Psalm 48 Let's go to the Temple.....No Wait....We're there Already!

Psalm 48:9

 Within your temple, O God,
   we meditate on your unfailing love.

John 2:22

 But the temple Jesus had spoken of was his body.

Heavenly Father-

Within Your temple-

Within this body You inhabit-

Within this Life You have given me-

I will meditate on-

I will be consumed with-

I will live from……………..

Your Unfailing Love.

Amen

1 Corinthians 6:19

Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit,

who is in you, whom you have received from God?

Psalm 47 Are You a king?

Psalm 47:8-9

God reigns over the nations;
   God is seated on His holy throne.
 The nobles of the nations assemble
   as the people of the God of Abraham,
for the kings of the earth belong to God;
   He is greatly exalted.

Are you a king?

Do you have something-

anything………..

You rule and reign over?

Please don’t misunderstand-

I realize-

We are all under authority-

All of us.

Yet, isn’t it true the Great King has given us all-

Something…..

Maybe even many things-

To rule and reign over.

Maybe it’s simply your time-

Or at least chunks of it-

Maybe it’s your body-

How you will care for it-

Maybe it’s your mind-

What you will allow into it………

You get the picture- Don’t you?

So then……..

As a king who belongs to-

Well………. the Great King

How are you handling your kingdom?

You know.................

Those things the Great King has given you charge over.

“For the kings of the earth belong to God”

Amen

Psalm 46 Mysteries and Certainties

Psalm 46: 4, 7 and 11

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God

The Holy Place where the Most High dwells.

The Lord of Hosts is with us………

A river that makes the city of God glad-

This river…….

I wonder what it could be?

Maybe……..

The continual prayers of God’s people-

I think these make our Father glad.

Maybe……….

The life giving Blood of Jesus opening the way-

The way for us to come home to His wonderful city.

Surely this makes Father glad.

I suppose this river is a bit of a mystery.

Ah, but what is certain…….

The Lord of Hosts

The King of Glory

The Mighty God

This One Who has given us Life

This One Who is Good and True

The Creator of all that was and all that is and all that ever will be………

He is with us-

He is with me……

This very moment.

The God of Jacob is our Fortress.

Amen

Psalm 45 Whose are You?

Psalm 45:10-11

Listen O’ Daughter (The Church)

Consider and give ear:

Forget your people and your father’s house.

The King (Jesus) is enthralled by your beauty:

Honor Him

For He is your Lord.

Whose are you?

From where do you get your name?

“Forget your people and your father’s house.”

There is no doubt that our families are a blessing-

A gift from God Himself-

So that we can feel His Love through them-

So that we can live out His Love to them-

But…………………..

Jesus…… He is our Lord

He is the One who has brought us to Life-

He is the One who will give me a new name (Rev. 2:17)

I am His.

All Praise, Honor and Glory be to You my King

Amen

It's Not Always Easy

Psalm 43 excerpts

 You are God my stronghold.
   Why have you rejected me?
Why must I go about mourning…………..
  

 Why, my soul, are you downcast?
   Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
   for I will yet praise him,
   my Savior and my God.

The Psalmist felt rejected by God-

He felt forsaken-

Yet he fights on-

To take hold of Hope-

Hope that is based in Truth!

Feelings…………

I have been there.

But can I tell you all here and now friends-

Truth trumps feelings.

Truth

Father will never leave us- Deut. 31:8

Jesus has overcome the world- John 16:33

I can do all things through Christ- Phil. 4;13

Father has given us a Spirit of Power- 2 Timothy 1:7

I love that the Psalmist spirit speaks truth to his soul.

Let the Spirit of God speak Truth to your spirit-

Let your own spirit speak Truth to your soul.

It’s not always easy 

Father

Saturate us with the Truth-

The Truth of Your Great Love for us-

Even Today.

Amen