Dearest e-votees-
Day forty-two of our cover to cover voyage through the Bible. If you want to see the readings for our trip through the Bible you can follow this link:
Peace,
Karl
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Day 42 Readings: Psalm 69:22-89:13
When we read these psalms we have people crying out to God for justice, reconciliation with God, peace, hope, abundance, etc., etc. Some seem very edgy borderline hostile. Others come from deep and broken places longing healing but all are directed to God.
I wonder how many of us honestly seek God about these things. Is our inclination to pray for healing or to head to the nearest urgent care? Is our inclination to seek justice through lawyers and lawsuits or to leave justice and retribution in the hands of our God. Do we seek to make changes in our own life first and foremost (and even solely) in our own strength and imagination or do we allow God to be God and do what God might do?
Psalm 84 talks about even the sparrow finding a place near the altar of the Lord. Do we find ways and times to dwell in the house of the Lord? Does the character and the ethos of God's house shape our ways in the world? Whether we are in a place of tears (Baca) or a place of abundance God loves us and wants what is best for us. Can we lead hard into that truth today?
God, help us come to you much more frequently and much more fervently. Give us hearts like the psalmists. Draw us into prayer like Jesus. Shape us into your people. Amen.
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