Thursday... What is He really like?

Have you ever had to read a person's resume and you wondered if they are really like that? I mean they sound wonderful. And you might ask the same about God. Is He really like that?

Psalm 84:11 (NIRV) says, "The Lord God is like the sun that gives us light." And the sun is so unbelievable in all our descriptions. I mean, it gives us light, it gives us warmth, all the solar system revolves around the sun. And it is a great picture of what God is like.

And then, "He is like a shield that keeps us safe." Do you ever watch one of those police shows and whenever they are headed into danger they put on their chest protectors. They put them on to protect themselves when shots are fired at them. God is like that but in a greater way.

And then it says, "The Lord blesses us with favor and honor." The NLT says, "He gives us grace and glory." He looks down on us and sees everything about us and everything we have done and He does not give us what we deserve but He gives us grace. The MSG says, He is "generous in gifts and glory." I like that. And that is so true. And I strive to start each of my days when a time that I thank Him for all He has given me in the last 24 hours. That is a great way to start my day remembering how generous He has been, He is and He will be to me.

And it says (NIRV), "He doesn't hold back anything good from those whose lives are without blame." Now that is good stuff. The MSG says, "He doesn't scrimp with his traveling companions."

And then verse 12 (NIRV) finishes it off, "Lord who rules over all, blessed is the person who trusts in God." And the NLT says, "O Lord of Heaven's Armies, what joy for those who trust in you." And I do and so can you! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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Friday... Yes, we need them. We really do

Psalm 8:3-4 (NLT), "When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers - the moon and the stars you set in place - what are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them?" Friday... Yes, we need them. We really do. No, not the fact that I can go out my front door and look out at night at the marvels of the sky. I can do that and it is amazing and it takes my breath away each time I see it. Yes, that is a fact but the reality of who did that and the wisdom and the faith that I have to believe that and to marvel that the one who did that cares about me makes such a difference in how I live my life. Yes, God really does. That is so wonderful for us to believe. And that is why faith and wisdom are so important. Now whatever belief you have at how that marvel happened must also be believed through faith. And the sad thing to me is that more and more people have been taught that there is no God and therefore he did not have a h...

Monday... Three ifs and two thens. They go together!

Monday... Three ifs and two thens. They go together! They really do. And this is what caught my attention this morning as I was reading Proverbs 2. Verse 1 (NRSVUE) says, "My child, if you accept my words and treasure my commands within you." Verse 3 (NIV), "Indeed i f you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, Verse 4, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, Verse 5, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God." And verses 9-11, " Then you will understand what is right and just and fair - every good path. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you." There will always be some effort we must do, some ifs for the thens to be realized in our lives. So many of us want to understand without the ifs. But the thens are so worth, so very worth the effort. Verses 5-6 in the Ampli...

Wednesday... Our unless can turn into useless.

Wednesday... Our unless can turn into useless. It really can. I have found that unless I give the correct email of my wife then I can't get what I wanted. I put an extra i in her email and I have been working for 5 days to get it changed. Unless has been useless. The writer of Psalm 94 uses this word and shows how important it is. Verses 17-19 (NLT) says, "Unless the Lord had helped me, I would have soon settled in the silence of the grave. I cried out, 'I'm slipping!' but your unfailing love, O Lord, supported me. When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer." "Unless the Lord had helped me." So many people go on and on and on striving to live their life on their own but they keep slipping and doubting and living without hope and cheer. Yes the Lord has such unfailing love for us, he really does but unless we have a relationship with him and we turn to him and ask him for help then the unless turns in to useless because h...

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