Monday
Read Psalm 113
1 Shout praises to the Lord!
Everyone who serves him,
come and
praise his name.
2 Let the name of the Lord
be
praised now and forever.
3 From dawn until sunset
the name of the Lord
deserves
to be praised.
4 The Lord is far above
all
of the nations;
he is more glorious
than the
heavens.
5 No one can compare
with
the Lord our God.
His throne is high above,
6 and he looks down to see
the
heavens and the earth.
7 God lifts the poor and needy
from
dust and ashes,
8 and he lets them take part
in
ruling his people.
9 When a wife has no children,
he
blesses her with some,
and she is happy.
Shout
praises to the Lord!
Think
I like the way that this Psalm is divided
into two sections. Verse 1-6 paint a
picture of God’s greatness and power.
Verse 7-9 remind us that God is involved in the world at our level.
Raising the poor from the dust (Verse 7).
This is the God we serve; God who comes
down to be with us in our difficulty and struggle.
Pray
Tell God what barrenness / dust / ash heaps
you need help to get out of. Concentrate
more on telling God what’s happening than on telling him how to rescue you.
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