Having GOD for God
Today’s reading is from Psalm 144.
15 How blessed the people who have all this!
How blessed the people who have God for God!
O: I’m particularly interested in that last line. Many people don’t have the God of the universe as their God. Instead, they worship clothes, a lifestyle, another person, their career, drugs, and other things. By having the God of the universe as my God, I am assured not only of a life after this one, but of a relationship with God’s son Jesus. It can be a real, personal relationship, which is a requirement to get to heaven once I pass from this life.
That doesn’t mean I should live my life sheltered, just trying to “hold on for one more day” until I can get to Glory. No no. Live to help the poor and the downtrodden. That’s what life is all about. Reach out to those Jesus came to save.
A: I must not succumb to living with the “fortress” mentality, where I go to church to get my $20 in the basket then simply live life the way I want to until the following Sunday, and then repeat ad nauseum. Church isn’t a social club where I make the right connections for a couple hours, smile the smile, talk the talk, then leave to go back to what my broken self desires.
Church is a way to refuel with other followers to prepare yourself for the coming week. My mind should always be on those who don’t know Jesus, and how I can help show them the love of the son of the Creator.
P: Lord God, thank you for David’s words. Thank you for the reminder that you are the God above all others gods. None are above or beside you. You alone are God. You alone!