Thursday, April 25, 2013
Every Day Has Its Choices
We serve an amazing God! Every day we are faced with choices. Are the scriptures real or not? Do they accurately and fairly describe our God or not? Every person is free to choose every day what they will believe for that day. The truth is, our choices can change from day to day.
Today, I thought, I want to choose to believe the scriptures. I want to choose to believe God is who He says He is there. What examples did I find today?
Isaiah 63:1. God says, “I who speak in righteousness mighty to save.” When He speaks there is power to change our lives. I remembered the song that says, “He is mighty to save.” Psalm 113:3 says, “From the rising of the sun to its going down, the Lord’s name is to be praised.” Again I remembered the song, singing parts of it. Thankfulness began to rise up in me. Psalm 112:1-3 speaks of how blessed are those that choose God, choose to fear Him, choose to delight in His commandments. Their families will be blessed. Both wealth and riches will fill their homes. Back in Psalm 113:7 God says He raises the poor out of the dust to sit with princes.
As I considered these things I realized, if I choose to believe the scriptures today, if I choose to believe today that God is who He says He is, then I am most blessed. I chose that for today. It made me feel very thankful, like an overflowing from deep within my heart.
Did you ever want to thank someone, but somehow the words, “thank you” just did not seem to cover it? Me too. This morning, while reading and writing. I decided, I chose, to just raise my hands and sing…
Prayer
Father, I thank You for being the King of the universe. I thank You for speaking to me this morning through the writing of others. I thank You that You never walk away, never turn Your back, never look at me and shrug and say, “What’s the use?” Instead, You choose to encourage me. You choose to light my path out of darkness. You choose to try one more time, every time I need You, which is basically all the time. I love You and I thank You and I raise my hands and my voice to You, My Deliverer King. In Jesus name. Amen.