OUR DAILY BREAD : REFLECTIONS ON WINDOWS
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 9:16 pmAugust 8
Thursday
REFLECTIONS ON WINDOWS
READ:
Psalm 34:1-10
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Open my eyes, that
I may see wondrous
things fromYour law.
__Psalm 119:18
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Much of the scenery I saw during our vacation in Alaska was through the windows of moving vehicles. I was thankful for glass that allowed me to see the beauty while remaining warm and dry. But the windows also presented a challenge. When it rained, water drops on the outside obscured the view. When the temperature changed, condensation caused fog to develop on the inside.
Those challenges help me understand why it is impossible for us to see life the way God intended it. Sin obscures the beauty of life that God wants us to enjoy. Sometimes sin is inside__our selfishness creates a fog that makes us see ourselves as more important than we are and causes us to forget about others' interests. Sometimes sin is outside. The injustice of others causes our tears to fall like rain, preventing us from seeing the goodness of God. sin of any kind keeps us from seeing the wonder and glory of life as God designed it.
For now, even though "we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror" (1 Cor. 13:12 NLT), we see enough to know that God is good (Ps. 34:8). The many wonderful things that God has revealed will help us to forsake sin and work to minimize its consequences in the world. __Julie Ackerman Link
``````````Lord, improve our vision. Clear the fog that comes from``````````````
``````````````self-centered thinking. Help us to uphold justice,```````````````
```````````to offer comfort to others, and to wipe away the tears``````````````
`````````````````that have been left by the storms of life.````````````````````
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The only way to see life clearly is to focus on Christ.
******************Today's Bible Reading __ Psalm 34:1-10**********************
1 I will bless the LORD at
all times; His praise shall
continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make its
boast in the LORD; the
humble shall hear of it and
be glad. 3 Oh, magnify the
LORD with me, and let us
exalt His name together.
4 I sought the LORD, and
He heard me, and delivered
me frmo all my fears.
5 They looked to Him and
were radiant, and their faces
were not ashamed. 6 This
poor man cried out, and the
LORD heard him, and saved
him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the LORD
encamps all around those
who fear Him, and delivers
them.
8 Oh, taste and see that the
LORD is good; blessed is the
man who trusts in Him!
9 Oh, fear the LORD, you
His saints! There is no want
to those who fear Him.
10 The young lions lack and
suffer hunger; but those
who seek the LORD shall
not lack any good thing.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Many of the psalms are expressions of trust in the Lord written
with future-oriented confidence. Psalmists often recount how
and when the Lord has delivered His people from their enemies
as a way of expressing certainty that the Lord will indeed deliver
them too. Today's psalm, however, is an expression of trust and
thanksgiving after the fact of deliverance. David expressed his
thankfulness that God had delivered him from the hands of his
enemies. Confidence in what the Lord will do springs from a
knowledge of what He has done.
Thursday
REFLECTIONS ON WINDOWS
READ:
Psalm 34:1-10
______________________________________________________________________________
Open my eyes, that
I may see wondrous
things fromYour law.
__Psalm 119:18
_______________________________________________________________________________
Much of the scenery I saw during our vacation in Alaska was through the windows of moving vehicles. I was thankful for glass that allowed me to see the beauty while remaining warm and dry. But the windows also presented a challenge. When it rained, water drops on the outside obscured the view. When the temperature changed, condensation caused fog to develop on the inside.
Those challenges help me understand why it is impossible for us to see life the way God intended it. Sin obscures the beauty of life that God wants us to enjoy. Sometimes sin is inside__our selfishness creates a fog that makes us see ourselves as more important than we are and causes us to forget about others' interests. Sometimes sin is outside. The injustice of others causes our tears to fall like rain, preventing us from seeing the goodness of God. sin of any kind keeps us from seeing the wonder and glory of life as God designed it.
For now, even though "we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror" (1 Cor. 13:12 NLT), we see enough to know that God is good (Ps. 34:8). The many wonderful things that God has revealed will help us to forsake sin and work to minimize its consequences in the world. __Julie Ackerman Link
``````````Lord, improve our vision. Clear the fog that comes from``````````````
``````````````self-centered thinking. Help us to uphold justice,```````````````
```````````to offer comfort to others, and to wipe away the tears``````````````
`````````````````that have been left by the storms of life.````````````````````
______________________________________________________________________________________
The only way to see life clearly is to focus on Christ.
******************Today's Bible Reading __ Psalm 34:1-10**********************
1 I will bless the LORD at
all times; His praise shall
continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make its
boast in the LORD; the
humble shall hear of it and
be glad. 3 Oh, magnify the
LORD with me, and let us
exalt His name together.
4 I sought the LORD, and
He heard me, and delivered
me frmo all my fears.
5 They looked to Him and
were radiant, and their faces
were not ashamed. 6 This
poor man cried out, and the
LORD heard him, and saved
him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the LORD
encamps all around those
who fear Him, and delivers
them.
8 Oh, taste and see that the
LORD is good; blessed is the
man who trusts in Him!
9 Oh, fear the LORD, you
His saints! There is no want
to those who fear Him.
10 The young lions lack and
suffer hunger; but those
who seek the LORD shall
not lack any good thing.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Many of the psalms are expressions of trust in the Lord written
with future-oriented confidence. Psalmists often recount how
and when the Lord has delivered His people from their enemies
as a way of expressing certainty that the Lord will indeed deliver
them too. Today's psalm, however, is an expression of trust and
thanksgiving after the fact of deliverance. David expressed his
thankfulness that God had delivered him from the hands of his
enemies. Confidence in what the Lord will do springs from a
knowledge of what He has done.