PRAISING

June 3, 2010

PRAISING

Psalm 148

The Whole Creation Invoked to Praise the LORD.

1Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD (A)from the heavens;
Praise Him (B)in the heights!
2Praise Him, (C)all His angels;
Praise Him, (D)all His hosts!
3Praise Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all stars of light!
4Praise Him, (E)highest heavens,
And the (F)waters that are above the heavens!
5Let them praise the name of the LORD,
For (G)He commanded and they were created.
6He has also (H)established them forever and ever;
He has made a (I)decree which will not pass away.
7Praise the LORD from the earth,
(J)Sea monsters and all (K)deeps;
8(L)Fire and hail, (M)snow and (N)clouds;
(O)Stormy wind, (P)fulfilling His word;
9(Q)Mountains and all hills;
Fruit (R)trees and all cedars;
10(S)Beasts and all cattle;
(T)Creeping things and winged fowl;
11(U)Kings of the earth and all peoples;
Princes and all judges of the earth;
12Both young men and virgins;
Old men and children.
13Let them praise the name of the LORD,
For His (V)name alone is exalted;
His (W)glory is above earth and heaven.
14And He has (X)lifted up a horn for His people,
(Y)Praise for all His godly ones;
Even for the sons of Israel, a people (Z)near to Him.
Praise the LORD!

Cross references:

  1. Psalm 148:1 : Ps 69:34
  2. Psalm 148:1 : Job 16:19; Ps 102:19; Matt 21:9
  3. Psalm 148:2 : Ps 103:20
  4. Psalm 148:2 : Ps 103:21
  5. Psalm 148:4 : Deut 10:14; 1 Kin 8:27; Neh 9:6; Ps 68:33
  6. Psalm 148:4 : Gen 1:7
  7. Psalm 148:5 : Gen 1:1; Ps 33:6, 9
  8. Psalm 148:6 : Ps 89:37; Jer 31:35, 36; 33:20, 25
  9. Psalm 148:6 : Job 38:33
  10. Psalm 148:7 : Gen 1:21; Ps 74:13
  11. Psalm 148:7 : Gen 1:2; Deut 33:13; Hab 3:10
  12. Psalm 148:8 : Ps 18:12
  13. Psalm 148:8 : Ps 147:16
  14. Psalm 148:8 : Ps 135:7
  15. Psalm 148:8 : Ps 107:25
  16. Psalm 148:8 : Job 37:12; Ps 103:20
  17. Psalm 148:9 : Is 44:23; 49:13
  18. Psalm 148:9 : Is 55:12
  19. Psalm 148:10 : Is 43:20
  20. Psalm 148:10 : Hos 2:18
  21. Psalm 148:11 : Ps 102:15
  22. Psalm 148:13 : Is 12:4
  23. Psalm 148:13 : Ps 8:1; 113:4
  24. Psalm 148:14 : 1 Sam 2:1; Ps 75:10
  25. Psalm 148:14 : Deut 10:21; Ps 109:1; Jer 17:14
  26. Psalm 148:14 : Lev 10:3; Eph 2:17

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AS IT WAS IN THE DAYS OF NOAH

June 3, 2010

Sad.  That is my emotion after seeing this video.  It is sad on so many levels.  The laughter and comments of the clip’s commentators are as disturbing as the video.  McDonalds now has a policy that anything goes.  It is yet another cultural indicator that we are nearing a tribulation period that will occur before the return of our glorious Savior.  How it will all play out is something that no one can say with certainty.  No man knows the hour.

The recent event in Israel  is another indicator.  One death started World War I.  The kindling beneath the current, unique, flammable situation is in place. Only the right spark is needed.  Is the spark the flotilla event?  I don’t know.  If it isn’t, it certainly appears that the stage is set.  All that remains: a spark and the opening of the curtains.

If you are not a Bible student, it is time to become one.  If you haven’t trusted in Jesus, now is the time.  If you do, you will be in the minority.  A recent Barna poll seems accurate.  Data collected indicates that 16% still believe the entire Bible as the guide post.  Sixty-two percent pick and choose what they want.  They decide which part of the Bible is correct.  They decide which commandments are good and which ones aren’t.  They trust in themselves, not the Word of God.

The poll was taken within the “Christian community” in America.

If you don’t think we are experiencing attitudes similar to ones in the days of Noah, watch this video:

Chris Reimers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRJm0f3i48I

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JAMES TAKES FIRST STEPS

June 2, 2010

The Trent Family at Change Point

Every once in a while you have one of those experiences.  I had one yesterday.

A family came into the Center to continue parenting classes.  I was blessed to be the one to spend time with them.

Bobby Trent, the one with the hat on in the picture above, is holding his grandson James. Bobby is Shandi’s father.  Shandi is the one with the big smile on the left of her Dad as you look at the Picture. James is Shandi’s son.

Cindy Trent, Bobby’s wife (pink shirt) was there also, along with Vanessa (blue shirt).  Vanessa and Shandi are sisters.

We had our session in one of the counseling rooms at Change Point (There is a link below if you would like to see the Change Point website).  The subject for the day was communication, and James was in the mood to do just that.  He was chatting from the time we walked into the room, was very patient with me throughout, and clearly understood most of what went on.

While playing on the floor during the discussion, James reached over and grabbed my shoe.  I had been accepted.

About half-way through our “class,” Vanessa was clearly startled by something that had happened.

I asked her about it.

“James just walked,” she said.  “He walked for the first time.”

“I didn’t see it,” said his mom.

“It’s OK,” I said. “You’ll see plenty of it.”

The room was quiet.

I wish I could quote word for word what Shandi said next.  Maybe Shandi remembers and can tell me.  She has a great memory.  She knows how I know this.

“My job just got harder,” she stated.

Laughter filled the room.

I didn’t see James take his first step and I can’t remember mine.  However, I felt it an honor to be there on the day a young child began his journey.

The word “walk” is used many times in the Bible.

God said this to King Solomon:

“If you walk in My ways, keeping My statutes and commandments, as your father David walked, then I will prolong your days.”

Solomon began his prayer of Temple dedication with these words:

“O LORD, the God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth beneath, keeping covenant and showing lovingkindness to Your servants who walk before You with all their heart.”

These are the first words in the Psalms:

“How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the path of sinners,
Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
And in His law he meditates day and night.”

Luke describes Zacharias and Elizabeth, the parents of John the Baptist, like this:

“They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.”

In his letter to the people of Rome, Paul wrote:

“Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.”

James took his first steps yesterday.  He is a blessed little boy.  He has a mom, aunt, and grandparents who believe in the words quoted above.

I was blessed to be there for his first steps.  May God continue to be with James and bless his walk through life.

Chris Reimers

http://changepointcenter.com

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