Monday, June 1, 2015

"I Will Remember"

Scripture: Psalm 77:11
I will remember the deeds of the Lord; Yes I will remember your miracles of long ago.

Observations:

Application:
Yesterday, Pastor Chris talked about going back to Bethel (as Jacob did in Genesis 35.)  His first point was that Bethel is a place of remembrance.  He said we must learn to encourage ourself in the Lord by remembering what he has done.  Yesterday, my husband's cousin posted on Facebook, "Two things I am completely grateful for.  That God's grace and mercy is renewed every day.  Second the love of family and friends.  Without either this time would just be too much to bear."  Her mom is very sick… just barely hanging on.  And yet she is praising the Lord.  She knows how to encourage herself in the Lord by remembering what he has done for her.

But praising in the storm is not easy.  In fact, I think we have to practice daily praise so that it is our habit to praise him when life gets hard.  We have to go back to Bethel daily, praising Him for who He is and thanking Him for what He has done needs to be part of every morning.  Because the "halal" life flows from this.  We praise until praise takes over and defines us.  And then we can praise no matter what is happening.

So this morning, I am praying that the Lord would remind me of all the miracles that I've seen him do in my life.  In one of Beth Moore's books, I think it was Believing God, she talked about drawing a map of your "ebenezers."  In 1 Samuel 7:12, the Bible says, "Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, 'Thus far the LORD has helped us.'"  In the next few days, I want to spend some time looking back at my ebenezers-- the defining moments, the miracles, the places where it was apparent that the Lord has carried me through.

Anyone want to join me in drawing this roadmap of your life?  I would love to post some of yours if you'd be willing to share!

Prayer:
Dear Lord, I praise you because you are worthy of praise.  You are amazing!  And I am so thankful for everything you've done in my life.  Lord, over the next couple of days, help me to remember all the times you have been faithful.  Help me to practice praise.  I love you, Lord.  In Jesus' name!  Amen!

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