Thursday, July 14th - Psalm 50

Good Morning!

What a beautiful sunrise!  Isn't it awesome how God paints a different sunrise every morning?  The colors are brilliant and sometimes bold and at times rather muted, but always beautiful!

Lisa's tweet:LMRMinistries:Psalm 50:All of the earth is the Sovereign Lord's! v21:If God doesn't act against the wicked right away, it doesn't mean He isn't going to.

Everything belongs to God!  As far as you can see, "from the rising of the sun to the place where it sets"; all of the animals, "every animal of the forest is mine and the cattle on a thousand hills, I know every bird in the mountains and the creatures of the field are mine. - for the world is mine, and all that is in it."  The Creator - the Sovereign God - the Most High - Father God - the Protector - the Deliverer - the Judge - "I am God, your God!"

God welcomed the sacrifices of His children, but He did not need them.  He received and accepted them as they were done to fulfill their vows to Him.  In the Old Testament, the sacrifices were a way to "communicate" with God - in Thanksgiving, in asking for help in times of trouble, in obedience, and in atonement, to name a few.
In the New Testament and the New Covenant, Jesus came and died and rose again to provide the ultimate sacrifice of atonement - forgiveness of our sins through HIS blood, so that we might have eternal life.  We don't have to sacrifice animals today to communicate with God and ask for forgiveness.  We can enter His presence at any time through His Son Jesus Christ - prayer!  Our personal relationship with Him and our service to Him are our ways of communicating.  V7 - "I am God, your God."  In Galatians 2:16, 20 we read: "know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ.   I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.  The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me."

As Lisa indicates in her tweet, the wicked will be punished in His time.  Remember, God's timing is perfect!  

Have a great day everyone and know that we continue to lift you up in prayer.  We are getting very excited about the new season of GEMS in the fall.  Not long now!!!

Blessings, love and prayers!
Cheri Lynn