Showing posts with label daily devotion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label daily devotion. Show all posts

Monday, December 6, 2010

PSALM 151


Who said that the Book of Psalms had to stop being written? David seemed to get a lot of his feelings, praise, and prayers out in what we today call, 'The Book of Psalms'. I'm gonna give it a try:


A Psalm of Michael

O Lord, my God
in You will I put my trust,
in You will I put my whole life.

There is nothing that can compare to You
and nothing that can compare to how I feel when I am with You.

In the crisp and frosty morning
I find my thoughts drifting towards You and Your realm.
In the cool and bright evening
I stare at the stars and am awestruck by Your rule.

You seem to be so very big.

Each day and all nights I am nothing less than mesmerized
when I quiet myself and reflect on You.

But if I am to be ruthlessly and transparently honest,
I am wondering…
if You ever reflect upon me?

When those that entitle themselves ‘Christian’, ‘brother’, ‘friend’
and yet drag me into the courts of man…

When the stealer comes with his schmoozing and lies
and pilfers the refuge that I call a home…

When the darkness of disease, like an unwanted stranger,
has blown into town and taken up unyielding residence…

When those I’ve unconditionally loved and unreservedly cared for
lower their gaze and desire nothing more to do with me…

In these times of overwhelming shadows and devastating obscurity,
I simply can’t help but wonder…
seriously,… do I ever cross Your mind?

Surely, You see all that transpires
and indubitably, You hear the cries of a scared and lonely child.

Truthfully, what could ever escape
the One Who whittled the mountains, carved out the oceans and finger-paints each sunrise?

I should know better, huh?

Where else can I turn, but to the King Who’s authority spans the cosmos
and who’s undeviating love bridges the distance between my fears…
and my faith.
Selah (think about that for a second)

So, I say again
and again
and again…

O Lord, my God
in You will I put my trust,
in You will I put my whole life.

Friday, June 25, 2010

Feel Fantastic, Refresh Yourself


According to Rain Wilson's web-site, this beautiful little dispenser was found in a men's restroom somewhere in Arizona. I thought it was pretty awesome and am currently trying to find where I can order one for Desperation Church's Men's restroom.

Wouldn't it be great if you KNEW you were going to get refreshed and feel fantastic each time you went to church?

Wouldn't it be great if you could truly 'feel fantastic' and 'refresh yourself' for only twenty-five cents?

Truthfully, going to church won't always be 'refreshing' and attending services isn't always 'fantastic', is it? I find that one gets out of something what they are willing to put into it.

Sometimes we look at life as a choice between following Jesus or being happy, but it's really not that way at all. In fact, I'd suggest that we can't be truly happy without following Him. When Jesus gave His sermon on the mountainside, He said, "How blessed are the poor in spirit... How blessed are the meek... How blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness... How blessed are those who make peace" (Matthew 5:3-9). That's a lot of blessedness. Although this sermon is translated from the Greek language, Jesus was Jewish, which means that He knew Hebrew as well. The word for "blessed" in Hebrew is ashrey. It doesn't just mean "blessed"; it also means "happy," or literally, "How happy!".

Ashrey actually comes from a root Hebrew word for "straight" or "right." I find that interesting, because in the end, the way of happiness and the way of righteousness always turn out to be the same path.

Do we want to 'feel fantastic'? Do we want to 'refresh ourselves'? Do we want to be happy? Then maybe we should stop seeking happiness. Perhaps we should seek righteousness instead? Seek what is right, believe what is right, receive what is right, do what is right, walk in what is right, live by what is right. Didn't Jesus say that all the rest would be added unto us? What if God's way is really the way of true joy? I honestly think that if we'll follow it,... we'll be blessed, and not only blessed, but happy... and not only happy, but we'll actually be able to say, "Ashrey!" (How happy!) - with an exclamation point!

Wow... feeling fantastic... experiencing total refreshment... and it won't happen in a restroom, or even cost twenty-five cents. Pretty sweet!