Good Morning Everyone,
Our theme for this month: “Trusting God”
Our Bible verse for today: “And now, God, do it again – bring rains to our drought-stricken lives …” Psalm 126:4 (The Message)
Our thought for today: “God blessed you before, He’ll bless you again.”
Have you ever stopped to consider – really consider – how much and how frequently God has blessed you? Can you even begin to count all the acts of mercy, compassion, provision, and protection He has poured into your life over the years? The answer of course is “no”, you can’t. He blesses you in a thousand ways every day. From the air you breathe, to the sounds you hear, to the sights you see, to the food you eat. Then there are the near-miss car wrecks you were never even aware of, and the deadly germ you almost inhaled but which passed you by, and, well, I could go on and on.
Then consider the nice home you live in, the dependable car you drive, your job, your spouse, your children. And how about the times of crisis He brought you though like the time you lost your job and needed another? Or when you were deathly ill but He healed you, or He brought your wayward child back to you, and so much more.
The point is that God has blessed you over and over again in the past (in big ways and in small) and He will continue to bless you in the future. You can trust Him for it.
I love the way Eugene Peterson paraphrases Psalm 126 in his paraphrase of the Bible “The Message”. It’s a short Psalm so let me just quote the entire thing for you:
“It seemed like a dream, too good to be true, when God returned Zion’s exiles. We laughed, we sang, we couldn’t believe our good fortune. We were the talk of the nations – “God was so wonderful to them!”
God was wonderful to us; we are one happy people. And now, God, do it again – bring rains to our drought-stricken lives so those who planted their crops in despair will shout hurrahs at the harvest, so those who went off with heavy hearts will come home laughing, with armloads of blessings.”
I love it! I want what he just said: “Yes, God, do it again! You’ve blessed me richly in the past – many times, in big ways and in small, so do it again now!”
I believe it’s perfectly legitimate to pray that way. In fact, it’s Biblical. After all, the Psalmist did it.
You can trust God to bless you. He loves blessing you. He has blessed you many times in the past and He’s eager to continue blessing you now and into the future. God ahead and ask Him.
“Do it again Lord, do it again!”
God Bless,
Pastor Jim
Oak Hill Baptist Church 