I am still in Psalm 34. I’ve been to some other places in Scripture as well but I keep coming back to Psalm 34.
Today it is this:
13 Keep your tongue from evil And your lips from speaking deceit. 14 Turn from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, And His ears are toward their cry for help. 16 The face of the Lord is against evildoers, To eliminate the memory of them from the earth.
19 The afflictions of the righteous are many, But the Lord rescues him from them all. source
I’ll be upfront with you. Verse 16. I am eager for it! But we aren’t there yet. We are closer than we were but we are not there today – perhaps soon!
So in the meantime, it’s the other verses I must concentrate on. Evil x2. Deceit. Peace. We are expected to keep our tongues from evil; our lips from deceit; turn from evil on every level and do good instead.
Isn’t it interesting that the next instruction is Seek peace and pursue it?
I submit to you that for us to seek peace, to pursue peace we MUST turn from evil AND do good.
That is not easy in this society BUT it is attainable – otherwise, we would not be instructed here to do so.
And verse 19? Take that one to your pillow. Don’t linger long wondering why did this or that happen to me. The Righteous have MANY afflictions. It’s just a fact. That’s what HE said. BUT HE IS RESCUING US!!
Good night, Friends. Have a lovely evening – Peace and Rest.
It’s been a pleasant Saturday here in L. A. Once again there is sunshine encouraging grass and trees to reach for the sky. Birds have sat in the Bradford Pear to sing a bar or two of praise; JT and I have offered some praise too. We have a few fewer things in the attic; a motor covering has been removed and while looking for parts we had a lovely conversation via telephone with a new friend States and States away. There’s bread rising soon to be baked and Somebody’s team kicks off in just a little while.
And as icing on the cake, I am still feeding on Psalm 34.
When did you last read this Psalm penned by David? A man with feet of clay – we all have feet of clay – we all have a story to tell. We all have victories and defeats but do we all consistently practice Psalm 34?
So far the first two verses are on my front burner until my serve improves.
1. I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; The humble shall hear of it and be glad.source
Do you see what I mean? Practice. Practice. Practice.
Saturday morning. Sunshine and green with small and few struggling brown swatches of mower fodder I see from my opened-blind window. And the clock ticks, ticks, ticks as the pendulum sways. Pages lay open waiting to be read. Cold coffee awaiting the drain. Quiet sounds; distance traffic and the ringing in my ears. :)
A lovely Saturday indeed.
A picture is worth a thousand words some say . . . is it?
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Have a lovely evening – Peace and Rest.
