Psalm 91

Do you know how powerful Scripture is? Especially when read out loud?

I have been reading, (now quoting) Psalm 91 out loud over our children for about a year now. It is a very comforting powerful Scripture.

Here it is:

Psalm 91

1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

2 I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."

3 Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare
and from the deadly pestilence.

4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

5 You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,

6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.

8 You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.

9 If you make the Most High your dwelling—
even the LORD, who is my refuge-

10 then no harm will befall you,
no disaster will come near your tent.

11 For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;

12 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

14 "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

15 He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.

16 With long life will I satisfy him
and show him my salvation."

Read this out loud daily for yourself and those you love. It is powerful and will help with things that are going on.

I found this lady's book on it at Wal-mart, for under $10. It's a good book, and I recommend it as well. Let God protect you and help you through things by quoting Scripture out loud. It is very powerful!

Sinking Sand

You know that old Hymn that says, "On Christ alone will I sand, all other ground is sinking sand, all other ground is sinking sand?" This song comes from the Scripture:

Matthew Chapter 7
The Wise and Foolish Builders
24"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash."

When we were at the beach, I would stand in the small part of the ocean, where the water just barely comes and covers your feet. Even that small amount of water, when the ocean would roll back would pull the sand out from under my feet. I thought of this Scripture and song and how true it is.

Scripture calls God a "Rock" in many places:

Deuteronomy 32:4 (New International Version)

4 He is the Rock, his works are perfect,

and all his ways are just.
A faithful God who does no wrong,
upright and just is he.

Psalm 62:7 (New International Version)

7 My salvation and my honor depend on God ;

he is my mighty rock, my refuge.

Anyway, you see my point. God is our rock, our refuge, our very present help in time of need. Don't build your hopes and dreams on the sand (THIS WORLD) because it will sink and fade away. Build your life on the ROCK of our salvation. The only thing worth living for!

That's what I'm going to do!

Sitting in the rain

It's been raining a lot the last couple of days. As I sat in my car, with it running and the rain coming down on the roof, I thought about life. And how we sometimes seem to be in this protective bubble. It's the vehicle He's given us to live life, and He puts His protection around us, while the rain pours down.

So, why do bad things happen to good people? I think, what happens is sometimes we get out of the car. We decide that we want to do something our way, and we do it. We put ourselves in the rain. God is just sitting there, thinking, "Why won't you hear what I'm telling you My child? Don't get out." But, being the stubborn children we are, we get out and do things our way. When it doesn't work, we get back in the vehcile, and ask God for forgiveness.

The cool thing about all of this is the fact that He does forgive us.

EVERY SINGLE TIME!
Our God is a God of not just second chances, but third, fourth, fifth chances. He loves us so much, that He will take the mess we caused by doing our own thing, and make His will come into play anyway.
He's just cool like that.