Praise God for His Goodness and Mercy Psalm 146

Hallelujah!- Praise the Lord- HaShem With all of your soul!- v.1- Deuteronomy 6:5 Sing HaShem's praises as a long as you have life!-v.2 – Isaiah 38:18-19 The living praise God!- Are you alive today? Sing His praises!

Praise and Trust God Alone Who do you trust?- Psalm 31:14; 56:3;84:12 Proverbs 3:5-6 Don’t trust in “Big Shots” -They can’t even help themselves- v.4-5 Psalm 118:8-9 Without God- they and their plans are dust!-v.4 Psalm 104:29 Is. 40:6

Blessed- Ashei- Blissfully Happy! Those who trust and hope in God The Maker of Heaven and Earth. Acts 17:23-24- Looking for an “unknown god” Problem- Our god is too small - Ephesians 3:20 More than we ask or imagine!

Forever! Faithful-v.6- II Timothy 2:13 Numbers 23:19 The source and measurement of truth-The keeper/guardian of ”emuna” – v.6 John 14:6 John 8:32- The Truth will set you free! Jesus is Truth!- John 1:14 Undiluted full truth!

Discovering God’s Character Through Weakness God seeks justice for the oppressed-v.7 Amos 5:24 Jeremiah 22:3- Exodus 3:7- I’ve heard their cry- I’m concerned God feeds the hungry and starving- v.7 Exodus 16:4 Matthew 14:6 - Not just physical bread- John 6:50-52- Bread from heaven! Sets the captives free-v.7- Lk. 4:18-20- Jubilee! John 8:36- Free indeed! A place in the Father’s heart for wanderers, fatherless and widows-v.9- Hebrews 11:9-10 Deut. 10:19 Ephesians 2:12 James 1:27

What Has God Done for You Today? Will you praise Him? God opens the eyes of the blind- v.8 John 9:25 “ I was blind, but now I see!” He lifts up the bowed down-v.8 Psalm 40:2 From the pit of destruction- Every new morning! – Lamentation 3:22-23 God personally loves His tsaddikim- His saints-v. 8- Romans 8:38-39- Nothing can separate us from His love. I Peter 2:9

Pray and Live Like It’s So! Matthew 6:10 Bring on the Kingdom! v.10 Pray and Live Like It’s So! Matthew 6:10