April 4, 2010

Today's reading: II Samuel 7, 8, 9; Psalm 4, 34, 64, 94, 124; Proverbs 4

II Samuel 7:5, "Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?"

Psalm 4:4, "Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah."

It is so sad to me as I look around and see such irreverence and disdain for God. My wife played the piano for a wedding this weekend of someone whom we have known since she was a child. The bride was great with child and still wore a white dress. It was cut very low in the back also. Her brother who was an usher refused to take off his hat in the sanctuary. It was so sad to us. The really sad part was that these children grew up in a Christian home and know what it right. Now that they are young adults they seem to be rebelling against everything they have been taught. I was nearly in tears.

If you and I have a correct view of God it will cause us to do certain things. One thing this verse says it to "Stand in awe". Have you ever just thought about God and His goodness to us? If you seriously meditate on the Scriptures and think about God it will bring you to a place of awe. I hope so anyway. It also says that we are to "sin not". If we are in love with God the way we should be we will have a desire not to sin against Him.

Next we are told to "commune with your own heart upon your own bed". I think this is a good thing. Sometimes I cannot sleep at night so I pray for people that I know and love and I do some soul searching. This is a good time to do such activities. It is quiet and there are less distractions. You should try getting alone in the quiet and just let God speak to you. It is truly awesome!

Lastly we are told to "be still. Selah." This is something that we do not do. It relates to what I just said. We need to get alone and be still so that God can speak to us. I like the word "Selah". It means to pause. We need to be still and contemplate what God is telling us. We live in a world with instant technologies so that we can be bombarded with information every minute of every day and we need to leave some of this stuff and get alone with God. Try it, you might like it. I know I do.

So, how are you doing?