Tuesday, August 1, 2017

"God Is Faithful"

PSALMS 99 "The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubins; let the earth be moved." (Verse One)
If you thought that closing Scripture moved you, it should have; we really do not need to hold onto all the baggage that we do, God is more than willing to take it away, we just need to be willing to give it to Him. I know that I don't need to tell you this, but this is the title above this Psalm in my Bible. It actually fits rather nicely with the conclusion of Psalms 98; actually, there really does seem to be a pattern here, if you are looking for there to be one. Believe it or not, there are many people that don't. I think it's sad, but there are even pastors that I know who don't even try to tie the pieces together, because they just don't think it matters, nor do they actually believe that the Gospel is written into almost every page of the Bible. One thing is sure, God forever is faithful, and He does not change! We on the other hand, we change so easily and without much of a reason. I was sharing with a friend the other day, how easy I can be stressed out over stupid little things; but give me something big to be stressed over, and it hardly even bothers me. Is that weird? No, I don't think so. I think it is the little things that we feel God really does not bother with, so they are the things that bother us the most; but the big things, we automatically turn to Him over, and that's why they don't bother us as much. Not that it matters, but have you ever noticed how money seems to control the mood of many people? Too much and too little, almost seem to have the same affect; if you have too much, then you don't know what to do with it, and if you have to little you can't do anything. With that, let's get into this verse we have before us today, because I believe there might be something to be said about the faithfulness of God. If we put our trust in anything else but God, then we are sitting ourselves up for some great disappointments, to say the least. The easiest way to test yourself in this regard, is to imagine yourself without whatever it is that you are counting on for your protection. It's really not that hard to do, you just think about it being removed and then imagine what you would be like without it. You know, not everything needs to be about money...
"He said, "A nobleman was called away to a distant empire to be crowned king and then return. Before he left, he called together ten of his servants and divided among them ten pounds of silver, saying, 'Invest this for me while I am gone.' But his people hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, 'We do not want him to be our king.' "After he was crowned king, he returned and called in the servants to whom he had given the money. He wanted to find out what their profits were."" (Luke 19:12-15) NLT

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