"The God of Blessings"

"Though ye have lain among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold." (Psalms 68:13) As I thought about this verse, I could not help but think of the dove illustrated in the beginning of some of the Dove Award movies, all shinny and radiant as it seems to represent the Spirit of God. When it comes to God's blessings upon our lives, the main blessing that I believe we have been given is opportunity to shine for God. I watched a movie last night which had a graveside scene where the Pastor said, "When you look around this cemetery at all these tombstones, you see they all have two things in common, there are two dates, a date of birth, and a date of death. We all get two dates that represent our time here on this earth, but what really matters is the dash in between." This verse speaks about something very special, and yet very much looked down upon, in not only modern day culture, but even throughout the ages. David understood this probably more than anyone, having grown up as one that watched over sheep, he knew how undignified that kind of life was looked upon; but he also knew how very special that job was for him getting in touch with God. If you have not seen the movie "War Room" yet, then you should. You go away thinking that it's a movie about the importance of prayer, and it is; but more importantly, it's a movie about making a difference in the lives of others. We can be great prayer warriors for God, with walls lined with answered prayers, and special a room where battles are won; but if we help to create an army of prayer warriors, then we really have made a difference! And the most important thing of all, is that it does not matter where you are, or what your stature in life may be; all that really matters is that little dash between the date you were born and the date that you die...
"Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins. You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil - the commander of the powers of the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God. All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God's anger. just like everyone else. But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God's grace that you have been saved!) For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus. So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness towards us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus." (Ephesians 2:1-7) NLT (Repeat!)