The Love & Purity Podcast

Blessed is EVERYONE who Fears The Lord! - Psalm 128

There are no exceptions.  Everyone is blessed who fears the Lord!

In this podcast learn how Yeshua models and even delights in the fear of The Lord. 

Some translations rightly translate this verse "happy is everyone who fears The Lord"

There is real happiness that comes from fearing God.   Join us as we unpack the happiness that

everyone is invited to know by walking in the fear of The Lord. 

The Reward of Happy Fathers - Psalm 127

   When thinking about the rewards of God, we tend to think of the eternal rewards that will be given to us in the life to come.  However, there is a reward from God that we don’t need to wait until the next life to receive, and that is the gift of children. I will forever be grateful for parents who took this verse seriously and decided to receive as many rewards as God would bless them with.   

This reward of children can also apply to spiritual children as well. With this being the exact middle verse in the Psalms of ascent as a whole you could say that at the heart of this ascending journey is the importance of discipling the “children” we are given.  As you invest your life into others by mentoring and discipling them you will experience the thrill of raising up the next generation who will continue to carry the torch.   

While not mentioned once in the first half of the Psalms of Ascent, children are given special attention in the latter half. Here are some examples:

Psalm 128:3 “Your children like olive plants all around your table. Yes, may you see your children’s children.” 

Psalm 132:12 “If your sons will keep My covenant and My testimony which I shall teach them, their sons also shall sit upon your throne forevermore.”     

    In the latter half of our own journey we are able to invest more into the generations to come.  

Keep going up and while you're at it grab the hand of someone who is "young in the faith" and help them climb as well!

 

Three Truths to Help Overcome Midlife Crisis - Psalm 127

We have now come to the middle psalm in this series. It is in the middle of our journey with God that we need this psalms reminders:

1. To build where God is building, or else it is vain;                                                              2. To know the truth—that we are beloved in His eyes;                                                 3. To invest in the next generation.

Be encouraged by these truths that enables us to finish the race strong!  He is faithful to complete the work He begins in you!

 

 

 

Be Ready! Part 3 - Seeking Purity of Heart with Aaron and Victoria Hood

Join Aaron and Victoria as they discuss the practical aspects of real life with the goal of Purity of Heart.

Prepare to be inspired!

Be Ready! Part 2 - Our Story - Aaron and Victoria

Aaron and Victoria tell their story of how God brought them together and the path that led them there.

Be Ready! Part 1 - Aaron and Victoria Hood

Aaron and Victoria have just returned to the MO Campus from 3 weeks of traveling and speaking in FL and GA. Join them as they share the message they have been sharing on their travels.

Freedom Like a Dream - Psalm 126

   Literally, when God brought back the Jewish people to Israel in modern times, it was a dream that spanned generations. Every day—three times a day—God fearing Jews throughout the world prayed that they would one day return to the land of Israel.

Compared to the Babylonian exile, which only lasted 70 years, this second exile would be much longer—nearly 1900 years. Yet throughout this long and bitter exile, the longing to one day return to Israel remained an undying hope. 

Join Samuel Wearp and I as we look into this Psalm of redemption and return.   

Surrounded by God - Psalm 125

In this world of so many uncertainties and unknowns there is an immovable place of refuge for all who trust in God.  Join us as we look into this Psalms themes that include the importance of Mount Zion, walking on the straight path and the safety of a God who surrounds His people.   Be encouraged to continue on the path!  Onward and upward!   

Suddenly Saved from Death - Psalm 124

 "Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us as prey to their teeth." (Ps 124)   In this case, blessing the Lord is not a dry religious ritual. It is as common sense as thanking someone who grabs your hand when you are about to fall off a cliff. We will forever have good reason to bless The Lord. He has saved us from the jaws of death. 

All the pictures in this psalm show what Israel has been saved from—sudden calamities like drowning or being devoured by an animal or trapped. The deliverance is sudden, as well. One moment you are snared; the next you are free to fly.  May you be like the bird who is free from every snare of the enemy and able to freely fly into the great plans God has for your life.  

The God Who Fights For Us - Psalm 124

If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us then they would have swallowed us alive. (Ps 124) If anyone knew what it was like when "men rose up against us" it was David.  

 Davids life often hung on by what looks like a very small thread.   Goliath, Saul and Absalom were some of these enemies who wanted nothing more than to see David dead.  Despite all this, David had a weapon that could not be overcome: God was on his side. 

May you be encouraged through this podcast to know the amazing truth that  "He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?" (Romans 8)