Christian Reflection and Prayer

A psalm of David.

1 O LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory
above the heavens.

2 From the lips of children and infants
you have ordained praise [b]
because of your enemies,
to silence the foe and the avenger.

3 When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,

4 what is man that you are mindful of him,
the son of man that you care for him?

5 You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings [c]
and crowned him with glory and honor.

6 You made him ruler over the works of your hands;
you put everything under his feet:

7 all flocks and herds,
and the beasts of the field,

8 the birds of the air,
and the fish of the sea,
all that swim the paths of the seas.

9 O LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!

Scripture: (Genesis 32: 22-32)

Reflection:

Here we see Jacob wrestling with God and in the
process is crippled. Now that must have been
quite an experience, fighting with God. Now wait
just a minute, I think its about time to ask myself
a question. Do I fight with God? You know I really
don't think I'm going to like the answer here. An
even more important question is, do you fight with
God? Will you like your answer? I must admit
here I have found myself limping a bit because of some of
my past decisions and attitudes towards God. I
sometimes struggle with God in making decisions. But
finally I discovered something, if I call off the match and
declare God as the winner and join my Lord and Savior in
His work, my life is much better off. How about you are
you willing to call off the fight and join God in His work
for your life. I sure hope so, because if you have you
have discovered the one true gift from God "belief".

Prayer:

Thank You God for always being willing to fight for
me. Thank You God for always being willing to fight
against me to make me stronger. Thank You God
for my belief in that struggle. THANK YOU GOD FOR
BEING GOD! IN JESUS NAME. AMEN

Quote:

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also
dream; not only plan, but also believe