Psalm 23 - surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life. In the Message it says He is chasing after me. How about that, God is chasing after me because He wants me. And He chases after me with goodness and love...shew, I am thankful for that. He even prepares a meal for me and He anoints my head and He fills my cup to overflowing. I have never and will never do anything good enough to deserve that kindness, but it isn't about me at all, it is who He is...it is His character to give, to serve, and to love. He is way too much and because of His goodness and love, I shall need nothing as I continue to follow Him as My Shepherd
Psalm 24 - We have a relationship with the King of Glory. We have no right to stand before Him so He gave us Jesus to fix that major separation problem. He is strong and mighty and we are His, so may we just lift up our heads...for we are worshiping the King of Glory.
Psalm 25 - Teach me your paths!!! There is nothing that delights the Lord more than for us to bow before Him asking Him to teach us His ways. I love being a dad and I love when my kids ask me how to do something...i love being in that moment...so how much more is God moved when we come before Him seeking His heart and understanding!
1 Samuel 10 - So when it came time for Saul to be anointed King by Samuel, they couldn't find him...why? He was hiding among the baggage. Ummm, what? It is much like Gideon who was hiding out in the winepress when the angel called him a mighty warrior. Isn't it funny that God uses the most unlikely characters to lead His people. Because it isn't about them ever...it is always about God and this is God's idea and this is God's story...so God will do what He wants to do. I smile as I write this because I almost failed speech class in both high school and college. I spent many many years in speech therapy because I had hearing problems. I never dreamed that I would get up front of people and declare the Gospel of Jesus but as God said to Moses and Jeremiah, didn't I form the mouth...so go speak and I will take care of the rest. This is about God. You and I are nobodies, but isn't it like God to do something unique with nobodies. You are not a mistake and you are not living a purposeless life...you are His and He is on the move...be ready.
1 Samuel 11 - I am actually impressed with Saul at first. He starts off great with being King of Israel...but it doesn't last long, especially when we take our eyes off of God and onto ourselves. But in this moment when some people didn't want him to be king and he was already made king, he could have had them removed for life...but he chose to spare them because He was focused on God. When people get on our nerves, as they will, it is a moment when we can choose one of two things: focus on God quickly and deeply so that the situation doesn't consume us or we allow the moment to force us to remove our eyes off of Him and onto ourselves, causing us to want to do something about it. Trust me, I did not like the fact that God brought that to my mind as I was typing this out. Uggh. But that is the answer isn't it. Saul was focused on God and thus, it didn't phase him. I want to be so consumed with God that nothing phases me, but I still have stupid flaky flesh...oh Spirit, help us to be submissive to your Power and Leading.
Romans 8 - Ummm, yay right, like I am going to comment on this...forget it. Just read it and be blown away. But while you are reading, just remember that Christ is praying for you and the Holy Spirit is praying for you. Shew. That is powerful.
Romans 9 - Do we want people to come to know Christ that we would be willing to be cut-off so that they could be ushered into God's Presence (v.3)? Do we have the heart of Jesus who laid down His life for the sake of His friends? He is so in love with us that He gave us His best to bring us to His feast. Are we willing to give our best to invite others to His feast? Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!
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