SCRIPTURE: Psalm (NIV) 48:10 Like your name, O God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with righteousness. 11 Mount Zion rejoices, the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments. 12 Walk about Zion, go round her, count her towers, 13 consider well her ramparts, view her citadels, that you may tell of them to the next generation. 14 For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.
OBSERVATION: The psalmist is telling people to walk around the city of Zion (Jerusalem). As they do, they should take note of the way it was built, of the battles that were fought to make that city their capital. They should take note of the high points of the city’s history. Then they should make sure the next generation understands what God has done in the past. The God who helped them in the past, will always be their God. He will always be with them to guide them and help them.
APPLICATION: I need to make sure that the next generation can recall what God has done in the past. But first, I need to make sure that my generation knows whhat God is doing today. He has things to say to us today. God is a speaker and He is speaking today as He has in ages past. Among many other ways, God is using the SOAPs to speak to people.
He is interested in what we are doing today. Through miraculous provision God is providing for the SOAPs to be transmitted, printed, distributed to thousands. This is what I can tell you that God is doing today.
If you are going through tough times, be encouraged. God is still moving among us; God is interested in what is happening; God is doing what only God can do. Put your trust in God!
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, you are the holy and loving God of creation. As you bring judgment on sin, remember those who love you and serve you. Remember those who have received the forgiveness provided by your Son, Jesus. Remember those who have made Jesus the Lord of their lives. Amen
Pastor Leon
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