Prepare
Opening Prayer
Thank God for the day and his Word, and ask him to apply it to our hearts and give us eyes and ears to perceive the glory of our King.
Read
Scripture Passage
Psalms 47
A — About
What Is This Passage About?
Psalm 47 calls all peoples to praise God because he is the great King over all the earth, reigns over the nations, and is highly exalted. Bryan leads his children to see God's power and glory and to respond with repeated, joyful praise.
B — Best Verse
Which Verse Best Summarizes the Passage?
Psalm 47:6–7, 9
After a child chooses verses 5 through 7, Bryan states that he underlined all of verses 6 and 7 along with the closing declaration in verse 9 that God is greatly exalted.
C — Called or Christ
C — Called to Do & Christ Connection
Praise and worship God as the highly exalted King who has conquered sin, death, and the grave, and ask him to use his people to carry the gospel of his kingdom throughout the world.
Devotional Study
Transcript of the devotion. Minor transcription errors may remain.
All right. Hey, hey, welcome to Coffee and Devotions. This is where every day we get together, we get into God's Word, and we grow in our love for the Lord together. Here, let's scoot over so Ellie can see him. And this year, 2021, what will we do, guys?
We'll get through all the wisdom literature. That's right. We'll get through all the wisdom literature. We're at Psalm 47 today. I'm going to have some coffee, and then we'll pray, and we'll get into God's Word. You guys ready? All right. Let's have some coffee. We'll pray and get into God's Word. Do you guys see what it says on the mug? Jesus and coffee. I love it. Okay, let's pray.
Lord, we thank you so much for this day. We thank you for your word. We pray now that as we read your word, that you would apply it to our hearts. Please give us ears to hear and eyes to see your glory, our King, in Jesus' name. Amen. All right, here we go. Psalm 47. To the chief musician, a psalm of the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all you peoples. Shout to God with the voice of triumph.
For the Lord Most High is awesome. He is a great king over all the earth. He will subdue the peoples under us and the nations under our feet. He will choose our inheritance for us, the excellence of Jacob, whom he loves." What is it saying, God, is there? God is a great what? God is great in power and glory. That's right. God is great in power and glory and he's our great... He's our great king. That's right. Okay, that's fine. He is our great king. That's right. Okay, Nathan, you can read 5-3-7.
God has gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. Sing praise to the Lord. Sing praise. Sing praise to our King. Sing praise for God is the King of all. Sing praise with understanding. So what are we supposed to do there? Sing praise. Sing praise. That's right. Sing praise. Sing praise. Sing praise. What about, can you read 8 and 9, Debra?
God reigns over the nations. God sits. on his holy throne, the princes of the people have gathered together, and the people of the God of Abraham, for the shields of the earth belong to God. He is greatly exalted. Okay, what do you guys think this psalm is talking about? What is this about? Sing psalms to God. Sing psalms to God because he's what? Great. He's the great what? He's a great king! So what do you guys think? What's the best verse?
What would you underline in your Bible? Five through seven. Five through seven. Did Daddy underline them with all that? Yeah. I underlined all of six and seven and the last part of nine. He is greatly exalted. Praise, praise, praise. That's right. Praise, praise, praise, right? Praise. So what do you think we should do? Sing praise? Sing praise. Sing praise to who? God. Why should we sing praises to God? Because He's the Great King. That's right, because He's the Great King. What about you? Do you praise God, your Great King, the One who has all might and strength and power? Is He highly exalted in your heart? Do you worship him in spirit and truth? Are you ready to pray?
Lord, we thank you that we have such a great king, one who has conquered all your enemies. You have even conquered sin, death, and the grave. Lord, we thank you for you are the one who subdues the nations and your good news of the kingdom of God is going out to all people. Lord, we pray that we would praise you and we pray that you would use us to send out your gospel throughout the world. Lord, we thank you for your grace, your mercy, for you are our great King. In Jesus' name, Amen. Well, Lord bless you today, and we'll see you tomorrow. You guys want to say bye? Bye! See you guys tomorrow.