Psalm 102: 11-12
"My days are like a shadow that declineth, and I am withered like grass. But Thou, o Lord, shalt endure forever, and Thy remembrance unto all generations."
Those verses inspired this following poem:
A Passing Shadow
I am a passing shadow,
Just a piece of withered grass.
My days - a dying meadow,
A wilting field that will pass.
My King is everlasting,
Creator who will endure.
No one will be found asking
For His mercy for sure.
All generations shall know
Of the everlasting King.
Yet so swiftly shall I go
To Heaven - His praise to sing!
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Lord, I went back to that evil pit of Pride and Idolatry
Pride and idolatry are wicked, yet I indulged. I became proud of myself and my accomplishments. I became my own idol. It's a sad state, a depressing place to reside - down there in the pit of evil idolatry. Down there, God doesn't show His glorious face. Down there, sin is rampant, evil and stinking. Down in the pit of my own proud idolatry, there is pain. Deep, lacerating soul-scarring pain. Yet, I indulged.
I pushed God to the back of my mind, the bottom of my priority list and as far away from me as possible.
I've done this before and gotten hurt so badly .... yet, I indulged myself again. For three long months I kept it up. And for three long months God's still, small voice never, ever silenced!
He kept calling me, drawing my aching heart toward His and I slowly began to listen. He kept showing me my evil pride and idolatry. His wounded hand kept reaching down into that stinking pit of proud idolatry and finally He lifted me out.
I began to ask why. Why would God do that? Why wouldn't He just give up? Why does He keep bringing me back? These questions burned in me so hotly that I had to find the answer.
By December 30, 2010, I was finally back in God's Word drinking it up like a hoarse, dehygrated desert girl.
A few days later, God led me to the perfect passage. I had started at Psalm 100 and six days later, I discovered Psalm 106.
This is my Bible journal entry for that day:
Dear Lord Jesus,
if I am but a passing shadow, a withering field of grass ... why do You still love me? Why do You keep drawing me back to Yourself? I think You gave me the answer:
Psalm 106:47
"Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the heathen..."
Why should God do that?
"... to give thanks unto Thy holy name. To triumph in Thy praise."
Jesus saved me and continues to draw me to Himself. Why?
Here are some reasons I found in Psalm 106:
~ That I might Praise the Lord!
- verse 1
~ That I might Give Thanks to the Lord!
- verse 1
~ That I might Utter the Mighty Acts of the Lord!
- verse 2
~ That I might show forth ALL His Praise!
- verse 2
~That I might Keep His Judgement at ALL Times!
- verse 3
~ That I might Act Righteously at ALL Times!
- verse 3
~ That I might Remember the Multitude of HIS Mercies!
- verse 7
~ That He might Make HIS power to be Known!
- verse 8
~ That I might BELIEVE HIS WORDS!
- verse 12
~ That I might Sing His Praise!
- verse 12
~ That He might Keep His Covenant!
(He keeps drawing me back because He said, "No man can pluck them out of My Father's Hand.)
- verse 45
~ That He might Show His Mercy!
- verse 45
~ That I might Give Thanks Unto His Holy Name!
- verse47
~ That I might Triumph in HIS Praise!
- vere 47
Wow. Lord, You have done SO much for me! Thank You! Please help me to be thankful and to praise Your name at ALL times no matter who I am with!
I pushed God to the back of my mind, the bottom of my priority list and as far away from me as possible.
I've done this before and gotten hurt so badly .... yet, I indulged myself again. For three long months I kept it up. And for three long months God's still, small voice never, ever silenced!
He kept calling me, drawing my aching heart toward His and I slowly began to listen. He kept showing me my evil pride and idolatry. His wounded hand kept reaching down into that stinking pit of proud idolatry and finally He lifted me out.
I began to ask why. Why would God do that? Why wouldn't He just give up? Why does He keep bringing me back? These questions burned in me so hotly that I had to find the answer.
By December 30, 2010, I was finally back in God's Word drinking it up like a hoarse, dehygrated desert girl.
A few days later, God led me to the perfect passage. I had started at Psalm 100 and six days later, I discovered Psalm 106.
This is my Bible journal entry for that day:
Dear Lord Jesus,
if I am but a passing shadow, a withering field of grass ... why do You still love me? Why do You keep drawing me back to Yourself? I think You gave me the answer:
Psalm 106:47
"Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the heathen..."
Why should God do that?
"... to give thanks unto Thy holy name. To triumph in Thy praise."
Jesus saved me and continues to draw me to Himself. Why?
Here are some reasons I found in Psalm 106:
~ That I might Praise the Lord!
- verse 1
~ That I might Give Thanks to the Lord!
- verse 1
~ That I might Utter the Mighty Acts of the Lord!
- verse 2
~ That I might show forth ALL His Praise!
- verse 2
~That I might Keep His Judgement at ALL Times!
- verse 3
~ That I might Act Righteously at ALL Times!
- verse 3
~ That I might Remember the Multitude of HIS Mercies!
- verse 7
~ That He might Make HIS power to be Known!
- verse 8
~ That I might BELIEVE HIS WORDS!
- verse 12
~ That I might Sing His Praise!
- verse 12
~ That He might Keep His Covenant!
(He keeps drawing me back because He said, "No man can pluck them out of My Father's Hand.)
- verse 45
~ That He might Show His Mercy!
- verse 45
~ That I might Give Thanks Unto His Holy Name!
- verse47
~ That I might Triumph in HIS Praise!
- vere 47
Wow. Lord, You have done SO much for me! Thank You! Please help me to be thankful and to praise Your name at ALL times no matter who I am with!
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