Reflecting God – Embrace Holy Living - WordAction - The Foundry Publishing House of Kansas City, Missouri, United States - The Global Church of the Nazarene for Saturday, 21 October 2017 "Take the Leap" by Jonathan Trees - Psalm 37:1-11

Reflecting God – Embrace Holy Living - WordAction - The Foundry Publishing House of Kansas City, Missouri, United States - The Global Church of the Nazarene for Saturday, 21 October 2017 "Take the Leap" by Jonathan Trees - Psalm 37:1-11
Psalm 37:1 (0) By David:
(1) Don’t be upset by evildoers
or envious of those who do wrong,
2 for soon they will wither like grass
and fade like the green in the fields.
3 Trust in Adonai, and do good;
settle in the land, and feed on faithfulness.
4 Then you will delight yourself in Adonai,
and he will give you your heart’s desire.
5 Commit your way to Adonai;
trust in him, and he will act.
6 He will make your vindication shine forth like light,
the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
7 Be still before Adonai;
wait patiently till he comes.
Don’t be upset by those whose way
succeeds because of their wicked plans.
8 Stop being angry, put aside rage,
and don’t be upset — it leads to evil.
9 For evildoers will be cut off,
but those hoping in Adonai will inherit the land.
10 Soon the wicked will be no more;
you will look for his place, and he won’t be there.
11 But the meek will inherit the land
and delight themselves in abundant peace.

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y college friend Ed talked me into standing on the edge of Percy Priest Cliff. Then he convinced me to jump into the water below. It seemed like it took 10 minutes to decide to jump off perfectly safe ground. Once committed, there was no going back. Making the jump was tough. I closed my eyes and dedicated the next few seconds to a free fall into the reservoir. I only took the leap one time.
"Do not fear." Those are rare words these days. It seems we need to fear everything. Businesses even make money on our fears. What if I don't have the perfect clothes? How will we make the House payment? What if I lose my job? Am I truly safe? What if the stock market crashes again? Fear, then worry, then fear. It is a vicious cycle that eats away at our ability to enjoy life.
The central thought of Psalm 37 is that we must commit ourselves totally to God. To commit, you must believe in something. Fear will always be a part of our lives until we trust, commit, and wait patiently on God. -------
Hymn for Today:

"Trust and Obey" by John H. Sammis
1. When we walk with the Lord 
in the light of his word, 
what a glory he sheds on our way! 
While we do his good will, 
he abides with us still, 
and with all who will trust and obey. 
Refrain: Trust and obey, for there's no other way 
to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey. 
2. Not a burden we bear, 
not a sorrow we share, 
but our toil he doth richly repay; 
not a grief or a loss, 
not a frown or a cross, 
but is blest if we trust and obey.
Refrain: Trust and obey, for there's no other way 
to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey. 
3. But we never can prove 
the delights of his love 
until all on the altar we lay; 
for the favor he shows, 
for the joy he bestows, 
are for them who will trust and obey.
Refrain: Trust and obey, for there's no other way 
to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey. 
4. Then in fellowship sweet 
we will sit at his feet, 
or we'll walk by his side in the way; 
what he says we will do, 
where he sends we will go; 
never fear, only trust and obey.
Refrain: Trust and obey, for there's no other way 
to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey. 

Thought for Today:

when I am afraid,
I put my trust in you.
In God — I praise his word —
in God I trust; I have no fear;
what can human power do to me?(Psalm 56:4}
Please pray:
That many people in Saint Kitts and Nevis will come to know Yeshua as their Messiah and receive the fullness of the Ruach HaKodesh.
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