tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176231645022543980.post1523890418469986976..comments2024-03-28T16:38:25.884-07:00Comments on Celebrate the Psalms: Psalm for Sunday, July 30, 2017Editor @ Parishworld.nethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351018547370080019noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176231645022543980.post-66719861991983522892017-07-27T19:46:20.189-07:002017-07-27T19:46:20.189-07:00The Lord's precepts truly are for our own peac...The Lord's precepts truly are for our own peace and well-being. For example, honoring my father and mother establishes a divine design for family, with clear respect for authority. Not coveting a neighbor's blessings, allows my heart to find contentment in my own station of life. Not committing murder includes not killing my child's spirit, and therefore offers parenting wisdom. The Lord's laws, including the 10 commandments, are a manual for life. <br /><br />Isn't it funny how we sometimes think following the commandments is what we do for the Lord, as if He benefits from it? It is really the other way around. The Lord gives us this guide or code of thought and behavior so that we can taste wisdom, mercy, and happiness this side of heaven. <br /><br />Thankfully, when our hearts are not as willing to follow, He sends us His Spirit to prompt us in the right direction. In His omniscience and benevolence, Abba Father stoops down to share with me and actually misses me when I choose my own way. He also welcomes me back each time, showing me firsthand what the gift of forgiveness feels like. <br /><br />I am grateful for the decrees of the Lord. <br /><br />J Kimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176231645022543980.post-25249004277774672312017-07-27T11:12:12.970-07:002017-07-27T11:12:12.970-07:00"Lord, I love your commands." This is o..."Lord, I love your commands." This is our psalmist's prayer. He knows that by reading God's Word and keeping His law, we can find strength and the wisdom to know what is right from wrong. And our psalmist recognizes how powerful the Lord’s decrees can be in our lives.<br /><br />I will make the Psalm's prayer to be mine, "Lord, I love your commands." God's laws and commandments lead me on the way to eternal life. His decrees are a road map. His precepts help me follow His path so that I can choose life instead of death. <br /><br />And while on my journey of faith, I could receive His grace, blessings, and moreover knowledge and good judgement. My life is preserved from the deceitful way, and I draw near to our Lord by following His precepts. They are my guiding light while on earth.Bethnoreply@blogger.com