Lord, shape my life as You can, Guiding each day by Your loving plan; Take what you need and give what You will; My life is Yours to use and fill.
Read Psalm 103:15-22
In James Fenimore Cooper’s book The Last of the Mohicans, we become acquainted with a character named David Gamut. He is a devout Christian who delights in setting the Psalms to music and singing them no matter what circumstances life brings his way.
Gamut believes that God can be trusted in crisis as well as in good times. He lives a life in praise of God’s sovereignty - His supreme power, authority and control over the world.
The Bible tells us about another David, a flesh-and-blood person who was no stranger to unpredictable life circumstances and who loved to respond to God in praise: King David of Israel. He saw the giant Goliath fall by his sling, he was chased by the murderous King Saul and he watched the nation of Israel rally under his leadership. Yet in all these situations, David took time to write and sing psalms of praise to his sovereign God. For example, he wrote, “The Lord has established His throne in heaven and His kingdom rules over all” (vs 19). David understood that in all circumstances we can worship and thank God for His care and control.
What are you experiencing today? A time of blessing or a time of testing? In any event, remember David’s example and sing praises to God for His rule in our lives.
¥ Prayer: As Ephphatha School staff meet in the Rwandan border town of Gisenyi, the sound of exploding bombs echoed across Lake Kivu. They soon heard reports of injuries and the growing refugee crisis in Goma.
¥ Mugunga Internally Displaced People (IDP) camp is over-flowing with more than 28,000 households. The conditions are terrible. There is little to eat and limited shelter. Many people are sleeping in the open or in schools and other buildings. There are real fears that cholera and other water-borne diseases could spread.
¥ Pray earnestly for this terrible situation.
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