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Wednesday... It really is a great place to start. It really is.


Wednesday... It really is a great place to start. It really is.

Paul, over in his second letter to the Corinthian church says this in verse 1 (NIRV), "We work together with God. So we are asking you not to receive God's grace and then do nothing with it." Now that is right to the point, isn't it?

And then back to Psalm 67:1 (MSG), "God, mark us with grace and blessing! Smile!" And he does, he really does. Yes, God does mark us with grace and blessing. He really does. And a great place for us to start in showing our appreciation for his grace and blessing, is to smile. And is that too much to ask?


I mean, in no way do we ever get what we deserve. God is so good to us, he is so gracious toward us and just the opportunity of this new day is a blessing.  

I know, I know, we wake us each morning with so many problems and difficulties but what if we woke up and faced them without God? Don't you think that waking up and thanking him for being in our life, for his unmerited favor upon us doesn't deserve a smile. He is apart of our life. We have blown it and blown it but he still blesses us and is it possible that people who know what you are going through and seeing you smile might cause them to ask, "How can you smile?"and then we tell them how God blesses us in spite of what we have done?

Just thinking, maybe a smile would make a difference in how we start our day. Maybe we could try it and see what a difference it would make in starting this new day. 

The Psalm goes on and it says, "The whole county will see how you work, all the godless nations see how you save. God! Let people thank and enjoy you. Let all people thank and enjoy you. Let all far-flung people become happy and shout their happiness because you judge them fair and square, you tend the far-flung peoples. God, let people thank and enjoy you. Earth, display your exuberance! You mark us with blessing, O God, our God. You mark us with blessing, O God. Earth's four corners - honor him!"

Yes, I think a smile is a great place to start in showing how much we appreciate God's blessing and grace in our lives. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning 

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