A friend's eye is a good mirror.
GAELIC PROVERB
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Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him.
PSALM 37:7 NASB
This morning my devotional reading brought me to the Thirty-seventh Psalm. I remember this psalm as being quoted many times right after the disasters of September 11th. It speaks much of evildoers and how that we should not fret because of their actions. And also that they will wither and fade like the green grass and the green herb. David who is the author of the psalm then goes on to say that we need to trust in the Lord and continue to do good cultivating faithfulness. Next David says to delight ourselves in the Lord, and He will give us the desires of our hearts. What encouragement he gives us in times when we have had a great evil come against us, like the terrorist attacks a few years ago. Verse seven was the verse that really spoke to my heart this morning, Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him. As I looked this morning at the Hebrew text I have found the Hebrew word used for rest is sha`an, and it means more than to rest, take it easy, or be laid back. The word comes from a root word that means to support ones self. How different this is to think of supporting myself in the Lord than to be just laid back. Next I checked out the Hebrew word used for wait patiently, and I find it to be chuwl which comes from the root word chiyl, meaning to twist or whirl in a circular or spiral manner, and to dance. Looking at these Hebrew words this scripture verse changes meaning to me. I see new meaning for myself, and I get a spiritual picture of myself supporting myself in God. I am here in the presence of God Almighty because I want to be, standing on my own. Not only that, I am dancing, and whirling, and spinning patiently, because God is doing for me what I could not do for myself JRE
THE MASTER BUILDER
He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His names sake.
PSALM 23:3 NKJV
Its hard to see things grow old. The town in which I grew up is growing old .Some of the buildings are boarded up. Some of the houses are torn down ..The old movie house where I took my dates has For Sale on the marquee ..
I wish I could make it all new again. I wish I could blow the dust off the streets but I cant.
I cant. But God can. He restores my soul, wrote the shepherd. He doesnt reform; he restores. He doesnt camouflage the old; he restores the new. The Master Builder will pull out the original plan and restore it. He will restore the vigor. He will restore the energy. He will restore the hope. He will restore the soul.
MAX LUCADO ..The Applause of Heaven
What words of encouragement from David in this psalm, and also from Max Lucado who reminds us that we are not going through a make-over, but we are being restored, rebuilt, a new creation taken from the original plans that God had for our lives. May I be grateful today and walk in newness of spirit and soul. Thanks for letting me share ..jre
GAELIC PROVERB
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Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him.
PSALM 37:7 NASB
This morning my devotional reading brought me to the Thirty-seventh Psalm. I remember this psalm as being quoted many times right after the disasters of September 11th. It speaks much of evildoers and how that we should not fret because of their actions. And also that they will wither and fade like the green grass and the green herb. David who is the author of the psalm then goes on to say that we need to trust in the Lord and continue to do good cultivating faithfulness. Next David says to delight ourselves in the Lord, and He will give us the desires of our hearts. What encouragement he gives us in times when we have had a great evil come against us, like the terrorist attacks a few years ago. Verse seven was the verse that really spoke to my heart this morning, Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him. As I looked this morning at the Hebrew text I have found the Hebrew word used for rest is sha`an, and it means more than to rest, take it easy, or be laid back. The word comes from a root word that means to support ones self. How different this is to think of supporting myself in the Lord than to be just laid back. Next I checked out the Hebrew word used for wait patiently, and I find it to be chuwl which comes from the root word chiyl, meaning to twist or whirl in a circular or spiral manner, and to dance. Looking at these Hebrew words this scripture verse changes meaning to me. I see new meaning for myself, and I get a spiritual picture of myself supporting myself in God. I am here in the presence of God Almighty because I want to be, standing on my own. Not only that, I am dancing, and whirling, and spinning patiently, because God is doing for me what I could not do for myself JRE
THE MASTER BUILDER
He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His names sake.
PSALM 23:3 NKJV
Its hard to see things grow old. The town in which I grew up is growing old .Some of the buildings are boarded up. Some of the houses are torn down ..The old movie house where I took my dates has For Sale on the marquee ..
I wish I could make it all new again. I wish I could blow the dust off the streets but I cant.
I cant. But God can. He restores my soul, wrote the shepherd. He doesnt reform; he restores. He doesnt camouflage the old; he restores the new. The Master Builder will pull out the original plan and restore it. He will restore the vigor. He will restore the energy. He will restore the hope. He will restore the soul.
MAX LUCADO ..The Applause of Heaven
What words of encouragement from David in this psalm, and also from Max Lucado who reminds us that we are not going through a make-over, but we are being restored, rebuilt, a new creation taken from the original plans that God had for our lives. May I be grateful today and walk in newness of spirit and soul. Thanks for letting me share ..jre
