tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176231645022543980.post7037000773184911373..comments2024-03-28T16:38:25.884-07:00Comments on Celebrate the Psalms: Psalm for Sunday, March 15, 2015Editor @ Parishworld.nethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351018547370080019noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176231645022543980.post-85346025676186306212015-03-14T17:16:07.523-07:002015-03-14T17:16:07.523-07:00As I sat down to write a comment this week, numero...As I sat down to write a comment this week, numerous distractions plagued me. Phone calls. Internet connectivity issues. Time constraints. Why was it so difficult? <br /><br />Sometimes, we create our own "foreign land" by resisting what we know is important to do and then allowing every physical concern to become an excuse. Our voices are then rendered powerless whether they be verbal or written. Our hearts want to be one with Jesus, but the world tempts us away until there is a rift. We cannot use our voices again until we cross that rift back into the arms of Jesus.<br /><br />How do I redirect myself back? The Lord showed me two verses, which say the same thing: "Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him," from Psalm 37:7 and Psalm 46:10 -- "Be still, and know that I am God." One came to me in a devotional and the other through a little medallion, given to me by a friend this week. The answer for me is to slow down and be still before the Lord. That is the only way to render my voice strong and joyful once again.<br /> J Kimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176231645022543980.post-71149389310382427272015-03-12T19:40:57.303-07:002015-03-12T19:40:57.303-07:00When I read Psalm 137, the Israelites have repeate...When I read Psalm 137, the Israelites have repeatedly sinned against God. Their infidelities bring them toward doom and destruction. But God's chosen people could not forget the covenant God had made with them. They, exiled in Babylon, sat and wept over the bitterness of captivity. And what happened ?<br /><br />It is almost the same with a wicked people like us, who still believe in God's promise. But even when we are still in the darkness of exile due to our worldly pleasures and in our transgressions, God brings us to life in Christ. He gives us His only begotten son, Jesus Christ, because He loves this world so much.<br /><br />How can I sing a song of the Lord ? It is hard for me to sing the praise of the Lord when my heart is hardened by sin, and whenever I sin, I repent and I weep. His light shines upon me. My repentance brings me a right relationship with God. Once again He puts a new song in my mouth. I can sing and praise Him.<br /><br />Jesus is my savior and my highest joy. I will always ask for His protection from the grip of evil. And I call for the Holy Spirit to lead me in the right way so that I won't stumble and fall over and over again.<br />Bethnoreply@blogger.com