Lessons 1 Review: How to Read The Psalms

Introduction

Memory Text: “Then He said to them, ‘These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.’ And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures” (Luke 24:44, 45, NKJV).

The book of Psalms is a book known to be used when one is perplexed or full of anxiety he read the book of Psalms to present his/her matter before God but not only so we also praise God too using the book of Psalms. In this week's lessons, we will see what and how to use the Book of Psalms.

How do you use the book of psalm?

We must have had difficult times, affliction and many more experiences even our patriarch (David) had in his days he uses the book of Psalms to narrate his challenges to God.

How do I know God answers my Prayers through reading the Psalms?

We know we were commanded to enter into our closet and pray that He Will Reward us openly (Matt 6:6) This helps us to understand that He (God) is ever near to us and He will deliver us from our foes.

Was Psalms meant for prayers only?

Many Christians believe that the Book of Psalms is for prayer only, no never in Psalms we also praise, confess and glorify God for what He has done for us and another prophecy that was written in the Book of Psalms was for us to learn about the coming Messiah.

Who wrote the Book of Psalms?

Though David is best known to be the Chief writer of Psalms it was written by many authors like Moses, Solomon, Kora and Ethan the Ezrahite and many others too who wrote the book of Psalms

A Song for Every Season

In the book of Psalms, we learn that they are inspiring songs that Glorified God when we worship Him with songs of Thanksgiving appreciating His good works in our Life, a Song for Lamentation pouring out our hearts to our God when we are afflicted and many others.

Inspired Prayers

Read 2 Samuel 23:1, 2 and Romans 8:26, 27.

What do these texts teach us about prayer?

Most of the time we don't know what to do or how to direct our prayers to God, but the Spirit of God helps us with perfect utterances.

Jesus in the book of Matt 6:6 also taught us huge lessons regarding prayer, following these steps to Prayer with faith, we believe that God is always there to answer us anytime we call Him.

The World of the Psalms

The centrality of God in life produces the centrality of worship. The worship in which the Psalms lived was fundamentally different from the worship of people who don't understand the Image of their Creator, the world of Psalms produces a better atmosphere of Miracles when God is involved in these last days.

How can we make our environments like a World of Psalms?

Sometimes, we worship God based on feelings or our own understanding which is wrong, but when the Spirit of God surrounds us even in our homes, churches, Schools or on the Global scale at large we can please God with our worship.

In Conclusion,

Yeah every one of us wants to know and worship God but we do not see God we only have to believe in His word, whatever our challenge is we are to pray to God, for there's God who will always answer our prayers. When we are broken down with burdens and distress, God is ever ready to accept and help us out in this troublous time in Jesus’ name.