When a Popsicle Stick is a Blessing

O. T. #1409  "When a Popsicle Stick is a Blessing"
March 26, 2019
Psalm 145-Part 2
He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him graciously give us all things.  Romans 8:32                                                                                                                                                                           

LET IT GLOW

David is praising the Lord God. He is worthy of the highest praise. His awesome acts show His wrath and grace. God is gracious, merciful, and full of compassion, plus slow to anger.

How else does David describe Jehovah?

• righteous in everything He does; (verse 17)
• holy in all His works; (verse 17)
• close to those who call upon Him; (verse 18)
• grants desires to those who fear Him; (verse 19)
• hears their cries and rescues them; (verse 19)
• preserves them that love Him; (verse 20)
• destroys the wicked; (verse 20)

Okay, today I had a trying time. I wanted to do a specific task and could not get a machine to work. The light would not stay on a projector so I could enlarge a picture of a giraffe and draw it. After asking, crying, and begging the Lord to help in frustration and at the end of my rope, the word "popsicle stick" came into my mind. Huh? Use a popsicle stick to make it stay on? Well, I must say it sounded a bit simple. I looked around for one, inserted it keeping the button on, and the light remained on. Now isn't that just like our God-He uses a simple thing that is available to solve our problem. (The thing was broken due to my dropping it to begin with. My fault that the button would not stay on.) Mercy is available even when we are at fault and don't deserve it.

Doesn't it seem as though David has something different and good to describe his God throughout his 73 psalms? Maybe that is how it is, we experience God working in our life differently each day, then we can praise Him for it.

LET IT GROW

What was David's five-fold promise to Jehovah?

1. to exalt Him (verse 2)
2. daily bless God (verse 2)
3. praise His name forever (verse 2)
4. to speak the glorious honor of His majesty (verse 5)
5. will declare His greatness (verse 6)

Do we enjoy walking with God daily? Do we recognize Jesus sitting next to us as we drive? Is He walking with us wherever we go? Are we praising Him along our way?
God gives us so many blessings each day. Are we blessing Him?

LET IT GO

You are so good to me. You hear my cries for help, always coming through for me.
Bless that wonderful name of Jesus!
Praise that wonderful name of Jesus!
Thank You for popsicle sticks when I need one.