Saturday Psalm ~ 5-29-2010

I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good besides You.”
Psalm 16:2

God is … my Lord.

"There you are!"

People have always been self-focused, but it seems as if people have become more so as time goes on. Sin-nature tells us to “look out for number one” and to think about “what will make ME happy”. However, as Christians, God calls us to think differently, to put others before ourselves. When we walk into a room full of people, we have a choice to make: are we going to make the focus be on us, or are we going to focus on others? We have to consciously make the decision to focus on others. And we have to be honest with ourselves about it as well. We are so good at saying we are serving others, but our real motive is to be noticed. It’s not just our own hearts that know what our attitude is, everyone else can tell as well right when we walk in the door. When we enter a room, our expression and presence says either, “Here I am” or “There you are”. The first is self-focused while the latter is others-focused. May we be women of God who are truly others-focused.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

God brought me this beautiful passage shortly after a dear saint passed away. While we do mourn our loss of those dear to us, if they are fellow believers, we are to rejoice with them. They are in Heaven with the Savior! They have no more pain, struggles, or sin! And one day we will be reunited with them and spend eternity praising the Lord together!

Saturday Psalm ~ 5-15-2010

The Lord is King forever and ever.
Psalm 10:16a

God is … King forever and ever.

Saturday Psalm ~ 5-8-2010

For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness;
The upright will behold His face.
Psalm 11:7

God is … righteous.

In loving memory of Grandma H. who is beholding His face!

Saturday Psalm ~ 5-1-2010

O Lord, our Lord,
How majestic is Your name in all the earth,
Who have displayed Your splendor above the heavens!
Psalm 8:1

God is … our Lord.