Monday, March 8, 2010

It is the song that does not end.

Psalm 40:1 I waited patiently for the Lord to help me,  and he turned to me and heard my cry. 2 He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along. 3 He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what he has done and be amazed.  They will put their trust in the Lord. 4 Oh, the joys of those who trust the Lord,  who have no confidence in the proud  or in those who worship idols. 5 O Lord my God, you have performed many wonders for us.  Your plans for us are too numerous to list.  You have no equal. If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds,  I would never come to the end of them.

One evening I was the guest speaker in a small city church. I asked if anyone would like to share how God had been good to them. One gentleman, I'm guessing him to be in his 70's or 80's, stood and with tears streaming down his face said, "Preacher, if I were to start sharing all the ways God has been good to me we never would get to go home."

He got it. He understood that there is no end to God's goodness.

The world likes to complain. Today you can choose to join the world in their old worn out song of griping and complaining, or you can choose to sing the new song. This new song is about Him and His grace. It is truly the song that does not end, for His mercies are new every day.

Love in Christ,
Steve Sherwood Sr

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