Cherie Lynn

I would use this to teach my daughter to always walk uprightly before the Lord, never allow greed for money to overtake her, to always love her fellow man, regardless of how they may treat her, to always show love, and pray for the ones who dispitefully would use her, to always put God first in her life, and when she does these things, and seeks God's face, study His word, and put her full trust in God, she can face any difficult situation in life.

We need to be reminded that if we life a righteous life, we're blessed, if we walk the way of the sinners then we will perish. As we go through trials, and persecutions I think it's good to be reminded of these verses so that it gives us strength to hold on to God's promises. I like verse three, it reminds me that if I stay close to God, study His Word, and live a righteous life, no matter what comes my way, I'm unmoveable, and that God will prosper me.

David wants more than life itself, to always be near to God. He wants God in his every thought, and wants God to lead his every step, and he knows if he waits on the Lord, He will strengthen him, and all of God's promises are his.

We all need to be reminded that God will prove His own. If we live for God we're blessed, just like faithful Abraham. If we look down at the grains of sands, or up at the stars in the sky, we're blessed. Sometimes it seems as though the wicked people in this world seem to prosper with fine cars, big houses, more money than they could ever spend, but God's blessings are not upon them, they're left to their own resources. I've seen people who had more earthly wealth, and fame than they knew what to do with, and were so miserable nothing gave them peace. I want to be like that tree planted by the rivers of water that no matter the winds, rain, heat of the battle or whatever satan will bring, we cannot be moved. Just like the roots of a tree that run deep into the ground, if we become so intertwined with God, and His ways, nothing can seperate us from His love, and His blessings. When we're like that, when we get a call that our child has been in an accident, or we've lost our job, or a flood or fire has destroyed everything we own, we cannot be moved. We can lose our earthly possessions, but if we have Jesus we can make it through. I don't want to be like the chaff that the wind can drive away. Jesus is that solid foundation that I want to build my house upon. Just like verse 6 says, the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. I want God to hear me when I cry out to Him. I've lived for God long enough that I know, as long as we're in His will, He will prosper us.

I believe that we have to recognize that God loves us, before we can realize that He will help us. I was thinking about my own father. I knew for a fact without even having to think about it, I knew that my earthly father would help me out of any problem that I had because I knew that He loved me. If I had had any doubt about my dad's love, then it would have been hard for me to know if he was going to help me or not, but I didn't have to doubt because I knew he loved me. That's how God is. We have to recognize that God loves us, when we can accept that, then we will have the faith to know that God is there for us no matter what because a father's love is unconditional. This means so much to me because I know what God has done for me, and that I couldn't have made it without Him, or been able to go through things without knowing that He loved me, and was walking beside me. I can remember right after my dad passed away, people who I thought I could trust turned on me. I was already devestated becasue I had leaned so much on my dad all my life, but I still had my heavenly father, I was crying, and praying one day, and just needed a shoulder to cry on, I remember telling God that I just needed to put my head in his lap, and cry, I felt such a peace, I imagined in my mind that my head was in His lap, and His hands gently on my head telling me, "I'm here child, everything is going to be alright".

The psalmist is struggling with the turmoil that is swirling around in his innermost being, and struggling to reach up into the heavens, and see past his dark clouds of doubt, and see God's light. The psalmist is reminding himself of his past experiences with God, his voice of joy, and praise, he has to talk himself through this trial, and be reminded to hope in God. This psalm reminds me of a situation that I faced where I had these exact feelings. I was going through such a depression, and I really had to talk myself through it, and remind myself of my past experiences with God, my voice of praise, and joy. Just at my darkest hour I began to praise Him, and the storm clouds lifted. Just like David playing his harp, sometimes I would get on the keyboard, and just start singing songs to Him, and I could feel the sun breaking through the clouds.

David desires to be always in God's presence, to seek God's face, to know God's will, to feel God's presence, and His peace, always being patient in God, waiting with exuberent hope that God is going to come through for Him in the end of his trials. I love this psalm, it reminds me that as long as I'm serving God, I'm always in His presence, if I seek His face, and wait upon Him, He will be there for me, and bring me through my trials.

I've been using this time, and this bible study to reflect on God's greatness, and how He has brought me out of some things so terrible in my life the past two years. I have walked across a vast, deep, valley that I knew was going to take God to bring me through, and to the other side. As I have been meditating on these psalms, certain verses really spoke to me. Ps 139:1, How God has searched me, He knows me, v2, He knows my downsitting, and my uprising. As I was meditating in prayer I thought about verse 12, Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day. It reminded me of my dark hour, that God's light was shining all around me, though the night seemed to hide me, God's light was leading me through the darkness, that reminded me what Ps 119:105 says, Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. I am overwelmed at how much God cares for His people. No matter where I'm at in my trials, He's there. My mind went back to Verses 7-11 of Ps 139, even the darkest night can't hide us from God's presence, it's God alone who can bring us out of our darkness into His marvelous light. I thought about Ps 107:1, Give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever, v2, Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; Just like Ps 139:6 says, such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. God's ways are so much higher than ours that we can't even begin to grasp the depth of God's love and mercy toward us, and His power to turn our circumstances around, now matter how horrific things seem. God cares about the smallest matters in our lives, and the things that look like Mt. Everest to us is no more than an ant hill to God. I want to totally surender myself to God, reflecting on Ps 139:23-24. God, search me, and know my heart, see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

The psalmist realizes that God knows his every thought, and the intense of his heart. He knows that there is nothing about him hidden from God. God knew him even in his mother's womb, and was with him. He doesn't want to be seperated from God. He wants God to search his heart, his very thoughts, and to cleanse him from any unrighteousness.

Verses 1-6 The awesomeness of God's creation, no words can describe the greatness of what God has created in the universe. Verses 7-13 describe God's laws in relation to His creation, to how God's laws relate to man. David meditates on the granduer of God's creation, and realizes his connection with God, that through the law of God, his faults seen and unseen are revealed to Him through God's law, that through the laws of God he can be redeemed from sin, and shall be innocent of great transgressions. Verse 14, David is asking God to hear his petition he has before Him, and to redeem, and strenthen him. David Realizes that God is his redeemer, and his source of strength.

It teaches me just how wonderful, powerful, majestic, and excellent our God is, yet is loving enough to care about us. It teaches me how dependent upon God that we really are, and apart from Him we can do nothing, and it shows how small, and weak that man is in comparison with God. It teaches us how much Christ really cares about us, to leave heaven, and come down to this sinful world, take on the form of man, and go through the suffering and pain of the cross. He didn't have to do that, but His love for us is more than our minds can comprehend. Our responsibilities are to take care of God's creation, and cherish everything that He has made, and be led by God.

Hi, My name is Cherie. I'm originally from Akron, Ohio, but I lived in Utah several years, due to my dad being transferred. My dad's side of the family is from Kentucky, my mom's is from Virginia. I moved back to Kentucky in 1995. I'm a musician, I'm mostly a bass player. I've been playing the bass since January 1, 1982. I traveled for several years with a bluegrass band as their bass player. I gave my heart to the Lord, November 8, 2000. God has done so much for me since I've been serving Him. My husband, and I play music for the Lord now, and have traveled extensively with different evangelists, and have taken one missionary trip to Mexico. I have a fourteen year old daughter who gave her heart to God, February 14, 2009. God has been so good to me. My biggest regret is that I didn't serve God sooner in life, but I'm so glad that He knocked at my heart one more time. I'm looking forward to these bible studies.