Monday... Why do You bother with us?

Monday... As I was reading this morning in Psalm 8 (MSG) I came upon this question in verse 4, "Why do you bother with us? Why take a second look our way?" And as you read the OT in the Bible you see that it is way more than a second look. Why? Why? Why? Why God do You bother with us? You could start all the way over, You're God.

As the first verse of Psalm 8 (Amp) says, "O Lord, our Lord, how majestic and glorious and excellent is your name in all the earth! You have displayed Your splendor above the heavens." Verses 3 - 8 says, "When I see and consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the starts, which You have established, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of [earthborn] man that You care for him? Yet" I love that word, "Yet You have crowned him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet, all sheep and oxen, also the beasts of the field, the birds of the air and the fish of the sea, whatever passes through the paths of the seas." So why in the whole world, God do you do that, why do You bother with us?

And the Psalmist brings us back to the why. Verse 9 says, "O Lord our Lord, how majestic and glorious and excellent is Your name in all the earth!" The reason why He bothers with us is because He is God. That is the way He is, that is what He does. And I thank You, and Praise You, God, for bothering with us! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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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

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

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

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