The Gospel Pen Page: Reflections From the Proverbs: Worshiping With Trust

THE REMEDY

As a fair-haired, toddling child small,
With whimpering voice to Mama I'd call,
And she would place me on apron'd knee,
And share with me her warm sweet tea.

And oft through those childhood years came times,
That chills would grab, and fevers climb.
She'd put me to bed as quick as could be,
And Mama would bring me warm sweet tea.

And there were times that I'd pretend,
So that the day with her I'd spend.
I'd moan, "Oh I'm as sick as I can be",
Though not convinced, she'd fetch the tea.

When I was grown with babes on the way,
enduring nausea every day,
She'd ring me up, concerned you see,
and advising, "drink warm sweet tea".

And, I recall when my head would ache,
Mama would say, "you need a break",
And she's say with parental authority,
"Go fix yourself a cup of tea".

Just think how lovely would be this world,
If all the leaders under flags unfurled,
Would extend their hand to their enemy,
And offer up some warm sweet tea.

Today up in Heaven, I know,
Where streets do shine and mansions glow,
There's a dear sweet saint who's waiting for me,
And in her hand is a cup of tea.

bllandis

The Blessing of Friends

May the gleaming rays of friendship
Ever shine their brilliant light.
Through joyous happy days ahead,
And as a beacon throught the night.
This friendship that we share,
is wealth beyond all measure.
nowhere could one find, if sought,
so valuable a treasure.
Friends full of sweet compassion,
with shoulders ever waiting,
to catch escaping tears,
until the flow's abating.
Friends with extended hand,
Friends who kneel in prayer,
for any type of need arising,
These friends are always there.
Yes, may this light of friendship
ever shine so bright.
May the glow of love contained in it
never lose the light.

Scripture Thought For Today

1 Corinthians 1:25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength.

In the verses just before this Paul has said that the Jews demand miraculous signs and the Greeks look for wisdom. The point he is making is that Jesus Christ is everything. In verse 24 Christ is identified as the power of God and the wisdom of God.

We are a society filled with knowledge and education but starving for wisdom. Let 2009 be a year that men seek after wisdom, and let them realize that wisdom is found in Christ.

Scripture Thought For Today

Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
The Messiah, who came into the world as a human baby, would become so many things. He would have many titles. He would fill so many different roles to meet all of our many different needs. He became for us our Savior, and our Redeemer. In this scripture, he is called our "Everlasting Father".
We have become a society filled with persons hungry for the love of a father. This is a craving and a need deep in the heart of every person that does not go away. There are parents and even grandparents that are still hungering for a father's love.
There is a loving father available to us who will never leave us. There is a father available to us who is not sidetracked by other interests. He is consumed with love for us. We are the object of his affection and he always has our best interest in mind. And, he is the biggest dad on the block. It is comforting to remember that our Messiah is also our Everlasting Father.

SCRIPTURE THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Romans 12:1-2 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will.
It is so easy to conform, but as followers of Christ we are called upon to be transformed. We have to have our thinking changed, our minds renewed. When we allow our minds to think like God thinks then we come to understand what His will is. He gave us His Word so that we can have renewed minds.

Friday, May 1, 2009

Reflections From the Proverbs: Worshiping With Trust

Worshiping with trust

Proverbs Chapter Three:
5. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight. NIV

God tells us in Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you declares the Lord, and will bring you back from captivity. NIV

Finding God is a heart search not a mind search. Common sense tells us that it took supreme intelligence to create the complex universe we live in and the earth that we live on. This supremely intelligent creator God tells us that we can have a relationship with Him and it comes by finding Him with our heart.

Trust is also a heart thing. These verses tell us to trust the Lord with all our heart and to not depend on our own ability to comprehend things. Our abilities to understand are very limited. while God’s understand is complete and perfect. The message is, let God be God.

We want to run our lives. We even want to run other peoples lives. God says "Let me have the reigns, let me do the leading. I know what tomorrow is going to be like. I know what will make you ready for the things of tomorrow. I know what will bring true joy in your life. You think you know what will bring fulfillment, but you don’t know all the things I know. There are things your mind can’t even comprehend that I can bring into your life if you let me lead."

Trusting the Lord with everything is a form of worship. It is a form of worship that He rightly deserves. It is saying, " I know who you are and who I am in comparison. I honor who you are by letting you lead. I bend my will to your will acknowledging that you are worthy of this manner of worship."

How many blessings have we missed because we were on roads of our own choosing instead of the path God would lead us on. His love is so relentless. He pursues us. He continually beckons us back toward his leadership, to the path of his choosing. Life seems to be a continually meandering back and forth across his chosen path slowly learning how to stay on it more and more. It is finding that it is on his chosen path that the blessing fall. Some learn more quickly than others that being where the blessings are is the wiser choice.

The verse says in all your ways. In the way that you relate to your spouse, in the way that you relate to your children and grandchildren, in the way that you are a friend, an employee or employer, in the way you do ministry. In the way that you are a neighbor. In the way that you use time and resources. In all your ways, if you acknowledge him as Lord, he will give trustworthy direction.

Dear Father, you are certainly worthy of our trust. We acknowledge the greatness of who you are. Please increase our faith to trust you in all our ways. Help us to find the blessings you have marked out for us on the paths of your choosing.

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