Today's Beginning

Psalm 4:6 (NLT), "Many people will say, 'Who will show us better times?' Let your face smile on us, Lord." Monday... So, who will really do it? Good question, especially before our Presidential election tomorrow here in the United States. But is it really up to them? Will they really be the ones who do it? Well, this thought in my reading in the Psalms this morning gives those of us who are followers of God a different perspective. Yes, God does use people but is it really isn't up to them. Verses 7 & 8 says, "You have given me greater joy than those who have abundant harvests of grain and new wine. In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe." Yes, "you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe." Do we really believe that? I mean there will be Christ followers who will be devastated if their candidate loses. They really will.  Oh I know, we have listened to what each candidate has said and we believe them in what th...

Saturday... So many people wonder. The Psalmist in Psalm 4:6a (NLT) asks a question and it's a question I'm sure, people ask today. He says, "Many people say, "Who will show us better times?" And that same question is being asked today. Especially in these past difficult years. Who knows if there are better days ahead? Who is there that we can turn to who knows the answer? Well, King David was the writer of this Psalm and he didn't end with the question. He goes on in verses 6b- 8. He writes, "Let your face smile on us, Lord. You have given me greater joy than those who have abundant harvests of grain and new wine. In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe."  God is the answer. He is the One who gives us joy. He is the One who keeps us safe. He is our Provider. We may look in so many different places for joy, for happiness but they don't last. They can become addictions and they don't last. They can weigh u...

Saturday... Here is something else we do a lot. We shop and shop and shop. Searching for more and more. Are you are shopper? Do you love to shop? I love to look but I alway hope there is a Starbucks close so I can rest while everyone else shops. But I do love to give. That gives me joy. Now the writer of Proverbs shows where shopping can be a problem. Proverbs 4:6 (MSG) says, "Why is everyone hungry for more? 'More, more, they say." I've got to find that just right gift or I have to have it. I need it, I want it. It has to be the best gift I have ever given. I want more, more.  He goes on in verse 7, "I have God's more-than-enough, more joy in one ordinary day than they get in all their shopping sprees" And that is so true. God is so good to us. He wants to give us more joy than we can ever get in all the shopping that we do. And shopping makes me so tired. Searching for more and more is hard work. He says, "At days end I'm ready for sound sleep...