Psalm 122 - Choose

"I was glad when they said unto me, let us go unto the house of the Lord" 

I remember as a child singing a song with these words.  We would clap our hands and sing out at the top of our lungs.  Oh, what fun we would have at church!!

I must admit that as an adult those aren't always my same feelings!  Don't get me wrong, I love fellowship, praise, and I love learning the Word.

But, my lazy worldly flesh sometimes whispers:

"It's really been a hard week.."

"You need rest.... 

"You're just going through motions anyway..." 

And on and on, Satan whispers his lies...

Today is Sunday --

• I choose today to rejoice in the freedom I have to attend a house of worship without persecution.

• I choose today to pray for those in leadership in the church for wisdom, unity, and peace.

• I choose today to have an open, vulnerable, servant's heart and seek God and not give in to self.

• I choose to get dressed --- it's time for fellowship!

vs.8 - "For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, "Peace be unto you"!

Psalm 121 - Where Does My Help Come From?

Every time I read this verse, I am taken back several years to a cemetery in Alpine, Texas.  I am standing next to several of my brothers/sisters and extended family members at the foothills of the Fort Davis mountains.  As we laid to rest a younger cousin tragically killed in an automobile accident, the pastor reads this scripture:

¹ I lift up my eyes to the hills—
   where does my help come from? 

² My help comes from the LORD,
   the Maker of heaven and earth. 

 ³ He will not let your foot slip—
   he who watches over you will not slumber; 

⁴ indeed, he who watches over Israel
   will neither slumber nor sleep.

 ⁵ The LORD watches over you—
   the LORD is your shade at your right hand;

⁶ the sun will not harm you by day,
   nor the moon by night. 

 ⁷ The LORD will keep you from all harm—
   he will watch over your life; 

⁸ the LORD will watch over your coming and going
   both now and forevermore. 

It is hard to explain the feeling that came over me!

Peace

I know one thing that is guaranteed as long as I shall live - -
bad things [sickness,  sadness,  grief,  hardship,  pain and suffering]   will continue to happen.  It IS a part of our humanness.

But, no matter the circumstances I still may face while completing my jaunt here on this earth, I rest in the comfort of knowing that MY GOD is in COMPLETE control - now AND forever!

Psalm 120 - Liar, Liar

Wow!  I noticed today that it has been almost 2 months since I have posted anything on my quest to complete all the Psalms.  Every time I would think about the 120th chapter of Psalm, I came up with a big BLANK on what to post about ....LIARS!

What is there really to say about them??...
"Lord, protect us from their deceitful tongues"...

I have waited all this time for THAT! 


 ¹ I call on the LORD in my distress,
   and he answers me.
² Save me, LORD,
   from lying lips
   and from deceitful tongues. 


Yep - not much more to say ! 
Why waste good energy and brain cells on those to whom honesty and integrity are foreign?  

I press on .....