Coffee With The Lord

I don’t know what discouraging, disastrous circumstances you may be facing… BUT YOU REALLY NEED TO READ RUTH IN THE BIBLE!!! Just finished reading it today in my time of “Coffee with the Lord”

Think about what the Sovereign God did for “Naomi”: From “Naomi” (pleasant, delightful) to “Mara” (bitter, bitterness) because of her painful, seemingly hopeless circumstances she experienced, and then back to her name – “Naomi” because of what God was able to accomplish through Ruth and Boaz!

Naomi never dreamed what God would be able to bring about in His sovereignty – but God fulfilled it for her! And He didn’t just do it for her – He did it for all of us! (Check it out, her grandchild was in the lineage of the “Christ” – “Son of David” – our Savior – read Ruth 4:13-22!)

HE IS ABLE!! (Ephesians 4:20-21; Romans 8:28) He can turn a “mess” into “majesty!”

The New Testament epistles contain something Bible scholars refer to as “haustaphels” (or “house codes”) in which reciprocal responsibilities within a Christian family (including household servants) are articulated (Colossians 3:18-4:1; Ephesians 5:21-6:9; 1 Peter 3:1-7)

This morning during my time of “Coffee with the Lord” I read and reflected on the one in Colossians. After addressing each member of the Christian “household” it has an important message for ALL OF US! IN GOD’S FAMILY WE ALL HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY!

Here it is…“But WHATEVER YOU DO, do it with all your heart, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you are serving the Lord Christ … for there is no partiality with Him!” (Colossians 3:23-25)

Believe me, I want to keep that responsibility of mine in focus daily as a Christian, don’t you?

Part of my Bible reading today during my time of “Coffee with the Lord” – Psalm 121.  Here’s a few thoughts from it I wrote in my journal…

Psalm 121 is labeled “A song of ascents,” sung by pilgrims on their way to worship in Jerusalem.

On that long journey the pilgrim’s “help” and protection did not come “from the hills” – the location of “high places” (of idol worship and temptation) and dangerous locations!  Instead It came from the Lord – the Creator of heaven and earth!  He was (and is) the “KEEPER” of His people (and all that term “Keeper” implies!  He preserves them from all evil – their life – and their “going out and coming in” – forever!!! 

Trust Him moment-by-moment – trust Him daily – trust him for a lifetime!!!  The “Creator of heaven and earth” can be your  “KEEPER!”