Saturday... Do you want to feel good? Do you?

Maybe we need this.

David writes in Psalm 41:1 (MSG), "Dignify those who are down on their luck; you'll feel good - that's what God does."

Here are some synonyms for the word dignify. They are, exalt, elevate, glorify, praise. promote, distinguish and there are more. Too many times we do like the priest and the pharisee who walked on the other side of the road from where the guy who was laying after being robbed, beaten and left for dead. Now that guy for sure was down on his luck. But the good samaritan came and took care of him. That is what a good neighbor does and they feel good when they do it.

When we were sick with Covid we had neighbors in our new neighborhood who left food at our front door. We took breakfast to our kids who have Covid and left it at their front door this morning. There are people all around us who are down on their luck and we need to lift them up. That's what God does.

David goes on in verses 2 & 3. He says, "God looks after us all, makes us robust with life - lucky to be in the land, we're free from enemy worries. Whenever we are sick and in bed, God becomes our nurse, nurses us back to health." And He does it through for us and for us.

Now the NLT says it this way, "Oh the joy of those who are kind to the poor! The Lord rescues them when they are in trouble. The Lord protects them and keeps them alive. He gives them prosperity in the land and rescues then from their enemies. The Lord nurses then when they are sick and restores them to health." And He wants us to be an extension of Him, His arms, His feet, His people and He will reward us! 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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