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Psalms 23... the psalm that I'm betting most every person in America has heard, even the atheists. This is the one they say at funerals on TV shows and in the movies. Now I want to revisit this psalm with you and look at some of the ramifications of it.
Psalms 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
By definition want means to lack something. If we look at the role of a shepherd with sheep, the shepherd is the caretaker of the sheep. He looks after them, feeds, them, protects them, and helps them when they're in need. Here we see God is our shepherd, and he will make it so that we shall not be left wanting for those things we need.
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I really wanted to share Psalms 121 with you today (KJV as always). I love this psalm as it is always very uplifting to me. As you may know, the Song Praise You In This Storm by Casting Crowns is somewhat based off of this Psalm with the chorus lyrics of: "I lift my eyes unto the hills, where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of Heaven and Earth."
Psalms 121:1
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
Psalms 121:2
My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
Psalms 121:3
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
Psalms 121:4
Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
Psalms 121:5
The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
Psalms 121:6
The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
Psalms121:7
The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
Psalms 121:8
The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
Mom... dad... surprise! I'm a sinner and I did it again! Are you mad?
Being a parent now I have come to appreciate many things from growing up, and I try to take everything in a positive light to better myself as a parent. All those times when my mom said, "I hope someday you have a child who makes you want to pull your hair out," (yeah, and now my mom's laughing), I can appreciate how hard my siblings and I made things on her.
I can also now appreciate some of those times when one or both of my parents weren't as nice as I would have liked them to be to me when I messed up, as children and as all people do. Why? Because the way I take this in a positive light is to learn from it and promise myself not to copy any negative aspects I endured as a child. I hated it when I got that look, or the angry comments like, "I can't believe you did that." Why not? Why couldn't they believe it? I was just a child after all.
I came across a great post on the blog The Blazing Center, and wanted to share it with you. Stephen Altrogge shares in this post how his father was never surprised when he sinned as a child, and through his attitude was able to give Stephen an outlook on life that allows him to share some grace with others. Check out the article
HERE. I thought it was a wonderful little read worth sharing, especially in light of Romans 3:10
"As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one.
This is one of those positive things I will take into my parenting style with my children, even if it's a lesson learned from someone else's parent.
Blessings!
Note: I do not endorse any material on the blog The Blazing Center, aside from the article linked to above.
I came across an interesting and thought provoking article over at the Kingdom People blog, about baptizing children before they are even able to make the decision for Christ. Check it out
HERE.
To go along with the article I've linked to, here are some scriptures on Baptism to think about:
Acts 8:12
"But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women."
What is a hedge word? It's a
word or phrase that makes statements less forceful or assertive. Examples: I think, maybe, I could be wrong, etc.
With that in mind, read the following quote by Stanley Hauerwas, and comment below to let me know what you think about this issue.
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Question from reporter:
How should Christians make their mark on society?
Answer by Stanley Hauerwas:
By telling the truth. I think that one of the problems has been that Christians have often accepted the speech habits that characterize general assumptions about America that have not done us any good in terms of how we should be witnessing to what we think is true. (For example, to say) I think Jesus is Lord, but that is just my personal opinion.
Above quote taken from Trinity Pastor. Note: I do not endorse any material on Trinity Pastor. I just pulled the quote to get opinions and give some food for thought.
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Since becoming a parent for the first time almost two and a half years ago (three if you count from the time of conception), I have often wondered, does God ever feel the way I do?
Example: When potty training our daughter, I am often frustrated when she gets it for a week at a time, and then all of a sudden she seems to have forgotten that the toilet even exists, and I spend the day cleaning up accidents from the floor, the couch, the car, and out of laundry. Then I stop and wonder, does God ever feel frustrated that he has shown us time and again what he want's done, and then we just don't get it?
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My Pastor Said
A Poem by JATomlinson
2-11-2011
Her pastor said that you can count the stars,
And that all women are supposed to wear skirts and dresses,
And she believed him.
She told her friends what her pastor said,
And they did an unkindness to her,
Letting her think it was ok to believe everything "my pastor said".
Matthew 25:42-45 Jesus said,
"For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me."
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