Be Radiant
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Psalm 34:1-7
1. I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2. My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and be glad. 3. O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! 4. I sought the Lord, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. 5. Look to him, and be radiant; so your faces shall never be ashamed. 6. This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. 7. The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.
It may have been gleaned from a few references lately in my postings: I am very busy! And I am very stressed! And at various points throughout these past days I have reverted to a time before I was as spiritually aware and mature as I sometimes convince myself that I am. The past couple of weeks have been especially challenging for me – not to mention others in my life! The thing is: everything that is causing this elevated level of self-involvement and self-centeredness is good! Great! Exciting! Cause for rejoicing! So what’s up?
Yesterday I had just finished a 5-minute “download” to a trusted “griping buddy” at work when I opened an e-mail from a dear friend that reminded me to ASAP: Always Say A Prayer. This morning I woke up pretty worked up about everything that needed to be done, knowing that all of it will not be accomplished! I paused before opening my bible and prayed that God would lead me (quickly, please!) to the scripture upon which to reflect this morning. And I opened to Psalm 34. I may get self-involved and self-centered, but I
know when God has put his hand on my shoulder and reminded me to
give it all to Him.
David is pretty hard to top! Not too much one could say that would be more eloquent. What about you? Do you ever get to the point where you think you’re ready to “blow a gasket”? Work is stressful, allergies kick in, nobody appreciates you, everybody making demands on you? I don’t have any advice for you other than to follow David’s lead!
1. I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2. My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and be glad. 3. O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! 4. I sought the Lord, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. 5. Look to him, and be radiant; so your faces shall never be ashamed. 6. This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. 7. The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.I hope today God’s praise shall continually be in your mouth. And that you are radiant with the love and peace available only through giving all our troubles to God.
Mary
