Sunday, March 19, 2006

Sunday Scoop- "A Psalm"

"O Lord, I call to you; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to you. May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.
Set guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips. Let not my heart be drawn to what is evil, to take part in wicked deeds with men who are evildoers; let me not eat of their delicacies.

Let a righteous man strike me- it is a kindness; let him rebuke me- it is oil on my head. My head will not refuse it.

Yet my prayer is ever against the deed of evildoers; their rulers will be thrown down from the cliffs, and the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken. They will say, "As one plows and breaks up the earth, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of the grave."
But my eyes are fixed on you, O Sovereign Lord; in you I take refuge- do not give me over to death. Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, from the traps set by evildoers. Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass in safety". - (Psalm 141)

Everyday we face evildoers, sometimes it is ourselves whom are guilty of this. It seems that the more normal I become or feel in this world, the farther I feel I have become from the Lord. I know that we are not perfect and things aren't easy being a Christian at times, but I guess what I'm trying to say is... there will be traps, there will be barriers, and we will run into battles. We just have to fight and face them, no matter how scary it may be. It will only make us stronger; we will overcome with the Lord. The Lord can make you strong in perfect weakness. Trust Him.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The Lord can definitely make us strong in our weaknesses. It is through our weaknesses that God is able to reveal His perfect character of holiness, grace, etc. to us. And He wants to make us strong through His strenght!-that is an amazing thought.