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S3:143 Psalm 58 Jul 23, 2024

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Today, Emma Dotter walks us through Psalm 58 and answers the question, “Why do we need righteous judges?” Imagine if you were on trial and you didn’t have a fair, moral judge. In this Psalm, David is crying out for God’s justice on unjust judges or rulers who don’t make wise decisions. We can draw from David’s response as we consider how we respond to injustice or unrighteous rulers. David understood that all authority resides under God’s ultimate authority, and he ran to God with his concerns and desires. As believers, we have hope knowing that God puts all leaders into and out of authority in His timing. Jesus is the ultimate righteous Judge.
Additional Scripture Referenced:
Daniel 2:20-2; Romans 13:1-2; Acts 17:31; John 5:30; Isaiah 11:3-4; John 8:15-16; Revelation 19:1; Psalm 37:6
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S3:142 Psalm 57 Jul 22, 2024

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How can we remain steadfast in the Lord no matter what comes our way or how we feel? In Psalm 57, while David is running from King Saul, he chooses to turn to God and place his confidence in Him. Emma Dotter and faithful Watermark member Collin Fletcher encourage readers to remind themselves of the heart of God and His protection, providence, and presence.
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S3:141 Psalm 56 Jul 19, 2024

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Why does God keep my tears in a bottle? What does that even mean? Emma Dotter and faithful Watermark staff member Wes Butler in today’s episode talk about the historical significance of people using bottles to catch tears and how God never lets our sorrow go to waste. Wes also points out that in Psalm 56, David is an example of how laments are a prayer in pain that leads to faith because knowing God’s faithfulness leads us to hope in Christ.
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Dark Clouds Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament by Mark Vroegop
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S3:140 Psalm 55 Jul 18, 2024

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Where is God when we are experiencing betrayal? In today’s episode, Parker Primrose fills in for Emma Dotter as he and faithful Watermark member Nate Alvis talk about how David wrestles through the betrayal of a dear friend. Nate recounts how David walks through fear, fury, and faith and how he places his trust in God despite his circumstances.
Additional Scripture mentioned in the podcast:
2 Samuel 11-12, David’s betrayal of a friend and his punishment
1 Peter 5:7, “…casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”
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S3:139 Psalm 54 Jul 17, 2024

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What is a freewill offering and what does it have to do with gratitude? In today’s episode covering Psalm 54, Emma Dotter asks us about what our natural response to God is and whether we are moved to gratitude when we think about Him. In the Old Testament, a freewill offering was a voluntary offering to God as God moved the hearts of the people, while today, as believers, it more looks like noticing and obeying when the Holy Spirit moves us to honor God out of a heart posture of gratitude.
Additional Scripture mentioned in the episode:
Requirements for a freewill offering : Leviticus 23:38, Leviticus 22:17-25, Numbers 15:1-10 Deuteronomy 12, Deuteronomy 16:10, Leviticus 7:16-18, Exodus 35:10-29, 1 Chronicles 29:6-9, Ezra 3:5, Ezra 2:68, Ezra 7:16, Ezra 8:28, 2 Chronicles 31, Ezekiel 46:12, Amos 4:5, Exodus 35:29, 2 Corinthians 9:7
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S3:138 Psalm 53 Jul 16, 2024

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Today on the podcast, Emma Dotter is joined by new Join The Journey Volunteer Admin, Lauren Atkinson, to discuss what David means in Psalm 53 when he says “there is none who does good.” David defines a fool not by someone’s intellectual capacity but by their spiritual state. Fools reject God in their hearts, and that is all of us before Christ. David cries out to God for salvation to come out of Zion. We know now the answer to David’s prayer. A Savior has come out of Zion, and His Name is Jesus Christ.
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Additional Scripture Referenced: Romans 3:23; Proverbs 4:23; Romans 5:8
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S3:137 Psalm 52 Jul 15, 2024

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Who are we trying to promote in our lives, us or God? In this episode, Emma Dotter points out man’s tendency to lean toward temporary gratification in seeking praise, but that those who choose to be rooted deep in the house of God shine for Christ, not themselves. As believers, we are ambassadors for Christ and witnesses to all people, and we are left with the choice whether to glorify Him and trust in His steadfast love and power in our lives.
Additional Scripture mentioned in the episode:
Isaiah 7:9, “…If you are not firm in faith, you will not be firm at all.”
Philippians 4:11, “Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.”
2 Corinthians 2:14-17, “But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere…”
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S3:136 Psalm 51 Jul 12, 2024

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Can God take the Holy Spirit away from us? Today, Emma Dotter unpacks Psalm 49, where David is begging God to not remove the Holy Spirit from him after he committed a grievous sin. Thankfully, as believers, we are sealed with the Holy Spirit when we are saved and cannot have Him removed from us. While we may experience consequences for our actions, we can find freedom in confessing our sins and comfort knowing that our standing with God is dependent on Jesus’ merit, not ours.
Additional Scripture mentioned in the episode:
2 Samual 11, David commits adultery
Psalm 32:1-11, “Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered…”
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S3:135 Psalm 50 Jul 11, 2024

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Today, Emma Dotter is joined by faithful Watermark member Alexia Voltzow to talk through Psalm 50 where God judges the moralists and the wicked. All of creation belongs to God, so He does not need burnt offerings or our performance. There is good news for the people of God – in Christ the ultimate sacrifice has been provided. God desires our hearts, and our thanksgiving honors Him. Listen through the end to hear Alexia’s advice for cultivating a heart of thanksgiving every day.
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S3:134 Psalm 49 Jul 10, 2024

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What happens when we trust in money? In Psalm 49, the psalmists lay out how wealth gives us a false sense of security because temporal solutions cannot solve eternal problems. In this episode, Emma Dotter recognizes the contrast between the shepherd of those who trust in wealth with those who trust in God and leaves us with an encouragement of how God rescued us from death and a challenge of how to combat the problem of placing our identity in things that do not last.
Additional Scripture mentioned in the episode:
Matthew 6:19-24, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven…”
Luke 16:19-31, story of Lazarus and the rich man
Colossians 1:13, "He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son"
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