Christian Reflection and Prayer

Scripture:

“Praise him, sun and moon;
Praise him, all you shining stars.”
Psalm 148:3

Reflection:

In my daily devotions, I have been reading a great
deal about Praising God.  This is one of the
greatest themes in the Bible.  Praising God is an
act of worship.  

We generally think that praising God means
saying or singing something. However, there
is another, perhaps even more powerful, way
to praise our Creator — by being a creation
that reflects His glory. When we are kind,
people learn that God is kind. When we are
compassionate, we teach that God is
compassionate. Everything we do — the good
and the bad — is a reflection of the One who
made us.

When we reflect God’s goodness to others,
we become His greatest praise.

PRAISE BE TO GOD!

God is always calling us back to him

Have you ever rebelled against God?

"My wayward children," says the Lord, "come back to
me, and I will heal your wayward hearts."
Jeremiah 3:22 NLT

"When I refused to confess my sin, I was weak and
miserable, and I groaned all day long. Day and night
your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength
evaporated like water in the summer heat. Finally, I
confessed all my sins to you and you stopped trying to
hide them. I said to myself, 'I will confess my rebellion
to the Lord.' And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone."
Psalm 32:3-5 NLT

"Create in me a new heart, O God. Renew a right spirit
within me... Restore to me again the joy of your salvation,
and make me willing to obey you."
Psalm 41:10,12

A tug-of-war with God

The rebel rejects the expectations, rules, and power of
the organization or individual holding authority.

Rebellion can be good, as when we rebel against unjust or
sinful societal pressure.

Rebellion is like a great tug-of-war; the authority figure holds
one end of the rope while the rebel pulls on the other. The
picture changes dramatically if we imagine the rebel's feet
being mired in quicksand. Such is rebellion against God.
God pulls on the rope, not to ruin our lives, but to lead us
toward safe footing.

From the TouchPoint Bible with commentary by Ron Beers
and Gilbert Beers (Tyndale) p 1257.

(to all those who think violence is the
answer or the way to get the answer)

Scripture:

 39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not
evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy
right cheek, turn to him the other also.
(Matthew 5: 39)

."War, rather than any foreign state, is the
supreme enemy of country and mankind.
One day citizens will covet for this nation
the prestige of being the first to escape the
shackles of war."

Jessie Wallace Hughan
Founder of the War Resisters League
(1876-1955)

LET US STAND FOR PEACE NOT WAR
LET US REALIZE ITS NOT IMPORTANT
NUMBER ONE BUT BE THE ONE FOR
PEACE!!!!!