Let's Get Back TO the Heart Of WORSHIP....

Today's post comes from a dear friend and i felt that i was to post it as i have not been doing my own devotional although i have thought to often....this goes to show that HE is in control and even when I Don't obey He still Loves me and Guides me to do the right thing....POST and Do a daily devotional. One of my favorite songs comes from the signature verse....i will look for you tube~~~One day i will learn how to post a song LOL or is it HEE HEE HEE HA HA HA...........well couldn't find the song(cant remember the name first off :(

Hi Shell,

This is my cousin's husbands who is a pastor in Virginia. Thot you might appreciate the devotion he sent. Scroll on down for the passage on Ps. 103. Drink deep. I hope it blessed you.

Love ya!
Beth


To ALL:
I was asked recently by several friends why I stopped sending weekly devotions. Before I could answer any of them. The same comment was echoed time and time again. "They we so meaningful".
It is my hope in Christ that you will be blessed by the weekly devotions. If for any reason you do not want to receive them please let me know and I will remove your name from the e-mail list. If you know of any one that would be blessed by them please forward me their e-mail address.
Pastor Tom Williams

Be sure to visit our web site
http://cvillecob.org/

The Psalmist wrote: I lift up my eyes to the hills — where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.(NIV)

OUR DAILY BREAD
Sunday
July 5, 2009
Hopeful Praise
Read: Psalm 103:1-14
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits. --Psalm 103:2
One of my friends was in tears on a beautiful summer day, unable to deal with life’s difficulties. Another could not look beyond the life-altering sadnesses of her past. Still another struggled with the closing of the small church he had pastored faithfully. A fourth friend had lost his job at a local ministry.
What can our struggling friends--or any of us--do to find hope? Where do we turn when tomorrow offers no happy promises?
We can praise or “bless” the Lord, as David said in Psalm 103. In the middle of trouble, acknowledging God’s role in our lives can redirect our thinking from the hurts of our hearts and force us to dwell instead on the greatness of our God. David knew trouble. He faced the threat of enemies, the consequences of his own sin, and the challenges of sorrow. Yet he also recognized the healing power of praise.
That’s why in Psalm 103 he can list reasons to turn our attention to God, who gives us many benefits: He forgives us, heals us, redeems us, crowns us with love and compassion, satisfies our desires, and renews us. David reminds us that God provides justice and righteousness, and He is gracious and loving.
Take it from David: Praising God’s greatness puts hope in our troubled hearts. --Dave Branon
Praise, my soul, the King of heaven,
To His feet thy tribute bring;
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
Evermore His praises sing! --Lyte
Praise can lighten your heaviest burden.



Pastor Tom