Sing a New Song

This morning was our time of prayer, meditation and reflection at the church and I came across this passage from the Book of Psalms.

I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.

May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the Lord.

But may sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more.

Praise the Lord, my soul. Praise the Lord. Ps 104:33-35 NIV

Two things came to mind as I read the chapter – God provided everything we needed on this earth to survive and prosper and we should rejoice and be glad for all He has given to us. Praise the Lord, sing praises to Him all the world and be thankful for what you have. It is not by accident that all things came together and it is not by accident that the world has survived as well as it has.

Our Creator has gone to great lengths to ensure our survival. He parted the waters and gave us good land to live on. The air is the perfect mixture for our needs and we travel around the sun at the exact distance required to ensure the needed climate for our lives and for the lives of the plants He provided for our sustenance. We have the food we need; in fact, we have it here in abundance. There are those who are in need around the world but the earth provides enough for all, mankind has a habit of being a bit protective of those supplies though. Truth be told, what God provides, some find it necessary to horde for themselves but that is a conversation for another day.

Our Lord and God provides and does so abundantly. One line that really got me to thinking, however, was in regards to the sinners. God provides for all mankind, not just the select. There are provisions made for saints and sinners alike but it is the choice of the wicked to continue on the path to destruction. May sinners vanish from all the earth and may the wicked be no more, may those who are walking that path find the love of God, embrace the salvation provided by the sacrifice of Christ on the cross and I pray that one day the wicked will be no more because they have found peace and righteousness in the arms of the Father.

This week we welcome Terry Fleming from HUGS as our guest speaker. May the Holy Spirit give you comfort and strength in the coming weeks and may you be blessed richly.

Pastor Todd