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
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