There are days, there are moments when all sense has been knocked out of me and all degrees of unpleasantness gush out from every pore I have. I jump to conclusions and am too quick to sever long-existed ties and friendships in my thoughts. "He's not worthy to be my friend." "She doesn't really care what I'm going through." And on goes this rambling of relationship-destroying thoughts that ultimately come from an ungracious heart.
These days, these moments, I am simplistic and unforgiving.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Monday, October 1, 2012
Psalms 95-96
O come, let us sing for joy to the Lord,
Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.
Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving,
Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.
For the Lord is a great God
And a great King above all gods,
In whose hand are the depths of the earth,
The peaks of the mountains are His also.
The sea is His, for it was He who made it,
And His hands formed the dry land.
Sing to the Lord a new song;
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Sing to the Lord, bless His name;
Proclaim good tidings of His salvation from day to day.
Tell of His glory among the nations,
His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.
For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised;
He is to be feared above all gods.
For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
But the Lord made the heavens.
Splendor and majesty are before Him,
Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.
I am reminded this morning that the world belongs to the Lord, and judgment is His also. What do I have to fear above the Lord? Failure? Financial ruin? Not reaching my career goals? Death? Have I forgotten that the Lord made the earth and the heavens as well? That splendor and majesty are before Him, that strength and beauty are in His sanctuary?
In the busyness of my schedule, I get lost in the to-do's of the day. But this morning I am reminded that the Lord, who is much greater than my schedule and much greater than my life, is the Lord over this universe. And while petty fears attempt to swallow me whole, God reminds me of who He is and what He's done; He has created the universe and then saved it through His beloved son so that I am no longer ruled by these fears.
Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.
Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving,
Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.
For the Lord is a great God
And a great King above all gods,
In whose hand are the depths of the earth,
The peaks of the mountains are His also.
The sea is His, for it was He who made it,
And His hands formed the dry land.
Sing to the Lord a new song;
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Sing to the Lord, bless His name;
Proclaim good tidings of His salvation from day to day.
Tell of His glory among the nations,
His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.
For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised;
He is to be feared above all gods.
For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
But the Lord made the heavens.
Splendor and majesty are before Him,
Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.
I am reminded this morning that the world belongs to the Lord, and judgment is His also. What do I have to fear above the Lord? Failure? Financial ruin? Not reaching my career goals? Death? Have I forgotten that the Lord made the earth and the heavens as well? That splendor and majesty are before Him, that strength and beauty are in His sanctuary?
In the busyness of my schedule, I get lost in the to-do's of the day. But this morning I am reminded that the Lord, who is much greater than my schedule and much greater than my life, is the Lord over this universe. And while petty fears attempt to swallow me whole, God reminds me of who He is and what He's done; He has created the universe and then saved it through His beloved son so that I am no longer ruled by these fears.
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