7 Things To Like About God Unless You Are Wicked.

^{Psalms 145}

⁹ God is good to one and all;
    everything he does is suffused with grace.

^10-11 Creation and creatures applaud you, God;
    your holy people bless you.

They talk about the glories of your rule,
    they exclaim over your splendor,

¹² Letting the world know of your power for good,
    the lavish splendor of your kingdom.

¹³ Your kingdom is a kingdom eternal;
    you never get voted out of office.

God always does what he says,
    and is gracious in everything he does.

¹⁴ God gives a hand to those down on their luck,
    gives a fresh start to those ready to quit.

¹⁵ All eyes are on you, expectant;
    you give them their meals on time.

¹⁶ Generous to a fault,
    you lavish your favor on all creatures.

²⁰ God sticks by all who love him,
    but it’s all over for those who don’t.

1. Everything God does is covered by grace.  Not some things, everything.  He is good to one and to all.  To the individual and the group.

2. God has power and it is for good.  Most people who have power it is for their good or for their groups good(it's called politics).  But God looks out for "the good."

3. God ALWAYS does what he says.  I do about 90% maybe 85% or is it 70% of the time, anyway the point is I am not God.  Neither are you.  With our best intentions we can not always follow through with what we intended, but God ALWAYS does.

4. God gives a hand to those who are down.  We evaluate why they are down. We will help them, but they must help themselves.  But God is not like that.  I am glad of that, cause most of the time I can not help myself.

5. God hits the restart button for those who are at their end.  God restores those who are at their game over.  To the losers he let's them try again.  To the defeated, He cries out, "New Game."

6. To the big eyed needy people, he prepares them a hearty meal.  Our plates are empty and we are holding them like beggars, and God sets the table with every good bit of food.  I don't have to struggle for daily bread I can ask for, and expect it.

7. God is generous to a fault.  We think there should be a limit on generosity.  Our generosity cart can only hold so much and if we use all of it, especially on those who haven't earned our generosity, I will  just be rolling with an empty cart with one bad wheel all of my days.  But God, if He has one fault, it is that He is just too generous.  I am kindof glad of that, how about you?

The wicked reject these 7 traits about God.  They want God to be the opposite of these things.

1. The wicked want God to only cover them in grace.  Or just give us what we deserve.

2. The wicked want God to do good for just them and not look out for everyone's good.

3. The wicked think God does what he says only when it is convenient.

4. The wicked want God to make sure the down stay down.

5. The wicked do not want God to give anyone another chance.

6. The wicked do not want God to provide for the hungry.

7. The wicked want God to limit His generosity, to them.

God rejects the wicked and the wicked do not like God.

      

Delight In The Lord Song Of The Week- Open The Eyes of My Heart

-The Shema
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart

-Ezekiel 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
-God has to do a heart transplant for me us to love him with our whole heart

-The Greatest Command Mark 12:28-30 28 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” 29 “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.”
-The test of love of God is love of neighbor. The test of love of neighbor is love of enemy.

The Greatest Command Part 1

Tahquamenon Upper Falls

Psalms 93:4  Mightier than the thunders of many waters,  mightier than the waves of the sea, the Lord on high is mighty!

-The thought of God being mightier than many waters came to my mind as I overlooked the Tahquamenon Upper Falls

Toy Story 3 and Jesus

Hey parents a way to explain God and prayer from Toy Story 3.

Mrs. Potato Head has lost her eye somewhere in Andy's room. When her and all the toys are accidentally donated to the local daycare they do not know if they will be able to get back home to Andy before he leaves for college. They are trapped in the daycare and Andy is on the other side of town, how will they know if they are too late. It turns out Mrs. Potato Head if she covers the eye she is wearing can see through her lost eye which is under Andy's bed, and she can see exactly what Andy is doing and how much time they have to get back home.

Our prayers are that way. We can not see everything that's going on in our life both physically and spiritually. We can't always see our family and friends. We can't always see the solutions to our problems. But when we close our eyes in prayer, our God Jesus can and does see everywhere. He is the omniscience God, he is everywhere. I may be limited to one space in time, but my prayers in Jesus name are not.

Oh yeah, not only can Jesus see everywhere, omniscience, he has power to do something about what he sees, omnipotent, all-powerful.