Psalm 63:1-5 Praising God!!

 Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!!

    David (King David) had a heart for God. I will put some comments among these verses.

Psalm 63

A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

1 You, God, are my God,
    earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,
    my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
    where there is no water.

David is in the Desert of Judah and he is seeking God.  How? David wants to be in the presence of God, thirsting and wanting feverishly.

2 I have seen you in the sanctuary
    and beheld your power and your glory.

There was no sanctuary in the desert, but David was talking about just God and him, being in a quiet place together.
3 Because your love is better than life,  my lips will glorify you.

Here David is saying God's love is better than life. Can you say this? Can I say this? Choose God's love or life?  Which one?
4 I will praise you as long as I live,
    and in your name I will lift up my hands.

We must do this. In good times and in bad times we must praise God continually.  Sometimes it may be hard, but lift God's name up high.
5 I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;
    with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

We must be content in God's love. Content as in eating your most favorite food.  Then let praises to God flow from our mouths. Praising God for all he has given us now and in the future.

This is tough, very hard to do. But if we give our heart completely over to God it becomes a simple task.

   Today, there are people losing jobs, losing loved ones, losing homes, and otnd on; yet there is always one salvation and that is God.  HE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU (ME) NOW AND FOREVER!!

Thank you for reading with me today. Love y'all.  Pray today for the ones who have lost a loved one.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny

Psalm 55:22 Cast your burdens on...........

 Good morning all.  God is good all the time, all the time, God is good.   TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!!!

   So, you think you have troubles, huh?  Well, what do you do about them?

You know there are times when the burdens we meet seem to be overwhelming.  So hard and heavy we feel like we are being crushed.  Thoughts come to mind that you may never get out from under this situation.

   Well, when faced with, or meeting a problem we can turn to our source that will encourage us and give us the strength to carry on.  And what is that source you say?   Try God!!  

No matter how big or how small the burden or problem is, God can take care of it.  The biggest problem is we want it all to be done in 'MY TIME' instead of waiting on God. 

   God does not wear the same watch for time that you and I carry.  He sees the big picture and will take care of it as He knows it should be taken care of.

   I am not righteous in and of myself, but I am righteous because of Jesus.  His grace made me righteous and right with God.  God gives us a promise in Psalm 55:22.

Cast your cares on the Lord
    and he will sustain you;
he will never let
    the righteous be shaken.

So, fear not, God is large and in charge. This is a promise from God, memorize it, claim it, and cling to it. GOD IS GOOD!!!

  Thank you all for reading with me today. Love y'all.

In Christ's Love and Grace,

Johnny

Psalm 46:10 One of the hardest things to do

 Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSE!!

   The title - One of the hardest things to do -- and what is that?  It is be still and know that I am God.  Look at Psalm 46:10 

He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;

    I will be exalted among the nations,
    I will be exalted in the earth.”

While we are here on earth we look at the devastation around us. A friend has cancer, another on drugs or alcohol, one lost his/her job, foreclosure on a house, earthquakes, fires, murder, theft, and on and on.

    In wake of all this we have to remember God is in control.  Is it difficult?  Yes, it certainly is.   We have to remember when the earth collapses, when your world falls apart, be still and know that God is an ever present help in trouble.  Just be still and know that

                                            GOD IS GOD.

  To read all of Psalm 46 click here.  Thanks for reading. Love y'all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny

Psalm 42:1 Do you pant for the LORD???

 Good morning everyone.  God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!!

   Wins, aka good news in Christ.  A friend had good results from her cancer treatment and a young man in mid 40''s had a heart attack and is okay.  Another friend had surgery and is healing up despite the pain, and another is in pain management.  All wins for God!

   Psalm 42:1 As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.

David truly had a heart for God.  When a deer (any animal) is desperate for a drink of water they will search out and seek that stream or body of water to quench their thirst.

   This is the way we should be for the LORD, our God, our Salvation, our Savior!  Mother Teresa was asked once how she dealt with and continued with the crying needs of Calcutta. Her response:

  "I GET UP AND SPEND FOUR HOURS WITH THE LORD EVERY DAY BECAUSE HE IS THE DEEP WELL AND I NEED TO DROP MY BUCKET INTO THE WELL EVERY DAY."

  We may not spend 4 hours, however, all of us need time, unhurried time with the LORD every morning.  Jesus is my deep well, Jesus is your deep well, and we need to drop our buckets into the well every day.  

  DO YOU?  If not, WHY NOT?  What is more important than your salvation? Well, the house needs............the yard needs........my car nees...........I need to...........  I want to.........  

     Spend time with God, on your knees, in your chair, in the car, anywhere, just go to the well and drop your bucket in and spend time with Jesus!!

    Thank you for reading. Love you all.  Again, I am preaching to myself and if it touches you so be it.

In Christ''s Love and Grace

Johnny

Psalm 27:8 Seeking God's face

 Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!!!  You are a child of the LIVING GOD!!!!  Rejoice and be glad!!!

   Psalm 27 8  You have said, "seek my face."  My heart says to you, ""Your face, LORD, do I seek."

   we should seek Gods hand in all we do.  As in the LORD's prayer, "Give me this daily, my daily bread:"  We need to seek God's wisdom, his favor in all we do, but is that enough?

  Not only should we seek God's hand in our lives, but we should be seeking God's face.  This means seeking God himself.  It is not just for us, but to know who God is, what He does, and take away our self-centeredness.

   To know God better is to draw closer to Him, to love Him, To worship Him, adore Him, sing to Him, just let go of all inhibitions and pour our heart out to God.  

   JUST TO BE NEAR GOD, BE STILL, AND KNOW THAT HE IS THE GREAT I AM.

  A missionary in Paraguay saw a Maka Indian come sit on his porch. When he went out to see what he needed the Indian said, "Ham, henek met".  The meaning of this phrase is---I don't want anything, I have just come near.

   This was the Indians' way of honoring the missionary.  He was satisfied and pleased to just be near.

   This is where we all should be---wanting to be near the LORD, to honor God and just be still.

  Thank you for reading today. Love y'all.  Again, when I do these devotionals I am preaching to myself, and if it touches you so be it. 

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny

Psalm; 27:4 A heart for GOD!!!

 Good day friends.  God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED.

  PSALM 27: One thing I ask from the Lord,

    this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
      and to seek him in his temple.

King David's heart was for the LORD. Where is your heart?

    We need to take time with God, plenty of time. Don't hurry through your time with God daily.

  The purpose of life is to know God and love him.  This will not happen by paying time 1 hour on Sunday and maybe 1 hour during the week.  The time with God needs to be daily, taking time and not rushing, and just talk to God.

   God wants to spend time with you, his child, just as you want to spend time with your children.

  By spending more time with God he will rescue you from pride, jealousy, self-centeredness, unbelief, hurry, worry, and more.  The key here is to spen time with God. You do not have to be on your knees, saying all the "proper" things, just a nice quiet place to visit with God, speak to Him and hear Him.

  If you think I am pointing fingers at you, you are incorrect, when I do my devotions, they tend to always point the finger in me. I am preaching to myself.

   Thank you for reading. Love y'all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny

Psalm 24:1

 Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!!!

  

Psalm 24:1 The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,

    the world, and all who live in it;

If a man owns a business and hires a manager, then the manager is responsible to see that the owner's business is taken care of.

  Well, God created all we have, starts, sun, moon, mountain, trees, the world and universe.  God created you and me.  Therefore God is the owner and we are the managers.

  Wise people understand the difference between owner and manager.  So my question to you and to me is:  "Are we being good managers of what God has given us?"

   Food for thought. Love y'all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny