May 9, 2018 Wednesday

“My praise shall be of You in the great assembly; I will pay My vows before those who fear Him. The poor shall eat and be satisfied; Those who seek Him will praise the LORD. Let your heart live forever! All the ends of the world Shall remember and turn to the LORD, And all the families of the nations Shall worship before You. For the kingdom is the LORD’S, And He rules over the nations. All the prosperous of the earth Shall eat and worship; All those who go down to the dust Shall bow before Him, Even he who cannot keep himself alive. A posterity shall serve Him. It will be recounted of the Lord to the next generation, They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born, That He has done this.” (Psalm 22:25-31 NKJV)

            Praise begets praise!  Psalm 22 is the clearest explanation of the suffering of Jesus in the crucifixion and it is also the clearest explanation of the results of the crucifixion in our world and in our lives. 

            This part of Psalm 22 reveals to us some of the results of the suffering of Jesus and their impact upon us and the world.  We are told that the suffering of Jesus will cause people around the world to remember God and turn back!

            The Jews kept the message of the true God to themselves and only in a few instances over time did the message reach beyond their borders.  Because of their refusal to share the message beyond their borders many were left without the knowledge of God.

            But God had put “Eternity in Their Heart” which is a book which shows how the Good News continues in the stories and beliefs of people around the world.  Sharing the hope of Jesus living out God’s love and mercy is made easy by connecting with the piece of eternity God has left in their heart.

            As eternity is revealed they will join those across the world in praising the God who has come to them and revealed His love!  Hearts will be changed and those who lived in poverty will be enriched by the Good News and be nourished by God.  Even death will be conquered as God offers new life to we “who go down to the dust”!  

            All the Jesus has done for us will change our lives so much that we will pass on the message which will continue on to generations beyond our lives and experiences!  Generation after generation will praise the righteousness of God even as we celebrate and are thankful for God’s grace!

            If you have received this wondrous love of God and the amazing grace we can receive through Jesus should you be sharing that with all those who are in such dire seed?  Are you passing this on to your children and grandchildren?  Do you pray for those who need God’s grace, especially your enemies?  Do you have eternity in your heart?

            Sometimes it is hard to remember what the day before was like.  I half way joke that there are three stages to my mind now.

1.       There goes my chicken!

2.       Where is my chicken?

3.       Do I have a chicken?

Yesterday seems sort of a number 3 day.  I know part of this is because of going to see Dr Byrd yesterday. 

            I do know Bonnie and I had our devotion and time of prayer and that I read some of my Bible reading.  I do remember God took me on a tour of places to pray for.  God keeps me active in my disability and pain.  THANKS TO SUCH A KIND AND LOVING GOD!