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Wednesday... You'll feel good. You'll be blessed.


Wednesday... You'll feel good. You'll be blessed. That is what will happen if and when we respond as God does.

David says in Psalm 41:1 (MSG), "Dignify those who are down on their luck; you'll feel good - that's what God does." That's not what we usually do, is it? We many times point our finger at them, condemn them, even ignore them. We look down on them instead of dignifying them and striving to lift them up. That's not what God does when we are down on our luck. 

He goes on, Verses 1-4 (CEV), "You, God, bless everyone who cares for the poor, and you rescue those people in times of trouble. You protect them and keep them alive. You make them happy here in this land, and you don't hand them over to their enemies. You always heal them and restore their strength when they are sick. I prayed, 'Have pity, Lord! Heal me, though I have sinned against you."

Do you realize that God has expectations for us and rewards for us if we do them. What if we responded as God does? 

This is a great time for us to do what God does. God wants to use us, to bless up. And we need to pray the prayer that David prayed, "Have pity, Lord! Heal me, though I have sinned against you." 

God wants to use us. He wants to bless us. He wants us to care for each other, the poor, those who are down on their luck. And here is the reward, you'll feel good and you will be blessed. 

Oh God, let's not leave to others what you expect us, your followers to do. May we dignify someone today who is down on their luck. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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