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Psalms by RB 40

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PSALM 40

A Praise of Thanksgiving

O LORD, my God
Words escape their usage in my thankfulness

My prayers I lift up
Your answer always comes back

My needs are before You
Always You provide

LORD, in Your deeds and in Your actions
I am both humbled and awed

O God, my Father
My Teacher who shows me the Way

You have lifted me up out of the mire
Without You I would be lost, drowning

Father I am so thankful for You
There are no words that can say it

O God, my Lord Jesus
My Savior who gave Yourself, totally, for all sin

Through Your sacrifice on the cross
I am able to have a relationship with You

I am completely full of thanks
LORD GOD, I over flow with thanks to You

O God, Holy Spirit
My Helper who dwells inside of me

Through You I am able to know my God
You opened my heart You, bringing about this relationship

O LORD, my God,
I cannot fully express my thankfulness for You

Blessed be the LORD, my God
Now and Forever, Amen.

Psalms by RB 39

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PSALM 39

A Praise for Provision

The LORD is my provider
On Him shall I wait

In the midst of turmoil
I will call upon his name

When I am in need
I will call upon the LORD

For it is He who has made the greatest provision already
The Lord Jesus sacrificed Himself for my sin

If I trust Him with this
Why should I not trust Him with all my needs?

The LORD is my provider
To Him do I look

I call out to Him
In a time of need I raise my voice

I wait on Him
In His own time He answers His servant

God is good
He is faithful

The LORD has provided
To Him do I give thanks

Psalms by RB 38

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PSALM 38

A Praise for Redemption

I shout the praise of the LORD GOD,
He is my protector, my redeemer

My righteousness is as dirty rags
My best is completely worthless

I am redeemed not by my own filth
But through the LORD’S mercy

He has anointed me with His own blood
Covered me with His own righteousness

For this I shout His praise
Because He has done it I worship Him

What can I do other than this?
What merit do I have but to serve the LORD?

With all my heart I serve Him
With all my strength I love Him

My heart cries out:
“God, Your are my God
And I will ever praise You!”

Psalms by RB 37

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PSALM 37

A Praise for a New Beginning

LORD how great you are!
New beginnings are brought about in You

LORD as I come to this new year
I praise You completely

I shout Your praise from the Mountain
For the sacrifice of Your Son

I sing Your praise in the Midst of the Congregation
For Your Word and Your deeds

I boldly speak Your praise before my enemies
For Your steadfast love never ceases

Jesus, Your sacrifice for us
Brings about the regeneration of my life

Your Word and deeds in my life
Regenerates my mind

LORD, my thankfulness extends far beyond these
I sing Your praise for so many reasons

LORD, Your regeneration washes me
New beginnings flourish in a relationship with You

Not just the beginning of the year
But every morning I awake is a new beginning with You

God this is my Thankfulness
This is where my praise originates

Psalms by RB 36

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PSALM 36

Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Sing to him who is the wellspring of love

Praise Him all creatures here below
Bring a shout all the creatures of the earth

Praise Him above you heavenly hosts
Lead us in His worship

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Shout your praise to the three in one, triune God

Book 1 of “Psalms by RB”

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Well we have some exciting news in the works. All the poems that have been being published on this website under the title “Psalms by RB” are going to be published and available for purchase on the Kindle soon! We have capped Book 1 at 40 Poems (all of which are finished and going through light editing). Over the next few days the last five Psalms will be published here and you can look forward to seeing them on the Kindle in the next few months.

This is the first publication to come out from Believe Better Ministries and we are excited and looking forward to it. Keep checking in here over the next few months to and we will announce when the book will be launched. The title of the book is Psalms by RB Book 1 and you can look forward to reading it on your kindle or smart device with a kindle app.

Psalms by RB 35

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PSALM 35

A Psalm of Thanksgiving

O LORD, my God, thankfulness springs from me
I am full of nothing than it

When I am in the midst of joy
I am thankful for Your blessings in my life

When I am in the midst of trials
I am thankful for Your interest in my growth

LORD, I am thankful in ever circumstance
Whether peace or anguish I am thankful for You

Jesus, You wanted me
You came to earth to give Your life for me

What response am I to give to you?
What I am I to do?

LORD, I have but one response
There is only one way I can act

With thankfulness I worship You
With a thankful heart I praise You

Jesus, my Lord, my God
I am thankful for Your sacrifice

My Lord, in the darkness I am thankful
When I am surrounded by evil I am thankful

You have been my help
You have been my refuge

Jesus, in You I take my rest
For You paid my ransom in full

LORD, I am thankful in all situations
No matter the circumstances I am grateful
to You

Father, Abba, my God, Thank You
Jesus, Savior, my God, Thank You
Holy Spirit, Helper, my God, Thank You

O LORD, my praise rings out clearly
My heart sings my thankfulness to Your Name

I life my voice and shout Your praise
My thankfulness is on my lips in worship

Jesus, even in the very midst of my turmoil
I sing out my thankfulness to You

LORD GOD, when I struggle before You
My thankfulness shall never cease

Father, You saved me out of my circumstances
And, LORD, I am full of thankfulness for it

What else can my heart be
But thankful to You?

