PSALM 66 AND LARGE PRAISE

Just a reminder from last week’s blog— “God continually does awesome things all around us that generally do not result in Him getting the credit that He alone deserves. Now I’m putting on your shoulders the task of meditating on this thought and then giving me feedback as to what we are not praising God for when we should be doing just that. Hint—I’m pretty sure the list is endless :).”

The bottom line about everything thing in our lives must be the glory of God.

I’m looking forward to seeing you this Thursday morning for a great time of study and discussion of Psalm 66.

THE GOD OF AWE

The view from my study window on Monday of this week.

The past few days have found me spending a lot of time looking out the windows of our house. Of course, I enjoyed a number of good walks with my husband in the beautiful snow as well. Both settings caused a lot of “awww” both verbally and mentally. One thing that impressed me during this historic snowstorm was how only God can cause such an event. No person, no matter how rich, powerful, or clever, can ever do anything remotely as amazing as what God does when it snows. But wait, God continually does awesome things all around us that generally do not result in Him getting the credit that He alone deserves. Now I’m putting on your shoulders the task of meditating on this thought and then giving me feedback as to what we are not praising God for when we should be doing just that. Hint—I’m pretty sure the list is endless :)

The weather forecast for this coming Wednesday night is for freezing temperatures which will mean a good possibility of ice on the roads for Thursday morning. I’m thinking we should all stay home where we are safe until the roads merit being out again that early in the morning. So, no Bible Study this Thursday morning. But, continue to study Psalm 66 and glean all you can about large praise toward God.

Let’s plan for a great day on Sunday as we begin a valuable series on the reliability of the Bible titled “The God Who Speaks” during the 9:15 class time. At 10 we will break for a Valentine fellowship (bring along goodies you would like to share) and then a beautiful time of worship at 10:30.

Marion Todhunter has been missing this dish since our ladies Christmas dinner in December. If you have any ideas for her, please let her know.

IS MY SOUL "WHITER THAN SNOW?"

“…wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.” (Psalms 51:7b)

What a great week to be studying Psalm 51 and David’s great humility before God as he asks Him for forgiveness and cleansing from choices David had made to do as he pleased rather than to obey God. We have had a fresh look at the beautiful white of snow and so the metaphor of “whiter than snow” has to be a challenge to our imaginations. Of course, the point of David saying this is the emphasis on the beautiful holiness God puts in a life when He forgives our thoughts and actions that ignore His ways.

Even if we have not sinned in the blatant ways David did, we still have thoughts and actions that do not fall in line with the holy living God has called us to. We need forgiveness on a daily basis. Won’t you join with us this Thursday morning as we discuss Psalm 51 to understand better God, David’s heart, and our own heart.

Don’t forget Alisa Stigter’s baby shower this Saturday at 2 at Hannah Clark’s home.

March 1st there will be an Instapot info evening at Sally Helland’s home. If you would like to know how they work, what to use them for, or any other questions, we have experienced ladies to tell us all about it.