Psalm
7:8
The
Lord judges the peoples;
judge
me, O Lord, according to my righteousness
and
according to the integrity that is in me.
‘As
the Lord judges according to my righteousness, and my integrity,’ well that
gives me pause. Does it give you pause? How righteous am I? Do I act with
integrity? I’d like to think so, but if I am honest I know that isn’t always
the case; sometimes I am sure to act according to my own will or in what I
think is my best interest, but is it really according to the Lord’s will for
me? Do I even ask that question of myself when I wish to have/do/buy or act in
some way?
Psalm
7:11
God
is a righteous judge,
and
a God who feels indignation every day.
Lord,
I pray, that I do not add to your indignation every day.
Today
in Genesis, we see Noah, his family and the beasts leaving the Ark, and in 1
Chronicles we read the Genealogy of Saul – a Benjaminite.
Luke
...And
Jesus returned in the Power of the Spirit and a report went out about him to
all the towns...I expect that it was so obvious, that people were talking about
him. If the power of the Spirit were strong and evident in us, don’t you
suppose people would be talking about that as well?...And Jesus went to the
Synagogue as was his custom...thankfully, this is my custom (well not the
Synagogue, but to my community of faith and learning – to church on Sunday).
Even
the demons knew he was the Christ – the Savior, and were afraid-and under his
control. Yet it wasn’t for them to spread the word or the good news- they were
incapable of that. They, like the devil yesterday were capable of twisting the
Word to their own purposes and of waiting for an ‘opportune time,’ BUT we, like
Jesus have the ability to say no, to send the demons away in His name.
Psalm
7:17
I
will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness,
and
I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High
Join
me in giving thanks, and singing praise.
Today’s
readings: Psalm 7, Genesis 8:1-19, 1 Chronicles 8, Luke 4:14-44
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