For all those who are feeling the brunt of rejection and oppression from the world and even those in the church, this Psalm may be encouraging to you.
Psalm 56
"56 Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
2 Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
5 Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.
8 Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
9 When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
10 In God will I praise his word: in the Lord will I praise his word.
11 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.
13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living"
Sunday, November 23, 2014
The Spankings Help Us to Restoration and Healing
Proverbs 20:30 "The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly."
A true friend will be a "peacemaker", through correction to bring a brother or sister back onto the right path of thinking again. In order to make peace with man and God we must deal with sin and get it out of the way to progress toward holiness.
A "peacekeeper", is nothing more than someone who cares only about superficial happiness for the moment. Keeping the peace so that everyone can feel good about themselves, no matter what their condition.
Proverbs 27:6 "Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful."
Correction and confession can be very embarrassing and hurtful in the beginning, but the healing that can occur after the dust settles is far more satisfying when we realize we are back in fellowship with our God again.
The person who has cancer can feel fine for a long time, until the end when the cancer takes over and snuffs out the life of its' victim.
In order to cure the patient of the cancer the doctor must cut out the cancer, causing severe wounds sometimes, for the healing to begin.
Our Christian walk is like this, it hurts to have the sin in ways we don't like to admit, and the cure of admitting it hurts, but that pain will cause permanent healing and a healthier life, not to mention the restoration of relationships, God's and others we love.
A true friend will be a "peacemaker", through correction to bring a brother or sister back onto the right path of thinking again. In order to make peace with man and God we must deal with sin and get it out of the way to progress toward holiness.
A "peacekeeper", is nothing more than someone who cares only about superficial happiness for the moment. Keeping the peace so that everyone can feel good about themselves, no matter what their condition.
Proverbs 27:6 "Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful."
Correction and confession can be very embarrassing and hurtful in the beginning, but the healing that can occur after the dust settles is far more satisfying when we realize we are back in fellowship with our God again.
The person who has cancer can feel fine for a long time, until the end when the cancer takes over and snuffs out the life of its' victim.
In order to cure the patient of the cancer the doctor must cut out the cancer, causing severe wounds sometimes, for the healing to begin.
Our Christian walk is like this, it hurts to have the sin in ways we don't like to admit, and the cure of admitting it hurts, but that pain will cause permanent healing and a healthier life, not to mention the restoration of relationships, God's and others we love.
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