Friday, April 29, 2016
Some Joyful Thoughts to End this Month
I sometimes have hymns that play over and over in my mind. This is one of the ones I have had lately.
Freely Freely
One of my favorite hymns
Because He Lives
And all time favorite of mine
The Old Rugged Cross
I love these words.
Just a Closer Walk with Thee
I pray you enjoyed these gospel hymns. I will begin a new series on May 2, 2016.
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Proclaim God’s Love
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“It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your name,
O Most High, to proclaim your love in the morning and your faithfulness at
night.” Psalm 92:1-2 (NIV)
The
psalmist writes that it is good to praise the LORD. What does this mean? When
we give praise to God, we show respect and thankfulness for all He has done for
us. At each church service, our pastor asks if anyone has praise for the Lord.
One time in my life, I felt God had turned his face from me. In one Sunday
morning worship, I started writing on my worship folder the names of those who
gave praise. This act helped me be thankful for what He was doing in the lives
of others. I still practice this habit all these years later.
We see
in these verses that we are to declare His love in our morning prayers. We can
tell others of God’s watch care over His children. We can ask God to watch over
those who go through difficult times, thereby showering His love on each of
them.
In the
evenings, we are to affirm God’s faithfulness as we saw it throughout the day.
After reflecting on this passage, I vow always to try to remember God’s
faithfulness. He is faithful, even when I am not.
Monday, April 25, 2016
God Knows Us Best
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“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from
you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the
depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body; all the
days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm
139:14-16 (NIV)
This passage
gives me pause. David again writes from his heart. Earlier in the chapter, he
speaks of God’s presence with him in any circumstance—no matter where he
happens to be. He pictures God knowing his thoughts even before he says
anything.
In our focus
passage, David gives praise to God because of the unique way God had made him.
The shepherd king speaks of God knowing him as God formed him in ‘the secret
place’.
David then
makes a statement that causes me to pause. “All the days ordained for me were
written in your book before one of them came to be.” Several years ago, a
daughter of a woman in our former church lost a child at birth. A friend and I
talked about the loss. We tried to understand the why of God’s actions. The
family almost lost the mother as well. I referred to the thought that ends our
focus passage and still could not come to understand why God took this innocent
baby from this family.
Recently,
the church received a prayer request from one of its members. A 17-year-old son
of the husband had died in an auto accident. The TV news said he was running an
errand for his mother. The pavement was wet and he seemed to be speeding, lost
control of his vehicle, and hit a tree. The question “Why” comes to mind. This
young man, whom I did not know, had been on a college visit to one of our state
schools. He planned to pursue studies in science.
All we can
do in circumstances similar to these is understand that the family grieves the
loss and ask God to guide them through this intense hurt.
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