Coffee With The Lord

THE KIND OF PERSON THE LORD BLESSES… Psalm 1

1) They don’t conduct their daily lives by ungodly counsel

2) You won’t find them on the same pathway as sinners

3) They don’t hang around with those who scorn righteous values and eternal truth

But they DO find delight in God’s word and allow it to fill and transform their mind and heart!

And they remain vibrant, flourish and bear fruit – prospering in all they do!

Hey, it’s NOT AT ALL LIKE THAT FOR THE UNGODLY – the wicked!

They’re like chaff, blown here and there by every wind (I’m a farm boy and I can tell you that image is vivid for me!)

I can tell you on which side of those two images I want to be on!!!

Exodus 2:1-10: Providential Protection and Preservation,,, It still happens today!

Think about it… Brutal taskmasters of God’s people, Israel… Determined plans by an evil leader to destroy all the male babies… midwives who feared God… an innovative “mother of faith” acts to save her baby… A caring, bold sister does her part… a timely scheduled bath… eyes that were sovereignly drawn to an “ark” made of bulrushes among the reeds of the Nile … And GOD preserved, and providentially provided, for the deliverer of His people!

God has a thousand ways to fulfill His will when we can’t think of one!!!

On more than one occasion I’ve heard this compliment about my daughter Shari… “She is a very wise shopper! She knows quality when she sees it (AND she knows when someone is trying to deceive her). She is able to consistently get a good deal!” (Just gotta say, that is true of Shari … AND ALSO her mother Sharon!! “Like mother, like daughter” I guess J)

I wish Christians were just that “SAGACIOUS” (now there’s a good “word for the day”) in spiritual things! Thought of that today as I read Apostle Paul’s warning in Romans 16.17-19 this morning…

“I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them! For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naïve people… I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.”

So here is the deal… Don’t believe all the “marketing” you hear about spiritual things, what the Bible teaches, or doctrine! Program (“format” if you please) your mind and heart with God’s word and depend on the Holy Spirit to work within you to produce authentic spiritual maturity and the discernment you need so that you can recognize a “spiritual scam” and reject it when you see it, hear it, or read it! On the other hand, prepare yourself to recognize, affirm and respond to “the real deal” – embrace it and act upon it with faith and obedience!