You are in control of all things
Nothing is out of Your grasp

LORD, I take my rest in Your hand
For You are in control of ever situation

My thankfulness abounds at all times
For my soul is at rest in Your control

LORD, my thankfulness is abundant
But I ask You would turn it to action

LORD, turn my thankfulness to action
Make my response to You be to follow Your commandments

LORD allow my thankful heart
to lead me in your ways

Do not let my thankfulness be emptiness
Allow it to be usefulness for You

LORD, my thankfulness causes me to run after You
I strive after You, seeking you always

Father, Abba, my God, Thank You
Jesus, Savior, my God, Thank You
Holy Spirit, Helper, my God, Thank You

Psalms by RB 34

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PSALM 34

O God, my eyes are fixed on You
You are my goal and destination

LORD, You work in my life every day
You are present every single moment

Lord Jesus, You have done so much
You have done more for me than I can express

Your sacrifice for me means so much
You gave Your life for me!

So, LORD, what can I do but worship You?
What can I do but fall prostrate before You?

LORD, with Your strength I can do this
With Your help I will do this every moment

Epistle to the 21st Century Church

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Epistle to the 21st Century Church

A letter written to the Church sent from a servant of the LORD Jesus Christ; who is His Son.

Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

First let me tell you that if any one of you, my Brethren, find any fault, error or wrong thing in this letter discard it immediately for it is not of the LORD. But if you find that my writings are good and in harmony with the Word of God than heed them.

Now, Brethren, we have fallen away from the things that are of Christ and turned to the things of men. If any of you cannot quote to me John 3:16 than you must be a new believer; and for the new believer I will quote it here:

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

John 3:16 (KJV)

Brethren think clearly, there is no qualifier presented, not even in the verses following. Do you believe me? Look it up for yourself. The Apostle Paul knew this and wrote of it in his Epistle to the Church at Ephesus. In this letter Paul told them (and through this letter us) that they were saved by grace alone not by works of the Law (Eph 2:8–9).

Brethren, if in His Word God tells us that no works gain our salvation why have we placed ourselves under the Law again? Such things the Jews tried to do before, and the Apostles spoke very clearly about this. The leaders of the churches – the Priests, Pastors and Elders – are supposed to be knowledgeable of the Word of God, why do they then not lead you to understanding of how you have become saved?

Peter, the Apostle who led the other Apostles, spoke on this when it was brought before him. He rebuked them asking why they were placing a yoke upon the Gentiles that no Jew has ever been able to bear. He then reminded them that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we are saved (Acts 15:7–11).

This rebuke was meant for all men who placed the Law on the believer – the Christian. Brethren if my salvation rested on my own shoulders and I died tomorrow I world go to Hell because I am not worthy. I am a decrepit servant who does not even deserve to work for his Master let alone be given grace by Him, but yet I am saved by the blood of Christ. I pray that my words will be heard by you that you will no longer carry a yoke on your shoulders.

Even Paul, who could count himself perfect, did not count his works as salvation, but counted them as loss for the sake of Christ. In his Epistles to the Philippians he said that if anyone has the ability to have confidence in their flesh Paul does. Then he lists his qualifications but follows this list saying that none of them can help him because these qualities are worthless when compared to knowing Christ Jesus (Phil 3:2–8). Paul’s qualifications are impressive, even amazing, he could count himself blameless before the Law. Again I say to you he still counted these qualities as worthless!

Paul was very clear on this in his exhortations to the churches and men that he had left behind him on his missionary journeys. He preached the gospel of grace and he wanted all men to know that anyone who tried to put the Law over them should not be listened to. He went so far as to curse anyone (including himself and angels) who preached a gospel contrary to what Paul preached (Gal 1:8). Because when it comes down to the end anyone who preaches contrary to Paul is saying God’s way is not good enough. So are you willing to say that God’s plan is not good enough?

God told Paul that His grace was sufficient enough (2Cor 12:9) and if His grace was sufficient enough for Paul who was the foremost (or greatest) of sinners (1Tim 1:15) than why is His grace insufficient for you? But I do exhort you as Paul did that we should not sin against God. For just as Jesus told the Adulterous Woman “Go and sin no more” (Jn 8:11) we must strive to do the same and bear fruit. For what is faith? Faith is not just sitting on your hands doing nothing but faith is believing in something, and belief is a word of action. Just as James said faith without action is dead (Jas 2:26). So in our faith must we have action that goes along with it.

What is this action? It is the love that we are commanded to perform. We are to love God and love our neighbors as ourselves (Matt 22:37-39). If you truly love other as yourself than how will you sin against God? This is the truth and heart of the Gospel: Not following the Law (for the Law itself places a curse on the person who does not complete all items in the Law – Deut 27:26; Gal 3:10), but rather following the love. Our example in this is our God, Himself. He gave Himself – all of Himself – so that we could be with Him; offering Himself as sacrifice so that He could give limitless grace to us. That is our example on how to love and how to live.

So do not forget that you are not under the Law, but also don’t forget that this does not allow you to be lawless. So I end this letter to the Body of Christ with Christ’s own words which He sent to Ephesus: “Return to your first love” (Rev 2:4-5).

Finally brothers do not forget to take care of one another in love, not just spiritually but if there is a physical need take care of this need as well. My prayers are with you always and may the Lord Jesus the Son of God and the Christ rain down his peace on your heads.

Psalms by RB 33

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PSALM 33

Jesus make me alert to Your coming
Prepare my heart for Your return

LORD, I look for You
Jesus, I wait for You,

LORD, my God, I know not the time
But I wait with all preparedness

I wish to be prepared for Your appearing
To be found awake when You return

LORD JESUS, I want You
Help me to be prepared!