Journey
Psalms For Pilgrim People
Journey
Psalms For Pilgrim People
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Paperback / softback
£8.99
Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press
ISBN: 9781844743551
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 16/01/2009
Width: 13.8 cm
Height: 21.6 cm
Psalms 120-134, possibly the most exquisite single group of psalms, are described as 'Songs of Ascents'. They recall the journeys of pilgrims from all over the land 'up' to Jerusalem to keep the feasts of the Lord. And as the people walked, they sang.
God's people today may not make quite such a journey but, as Alec Motyer contests, in living the Christian life we have all embarked on a pilgrimage of the heart. The life of faith is to be lived on the move, through varying terrains but with a single destination - as we walk with eyes fixed on Jesus.
A devotional read to hearten both weary and sure-footed travellers.
Preface 9
1 Are you going up this year? 11
2 The pilgrims' songbook 19
3 Psalm 120. The resident alien: Living in the
unwelcome present 24
4 Psalm 121. The guarded pathway: In his world,
under his shade 32
5 Psalm 122. The pilgrim in Zion: Home at last 38
6 Psalm 123. At the end of our tether: The Lord above 47
7 Psalm 124. Against overwhelming odds:
The Lord alongside 55
8 Psalm 125. Keeping on keeping on:
The encircling Lord 63
9 Psalms 126 - 131. A preview:
The pilgrimage of the heart 70
10 Psalm 126. Instant coff ee and stalactites:
Living with God's tensions 73
11 Psalm 127. Managing life’s cares:
Busyness and restfulness 81
12 Psalm 128. Home at last:
Fulfi lment - present, guaranteed and ultimate 90
13 Psalm 129. The tonic of the backward look:
How the past prepares us for the future 98
14 Psalm 130. Out of the depths into the light:
The inside story 106
15 Psalm 131. At peace: Never stop being a child 114
16 Psalms 132 - 134. Take a break: Look back, look on 123
17 Psalm 132. The Lord in Zion:
How he turns our plans upside down 125
18 Psalm 133. The family in Zion:
The blessing of fellowship 138
19 Psalm 134. Worship in Zion:
Safely home, richly blessed 145
20 Psalms 135 and 136. Singing the songs of homeland 151
