PrayerBits
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Friday
Scripture lesson: Psalm 147 The Lord of all creation
Time to reflect: This is another Lord of Creation passage. We've had a bunch of them over the past few weeks. Some parts of this Psalm may be hard for us to relate to but it is poetry and imagery. We can translate into our own understanding of how the universe works, scientifically. Focusing on verses 19-20, however, as Christians, we do believe that we have special information. This does not need to condemn others who are not a part of our community, but should be taken as a special gift to be used well, and for which we should be grateful, as in this Psalm. Having or not having the Christian beliefs does not assure or make impossible God's salvation. However, it is good news that is comforting and supportive to our lives. Do we not want to share that information?
Moving Throughout the day: Since this is a tough issue for our generation, think through the idea that we can be right, in that we know some aspects of God's work that others do not have, without their being “wrong” or condemned.
Praise the LORD.
How good it is to sing praises to our God,
how pleasant and fitting to praise him!
The LORD builds up Jerusalem;
he gathers the exiles of Israel.
He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
He determines the number of the stars
and calls them each by name.
Great is our Lord and mighty in power;
his understanding has no limit.
The LORD sustains the humble
but casts the wicked to the ground.
Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving;
make music to our God on the harp.
He covers the sky with clouds;
he supplies the earth with rain
and makes grass grow on the hills.
He provides food for the cattle
and for the young ravens when they call.
His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse,
nor his delight in the legs of a man;
the LORD delights in those who fear him,
who put their hope in his unfailing love.
Extol the LORD, O Jerusalem;
praise your God, O Zion,
for he strengthens the bars of your gates
and blesses your people within you.
He grants peace to your borders
and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
He sends his command to the earth;
his word runs swiftly.
He spreads the snow like wool
and scatters the frost like ashes.
He hurls down his hail like pebbles.
Who can withstand his icy blast?
He sends his word and melts them;
he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.
He has revealed his word to Jacob,
his laws and decrees to Israel.
He has done this for no other nation;
they do not know his laws.
Praise the LORD.
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