Showing posts with label power. Show all posts
Showing posts with label power. Show all posts

Friday, November 13, 2009

A String of Selah Pearls - Psalm 77:14-15

Positioned gracefully across the Book of Psalms is a string of seventy-one pearls, lovely beads of wisdom followed by the admonition SELAH which means, “Pause, think on these things, meditate.”    



Psalm 77:14-15 “You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples.  With your mighty arm you redeemed your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.  Selah.”

Meditation


Now we’re talking!  Now we’re remembering who you are, what you did for your people in former days, and what you are capable of doing for us.

You made the world and everything in it.  You spoke and there was light.  You made man, loved us, forgave us, died for us.  You healed the sick and raised the dead.  You turned water into wine, calmed the seas, moved mountains. You opened peoples’ eyes and their hearts. You redeemed your people. You redeemed me! 

 You are a miracle worker!

A miracle for me would be the redemption of my people, my loved ones.  Another miracle would be a display of your power among the peoples, so all the world would know that YOU ARE GOD!

Please, Father.  Remember me with a miracle.  I’m your daughter, the one in whom you delight, the one who calls collect and you always accept the charges, your princess.

“All in due time, my miracle child.”

SELAH

Look up: I Corinthians 15:8; Galatians 4:3-6; Philippians 2:10-11

Saturday, September 26, 2009

A String of Selah Pearls (continued)

Positioned gracefully across the Book of Psalms is a string of seventy-one pearls, lovely beads of wisdom followed by the admonition SELAH which means, “Pause, think on these things, meditate.”


Psalm 21:1-2 “O LORD, the king rejoices in your strength. How great is his joy in the victories you give! You have granted him the desire of his heart and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.”


Meditation:

In this pearl, King David rejoices in God’s strength and power to grant victory. He credits the Lord with giving him the desires of his heart and answering his prayers.


You might be thinking, “How nice. But, of course, David was a king.” King, shming! What matters here is not “his highness” but his “lowliness of heart,” his humility. David had a heart after God, rejoicing in God’s strength and in God’s salvation—not his own. And in David’s meekness, he shows a Christlikeness that we are to emulate.


It is identification with Christ that reveals a heart after God and opens the doors of heaven to us . . . all of us, no matter our social status

SELAH


Look up: 1 Samuel 16:7; Psalm 37:4; Matthew 11:28-29; Romans 8:32; Philippians 2:5-8