Posted in Eternity, tagged Daniel 12, Psalm 023 on June 12, 2010| Leave a Comment »
“… and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.” – Psalm 23:6b
At the end of his life of fast living and hard drinking Micky Mantle quoted a line from a Jazz musician Eubie Blake, “If I’d known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.”
Though beginning at different points in time, we are all going to live somewhere for eternity,1 either with God or elsewhere, that’s going to be a very long time.
We really ought take better care of ourselves.
– Fritz
Posted in Fear, Trust, Walking, tagged Psalm 023 on June 11, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Psalm 23
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
If I read this right, noticing who does what, my life focus is not finding rest, refreshment, guidance, defence, or anointing for myself – that’s His role in my life.
My job is to walk1 close to Him in obedience, trust Him when I’m made to do things I don’t particularly want, and choose not to fear when situations look threatening.
Just doing that I won’t need to chase “goodness” and “mercy”, they’ll chase me.
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-fritz
Posted in Sheep, tagged Psalm 023, Romans 06 on June 10, 2010| Leave a Comment »
“The Lord is my Shepherd,” – Psalm 23:1a
In the short time Bob Dylan passed through Christianity he wrote a profound song, Gotta Serve Somebody, with the chorus:
…You’re gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody.
The Bible put it this way:
“his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness1
Like a teen thinks dressing like every other teen somehow expresses individuality, one may feel under no rule but one’s own. That is an illusion, ask any advertiser; they have known for years we all follow someone or something like sheep!
Thank God, because of Jesus, we can become his sheep; He’s a better shepherd than the other ones!
– fritz
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