Saturday
12-26-15 Felton, California (Ron and Elisabet’s home)
Scripture
reading: Ps 117 Ps 119:81-176 2nd
John 3rd John
S=Scripture O=Observation A=Application P=Prayer SOAP for
the soul.
S. Ps 117:1-2 Praise the LORD, all you nations. Praise him, all
you people of the earth. For he loves us with unfailing love; the
faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD!
NLT
O. That’s the whole psalm!
And if you count all the chapters in the Bible, you will find that there are
594 chapters before this tiny chapter and 594 chapters after it.* It is
also the shortest chapter in the Bible. The whole Book before and after
revolves on this axle... All the nations and all the peoples of the earth are
called to praise the LORD for He loves them all and He remains faithful
forever!
A. We know that the chapters and
verses of the Bible were not made by God, but certainly when those chapters
were made, nobody was counting them. Coincidence? Maybe. I
find balance and symmetry in the Word of God from the beginning to the final
‘Amen’.
My little
Felipe claims he set out to memorize the whole Bible. He wanted to know
how it started... so I gave him Genesis 1:1. Then he wanted to know what
the end was like so he would know it when he got there. I told him, “It
ends with ‘Amen.’ So he goes; “In the
beginning God created the heavens and the earth... Amen.” Then
he says, “I almost have it memorized. All I lack is the part in the
middle!” You gotta give him some slack. He’s just a “dummy” you
know. If he ever finds out that Psalm 117 is in the middle, I just know
he is going to want to memorize it next.
P. Father Your Word, Your
revelation to us humans is balanced from start to finish. It is worth of
memorizing life-changing portions, lots of them... so as to recall them in
moments of weeping and in moments of great joy. I will praise You today,
for Your wonderful Christmas gift... You gave Your only Son! Amen.
Ralph
“Thanks be to God for His unspeakable gift!” (2 Cor 9:15)
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