On My Mind...
Don’t you just hate those folks who are always perky and upbeat, and everything is just so great and wonderful and happy? I just want to slap’m! Especially when I’ve had a particularly rotten day. You know, you’ve had one of those days when everything has gone wrong. You’re behind schedule. You’ve got so much to do and so little time in which to get it done – you are on your last nerve and someone is pushing it? Your car breaks down and when you try to wallow in your pity – they say something like, “Well you know a lot of people don’t even have a car. Aren’t you glad God has been gracious enough to provide for you…” Okay, they may have a point, but I still want to slap them!
I believe the people of God ought to be optimistic and positive. We ought to joyfully submit to the will of God. We ought to believe that, in due time, God will raise us up – He will exalt us. That we can face trial, heartache and disappointment and rise above it, but I do not believe in a shallow, fake, pasted-on smile that says, “Everything is always fine, and I never stub my toe.” Life is often hard. Life can be grueling, but the child of God is able to say:
Through many dangers, toils, and snares,
I have already come;
‘Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home!
We cansay that because our joy is firmly rooted in the grace of God. Psalm 107 is a song of praise of the regathered people of Israel following their bondage in Bablon. It is a song of thanksgivng for deliverance from exile. The psalmist is clear, the grace of God in redemption causes our hearts to sing (vs. 1-3). He begins with a shout of praise, Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! The psalmist goes on to call on the redeemed to declare this glorious truth. Verses 4-32 make it clear that the grace of God in redemption is worthy of remembrance and recounting, and is worthy of sober reflection (33-43).
That’s worthy thinking about.
I’m looking forward to worshiping with you and your family, as we gather this coming Lord’s Day. Have a blessed week, and I’ll see you Sunday.
Rod
I believe the people of God ought to be optimistic and positive. We ought to joyfully submit to the will of God. We ought to believe that, in due time, God will raise us up – He will exalt us. That we can face trial, heartache and disappointment and rise above it, but I do not believe in a shallow, fake, pasted-on smile that says, “Everything is always fine, and I never stub my toe.” Life is often hard. Life can be grueling, but the child of God is able to say:
Through many dangers, toils, and snares,
I have already come;
‘Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home!
We cansay that because our joy is firmly rooted in the grace of God. Psalm 107 is a song of praise of the regathered people of Israel following their bondage in Bablon. It is a song of thanksgivng for deliverance from exile. The psalmist is clear, the grace of God in redemption causes our hearts to sing (vs. 1-3). He begins with a shout of praise, Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! The psalmist goes on to call on the redeemed to declare this glorious truth. Verses 4-32 make it clear that the grace of God in redemption is worthy of remembrance and recounting, and is worthy of sober reflection (33-43).
That’s worthy thinking about.
I’m looking forward to worshiping with you and your family, as we gather this coming Lord’s Day. Have a blessed week, and I’ll see you Sunday.
Rod