Skip to main content

Friday... I want to understand, I really do...


Friday... In what we have gone through this past year, have you ever stopped and said, I really want to understand what is happening, I really do? But most of the time it has been, I really don't understand.

Has this been you more than you want to admit? Psalm 74:13-14 (NLT), "Did I keep my heart pure for nothing? Did I keep myself innocent for no reason? I get nothing but trouble all day long; every morning brings me pain." I'm sure there has been a time or many times that that type of thought has passed through your mind this past year.  

The Psalmist in his honesty goes on, verse 15 (NIRV), "What if I had talked like that? Then I wouldn't have been faithful to God's children." But it is so easy to say what we feel without thinking about the consequences and the pain it can cause others. Oh yes, we can have our doubts and we want to share our deepest feelings so we head to the internet not thinking about those we might hurt.

He goes on, verses 16 & 17, "I tried to understand it all. But it was more than I could handle." Is that you? He then says, "It troubled me until." There is another one of those great words. "It troubled be until I entered God's temple. Then I understood..." Now you might say, see, there is the problem, I can't go to church. But that is an excuse. God is right there with you, His Word is right there with you, a mature Christian is just a phone call or text away. 

The MESSAGE says, "Still when I tried to figure it out all I got was a splitting headache . . . Until I entered the sanctuary of God. Then I say the whole picture."

The Psalmist in verses 21-26 (NLT) says, "Then I realized my heart was bitter, and I was all torn up inside. I was foolish - I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you. Yes I still belong to you; you hold my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny. Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth. My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever."

Yes we may have doubts. The Evil One will make sure of that. But God's Word and His Spirit is there to show us the whole picture. As the Psalmist says, "My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever." Then I understood. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

  

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Tuesday... It is so worth it. It really is!

Tuesday... It is so worth it. It really is! Look at this, Proverbs 5:21-23 (CEV) says, "The Lord sees everything, and he watches us closely. Sinners are trapped and caught by their own evil deeds. They get lost and die because of their foolishness and lack of self-control." That is true of so many. Now look at this, Luke 15:1-7 says, "Tax collectors and sinners were all crowding around to listen to Jesus. So the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law of Moses started grumbling, 'This man is friendly with sinners. He even eats with them.' Then Jesus told them this story: If any of you has 100 sheep, and one of them gets lost, what will you do? Won't you leave the 99 in the field and go look for the lost sheep until you find it? And when you find it, you will put it on your shoulder and carry it home. Then you will call in your friends and neighbors and say, 'Let's celebrate! I've found my lost sheep.' Jesus said, 'In the same way there is mo
Post a Comment
Read more

Tuesday... Let's be smart.

Tuesday... Let's be smart. Proverbs 12:16a (CEV) says, "Losing your temper is foolish." It really is. And it is so hard to take it back. That is not smart. There are always consequence when we lose our temper and they are usually not good. Think of the last time you lost your temper at home, at your kids, at your spouse, at your pets. at your life, at where you live, at where you work. There are always repercussions and they are not good.  The New Living Translation says, "A fool is quick-tempered." The Message says, "Fools have short fuses and explode all too quickly." The Amplified Bible says, "The [arrogant] fool's anger is quickly known [because he lacks self-control and common sense]." It just is not a good thing. is it? But then the rest of this verse, this proverb (CEV) says, "ignoring an insult is smart." It really is. I have striven in dealing with people to give them a benefit of doubt. They didn't mean that, they
Post a Comment
Read more

Friday... But, can be such a beautiful word.

Friday... But, can be such a beautiful word. It really can be life changing. Look at what Paul writes in his letter to the Ephesians. In 2:1-3 (NLT) he says, "Once you were dead because of your many sins. You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil - the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God. All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God's anger, just like everyone else." There it is, there it is. That is the way we are living or have lived. Dead is a definite word of finality. At least the devil thought so and maybe you do too. And then verses 4-5 starts by saying, "But", that beautiful life changing word of opportunity even though we are dead. Yes, we are subject to God's anger, "But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even t
Post a Comment
Read more