“Praise the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.”  Psalm 104:1

Praise be to you, my God,

the God of relationship,

of intimacy, of personality,

of interaction a

nd communication.

You, O Yahweh, I will praise with

my mind,

my will,

my emotions,

with my whole being;

without reservation I will exalt you.

You are worthy of worship for you are great:

you are mighty,

immense,

immeasurably expansive,

filling the universe with your presence,

knowing all,

seeing all,

performing all that is good.

In th light of your perfect, pristine character, Lord, may my attitude, my trust and my obedience give you the glory where my tongue fails. Honor and praise be to you, Lord Jesus, in my life today. Amen.”

Picture: HE fills the whole universe.

We are called to be ambassadors of Christ, carrying the message of the King to all around us. Here are two verses that give us direction in our responsibilities.

“Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.” Ephesians 5:15,16.

“Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect….” 1 Peter 3:15

Many believers wait for opportunities to share the gospel, and we should look for such possibilities. And, I would add, we should create opportunities. For instance, wearing a cross, having a t-shirt that stirs curiosity (see picture below of my “witnessing t-shirt) or carrying a Bible. 

I’ve already told you about my favorite way to stimulate people’s thinking, talking about death, then adding that “we all are going to die. And when you die and get to the gate of Heaven where the angel says, ‘why should I let you in,’ what will you say?” That opens  up clear opportunities to share the gospel, as most people do not know the needed answer, of having Jesus as our Lord and Savior. 

Another opener is to talk about God sightings, telling some I’ve had recently. They make people curious.

So, look for opportunities and create them when you can, so others may also enter the Kingdom of Heavenl.

Picture: All the imaginary heroes listn to the true Savior who actually saved the world! People ask about it.

Psalm 2:7 “…the LORD…said to me, ‘You are my Son; today I have become your Father.’”

[These mysterious words, written in 1000 BC, are quoted again in Hebrews 1:5, and clearly refer prophetically to the Lord Jesus.

I praise you, my Savior, that you are not only the Son from eternity past, but that you became the Son in a more specific way by being born as a baby, fathered supernaturally, living as both the human and heavenly Son of your eternal Father.

Your relationship was and is doubly unique in a trinity of ways:

twice the Son (in eternity and in time);

twice the Savior (saving us from our sins in your death, saving us from eternal separation in your resurrection in giving us everlasting life);

twice incisively entering this world (once as Savior, once to come as Judge and Conqueror).

I praise you, Father, Son and Holy Spirit for your deep and long wisdom displayed here, for your unshakable commitment to love us stubborn rebels, and for your perfect follow-through on your promises (to save us) and predictions (to take us to Heaven).

You, Lord God, are The Trustable One. In you we have all the security and significance we need. Help us to rest in that!

Picture: the beauty of God’s love

Faith Bridge Building: Defeating Spiritual Amnesia

The floor of the faith bridge is:

• remembering the promises and character of God;
• and we can see these revealed in:
• His Goodness
• His Greatness
• His Grace

And the fact that He has a plan for us.

The railings of the faith bridge are made up of God sightings:

• Remembering how God has helped us and others in the past, such as the
• God sightings of the Israelites in Egypt
• Plagues (Ex. 4:12).
• Red Sea escape (Ex. 14:15).
• Provision in the desert, water and food.

AND REMEMBERING OUR OWN GOD SIGHTINGS

WE ALSO NEED TO REMEMBER THAT

• What God did for Abraham and Moses,
• for Joshua and Joseph,
• For David and Daniel,
• He  will do for us!

SO, WE NEED TO BE BUILDING OUR FAITH BRIDGES BY:

• Regularly reading, memorizing the Word
• Regularly Offering the sacrifice of thanksgiving
• Noting God sightings,
• Sharing them with others,
• And Reading biographies of believers.

Then we will be ready for whatever gully appears in the road of life!

Here is the second help to banish spiritual amnesia before and when a crisis comes:

Remember and focus on the character of God.

We see His character in His Goodness, His Greatness and Graciousnesse.

HE IS GOOD.

As it says in Psalm 86:5: You are “forgiving and good, O Lord,

abounding in love to all who call to you.”

Yes, He is faithful in His goodness, never abandoning us.

And we can that in His goodness, as He helped me in the past He will help me now.

HE IS GREAT.

Remember that He created “the stars by the breath of His mouth.” Ps 33:4

He hung the earth on nothing, spinning it at the right speed.

He is the dawn bringer, the time watcher, the history ender.

He fills the whole universe

He is incredibly Powerful

And he is eager to help us.

“The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want.”  Ps. 23:1

He IS ABSOLUTELY GRACIOUS

Grace means giving us the opposite of what we deserve.

In His grace He hears and answers our prayers, as it says in Psalm 86:5-7

• “Hear my prayer, O LORD;
  listen to my cry for mercy.

In the day of my trouble, I will call to you,

for you will answer me.”

With a God like that, what reason do we have to worry?!!!

As He has helped me in the past, so He will help me now.

Picture: He is the Spinner of the earth, the Bringer of dawn.