Christian Reflection and Prayer

Scripture:   

“Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.”
— Psalm 139:7–8

Reflection:

God is always watching what we do – both the
good and the bad. There is nowhere to run, no
place to hide. Yet, God’s omnipresence is also
comforting. In this lonely world, we are never
alone. “If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.”

We may stop running. There is no way to run
away from God; anywhere we go, He’ll be there.
And that’s a good thing: “even there your hand
will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast”
(v.10). Wherever we may go in this life, we are
with God, under His protective care. Truly, there
is nowhere else I’d rather be.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

Scripture:

Their only suggestion was that we keep on helping
the poor, which I have always been eager to do.
Galatians 2:10, NLT

Reflection:

The apostles were referring to the poor of Jerusalem.
While many Gentile converts were financially
comfortable, the Jerusalem church had suffered from
the effects of a severe famine in Palestine and was
struggling. So on his journeys, Paul had gathered
funds for the Jewish Christians. The need for believers
to care for the poor is a constant theme in Scripture.
But often we do nothing, caught up in meeting our own
needs and desires.
Perhaps we don't see enough poverty to remember the
needs of the poor. The world is filled with poor people,
here and in other countries.

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP?

Whenever we may be or whatever our
circumstances, we are never beyond
the reach of God's Care!