Monday... We can be one but not the other.

Monday... We can be one but not the other. We may want to be the other.

Psalm 113 shows two aspects of God. It shows Who He is and also what He does. We can never be Who God is but we can be the other. He wants us to be a part of the other, He wants us to be a doer.

Verses 5 & 6 (MSG) says, "God is higher than anything and anyone, outshining everything you can see in the skies. Who can compare with God, our God, so majestically enthroned, surveying his magnificent heaven and earth?" And the answer is no one. So many think they can but the answer still in no one. And the good thing is, we don't have to be. That is not who He created us to be. So set that desire aside. God is God and we aren't.

But look at the next verse. Verse 7 says, "He lifts the poor from the dust and the needy from the garbage dump." And He can use us to help do that. But the problem is we too many times think we are the other, we are high and mighty and look down on the one, the lifting of the poor and the needy but that isn't His plan.

Verses 7 & 8 in the Amplified Bible says, "He raises the poor out of the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap, that He may seat them with princes, with the princes of His people." He wants us to reach out so He can lift us and them up.

You see, we are the poor and needy and He wants us to help each other and He will work through us and lift us up to a place of honor.

So our task is not to be high and mighty and look down on others but to reach out and lift each other up so He can seat us with the princes. Now that is a great plan, isn't it? 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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