!
5 Will you be angry with us forever? Will you prolong your anger to all generations?
6 Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?
7 Show us your steadfast love, O LORD, and grant us your salvation.
8 Let me hear what God the LORD will speak,
For he will speak peace to his people, to his saints; but let them not turn back to folly.
9 Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.
10 Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other.
11 Faithfulness springs up from the ground, and righteousness looks down from the sky.
12 Yes, the LORD will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
13 Righteousness will go before him and make his footsteps a way. -Psalm 85:1-13
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This psalm is written by the sons of Korah, asking God for forgiveness for the whole Israelites and pleading him to show his steadfast love and faithfulness he proclaimed to them in Exodus 34:6. The psalmists recall how God had faithfully restored them in the past and is seeking for such revival again.
During this pandemic we are experiencing, we plead to God for us to be restored and revived in his steadfast love. Our world has turned so far away from our creator. In times of adversity, we need to go back to basics, connect and serve our families, friends and neighbors. We need to care for the vulnerable members of our society and our church.
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ADORATION: Praise the steadfast love and faithfulness of God. He full of kindness.
CONFESSION: Forgive us when we are not steadfast in our love for God and others.
THANKSGIVING: Thank you for giving us the capacity to love like you Lord.
SUPPLICATION: Help us to walk in love and be the persons you have created us to be, loving and serving you by doing it to others as well.
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REFLECTION
• How can we be restored in the midst of so much deaths and illness around us?