In Perspective

Reading: Psalm 82 The chapter talks about how God gives judgment among "other faulty judges" As a judge, He is all about justice, fairness. With Him is no partiality, no bias. Vs 5 states true, that man's wisdom is limited, and even superior minds find themselves in the dark. I'm thankful that my God has full wisdom, understanding, and rightness on each and every matter. Even my own assessments and judgments are flawed, but I can always trust Him to see truly and make the right call on matters.

Passage: Psalm 81 Marked: 10 I am the Lord your God, Who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide and I will fill it. But My people would not hearken to My voice, and Israel WOULD HAVE NONE OF ME. Some philosophers see God through a stained window. they think He is self-serving and demands obedience simply because He wants the attention on Him. I thank God that He isn't this way. He desires that I embrace Him and yield to Him as my God so that I will have sufficiency in times of need and protection from those who are out to hurt me.

Passage: Psalm 80 Marked: Psalm 80:14-15 "Turn again, we beg you O God of Hosts, Look down from heaven and have regard for the vineyard which your right hand planted, and the branch that You have made strong FOR YOURSELF." Romans says that our life is not for ourselves, not to ourselves. In life and death, we are God's. We have a higher purpose, we have been given every chance to spend life more meaningfully. I thank God that I need not rack my brains out and throw myself to the point of exhaustion in order to make my mark in this world. In knowing and pursuing God's desires for me, I will rightly experience that sense of achievement and worth of living.

07-22-Saturday Passage: Psalm 79:1-17 Marked: Psalm 79:9 "Help us for the glory of YOUR name. Save us & forgive our sins for the honor of YOUR name." In frustration, we can think God is taking too long, no justice is served, prayers are not answered; God seems quick to discipline His children while evil around remains unpunished. At times, the child of God feels wrongly punished (or affected) for the sins & faults of others. We may pray wrong prayers, overly eager for God's punishment to fall on those who do wrong, or eager for God to just leave us alone and turn His "anger somewhere else." A lot I don't understand, but 1 Cor. 10 says,  "ALL things must be to the glory of God." Whatever may be happening, to my liking or not, there's always an opportunity for God's honor to be displayed.

What I need to stay on guard for are sins committed frequently in the normal course of daily living. These habitual sins have been confessed to God a multitude of times already, with declarations to God of shunning these regretful actions, promising to cease from committing them.Yet, I find myself in the same shameful situation as before. I thank God for the mercy of the cross and the abundance of His grace. I'm thankful for love and understanding from family and true friends. Today I pray that I may never reach the point of taking forgiveness and mercy for granted. I pray to value the feelings of my loved ones over my own and to value the glory of Christ over my unholy passions.

The lives of people older than us are examples to encourage and train us for good living, they are to be appreciated for all the goodness we experience through their lives & for good values & skills we've picked-up from them. For their failures & flaws, there's no benefit if we nitpick on that or look down on them because of that. We would do well to let their mistakes serve as lessons & warnings of what we shouldn't commit in our own life. 1 Cor. 10 shares: "Now these things happened to them (their ancestors) by way as an example and warning to us; they were written TO ADMONISH and FIT US for RIGHT ACTION." There are many things I've learned from my parents and family I grew up with that I consider precious and vital. I pray hard for God's help so I can live in a way that my children would grow up learning precious and vital things from my life as well.

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