Adoring Our Lord

“My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my soul.  Awake, harp and lyre; I will awaken the dawn!  I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples, and I will sing praises to You among the nations.  For Your lovingkindness is great above the heavens, and Your truth reaches to the skies.  Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and Your glory above all the earth.”  Psalm 108:1-5

In the United States, we have officially entered the “Christmas Season”.  My wife prefers a clear delineation between Thanksgiving and Christmas.  From her perspective, one doesn’t play Christmas music until the day after Thanksgiving.  As I come from a different perspective, I’ve been known to bend and break that rule much to her consternation.  I have no problem playing “Christmas music” occasionally throughout the year.

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Praise God!

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! I will praise the Lord while I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.  Psalm 146:1-2

I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.  Psalm 104:33

Waking up on a bright and warm sunny day, I’m reminded of Psalm 19 and feel that the heavens are calling me join them in praise of our God. 

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Healing

“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits; who pardons all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases.”  Psalm 103:2-3

Several years after I became ill, my wife and I participated in a study of the book “Experiencing God”.  That study was the first in a series of events over several years that would help me understand my illness from God’s perspective.  One night during the small group review of our homework, Psalm 103 was discussed.  As the group reviewed these verses, the frustration with my illness and the seeming lack of concern on God’s part became overwhelming and I left the room in tears.  I could not understand Psalm 103:3 in the context of my health issues and it hurt deeply.  I knew that I was probably missing the point of the text, but the words were haunting me.

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