Lord Heal me and Protect me

-


Scripture: Psalm 38: 1-8 (NIV)

1 Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger

or discipline me in your wrath

2 Your arrows have pierced me,

and your hand has come down on me.

3 Because of your wrath there is no health in my body;

there is no soundness in my bones because of my sin.

4 My guilt has overwhelmed me

like a burden too heavy to bear.

5 My wounds fester and are loathsome

because of my sinful folly.

6 I am bowed down and brought very low;

all day long I go about mourning

7 My back is filled with searing pain;

there is no health in my body.

8 I am feeble and utterly crushed;

groan in anguish of hear

 

Devotion:

 

            I live and minister in a facility. I am quite well acquainted with the issues that slow us down as we age. The psalmist here declares that that no part of his body is full of health ad life. This author finds himself without much hope in the world. There is apparently no suggestion of hope within this text. The first thing that seems obviously In fact this text tends to be discouraged us. David even assigns the ill health he experiences.

 

            We knew that travel in the early das it was much harder on people and threatened and world of medicine at the time even more than we do now. The world expects to see healing coming from the church. We must, as the church, look forward to the day when we will served Christ. We are the churches arms and legs to extend God’s love toward those maybe have no arms or legs. Let us pray to God to the floodgates of love and compassion

 

            Let us learn from our good shepherd that we must all stay close to you O God, help us to worship God is spirit and truth. Regardless of what directions God gives us to follow may we all follow those direction for the peace of Jerusalem. Let us constantly be looking to God that we may keep all God’s requirement of us. “to act justly love others and walk humbly with our God. (Micah 6:8)

 

            Pray  the Lord’s prayer with us:

            Our father In heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come and your will be done on earth as it is heaven Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us into temptation but deliver from evil, for yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen1 Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger

or discipline me in your wrath.

2 Your arrows have pierced me,

and your hand has come down on me.

3 Because of your wrath there is no health in my body;

there is no soundness in my bones because of my sin.

4 My guilt has overwhelmed me

like a burden too heavy to bear.

5 My wounds fester and are loathsome

because of my sinful folly.

6 I am bowed down and brought very low;

all day long I go about mourning.

7 My back is filled with searing pain;

there is no health in my body.

8 I am feeble and utterly crushed;

I groan in anguish of heart.

 


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Welcoming the Unwelcome

-
  Scripture: Luke 7:36-38 (NIV) 36  When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. 37  A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. 38  As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them, and poured perfume on them. Devotion:             First of all, some warnings to my readers. This post will exceed the 500 words I try to limit my posts. Second, this post will contain content people may find offensive or otherwise unfit for print. Please understand that my purpose is neither to offend nor upset but to provoke thought and, hopefully, respectful dialog.             We will use Luke chapter seven as an aid to interpreting the events that occurred last Thursday at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. On that da
Read more

Father Forgive Them

-
  Scripture: Luke 23:33-34 (ESV) 33  And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. 34  And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” Devotion:             The situation Jesus finds himself in here in today’s scripture is difficult for us to even imagine. A sham trial, no credible accusations of any kind, let alone any deserving of death, and yet here he is. A brilliant Rabbi, a teacher of the people who never led even one person astray from God’s will. This Holy One of God soon to be food for vultures.             This man who had done nothing wrong had no one in all the crowds who would speak up in his defense lest they be next to face the cross. An innocent man hung between two scoundrels. No voice from heaven declaring that this was the man that they were killing was actually the true Son of God. (See Matthew 3:17, Matthew 17:5, John 12:28) No the heaven
Read more

Transgenderism letter

-
  This is a copy of my letter to my senators, representative, and President Biden. January 15, 2024 Dear President Biden, Senators T. Duckworth, R. Durbin, and Representative D. LaHood             I am writing to you because I am concerned about the situation affecting our children and grandchildren, namely transitioning them from one gender to another. This nation must adjust course concerning these “interventions” because they are dangerous, irreversible, and life-changing. Our country should not be permitting these procedures on minor children under any circumstances. We must also make sure that adults who seek this care are given informed consent as to the risks versus benefits of sex reassignment treatments.             There are many drawbacks to gender-affirming care for minors. Besides the loss of any ability to give or receive sexual pleasure and sterility these treatments cause, there are social and psychological effects that we have no way of identifying because these
Read more