"I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead nor will you let your faithful one see decay. You make known to me the path of life you will fill me with joy in your presence with eternal pleasures at your right hand."- Psalm 16:8-11 (NASB)
"Let us acknowledge the Lord;
let us press on to acknowledge him.
As surely as the sun rises,
he will appear;
he will come to us like the winter rains,
like the spring rains that water the earth.”
- Hosea 6:3 (NIV)
I can give you a little more information on the Psalm verses (8-11) from the sermon last Saturday. The sermon was about being a community called by Christ. Our preacher went over three special words and those words were: Gospel, Centered, and Community. Not hard to guess, huh? The preacher shared these verses when he was talking about being centered on God. You might ask me why. It is because when we are so firm in Christ, we have that purpose or path that we can follow for and with Him. You will see later that I explain it more in this entry.
The preacher also shared his life purpose with the church and I think it is a good one for all Christians to have. It was: "The purpose of life is to intimacy with God by setting Jesus continually before us in all things." I don't know about everyone that is reading this but I do know that for my own personal life, I want to make that my life purpose now. I think remembering these two verses that I found through people will help me live that way or at least strive to live that way since no one is really perfect. Another thing my preacher pointed out after he said the life purpose was that being a Christian is a long life progress. We can't not win it or change to it overnight. We have to wake up and give every day to God and trust Him with it and because we are not perfect we fail everyday so that is another reason why it is a progress. We learn from our mistakes and keep on living.
The verses are all about following the path God has for us. These verses are good to memorize and always have with you to help you get through things. It just goes to show how God is there for us no matter what kind of day we are having. It also shows us that we should talk to Him throughout the day. They are about God being with us and guiding you on the path that He wants us to be on. He will never leave nor forsake us. He will always go in front of us and prepare the way for us. He will give you the joy, security, and we will be given more then we can ever think of when we think and acknowledge Him. God will come to us and refresh us when we need it just like the rain refreshes the earth in the Springtime. He will be there everyday when we wake up just like the sunrise is. God will do all of this if we just keep our eyes on Him everyday and through the tough times. We should tell Him our praises and tell Him what we are thankful for as we go through the day.
I'm writing this advice and verses on here now because when I found or heard the verses I thought how neat it would have been if someone found the same verses and gave them to me at a younger age but now here I am at the age of 28, just now finding those verses in the Bible. These verses are great ones to remember and live by. Just knowing that Christ and God is before you in everything and on the path you are one should make you at least feel comfortable.
I know for me when I remember and read these verses they also give me peace and trust in God. He knows what I am going through because He has already been there getting it ready for me. Are you going to let God walk before you so you can live the purpose that He has for your life? Are you going to be so centered on Him that you don't see the sinful world around you? The choice is yours.
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