Free & Fit - Summer with the Psalms - Monday 2nd September Psalm 92
Summer with the Psalms
Monday 2nd September Psalm 92
Opening Prayer
For a spirit of joy, we pray to the Lord.
For a space to grieve that which we must
let go of, we pray to the Lord.
For our laments to be transformed into
hymns of joy, we pray to the Lord.
For new life to flourish despite our fears
and doubts, we pray to the Lord.
For hope in waiting for the Lord to work within and around us, we pray to the Lord.
For encounters with Christ at the well, where we are welcomed into new life, we pray to the Lord.
In Jesus name.
Amen.
Source: Anglican Book of Common Prayer
Memory Verses
“But You, Lord, are on high forever. For behold, Your enemies, O Lord, For behold, Your enemies will perish; All who do evil will be scattered.”
Psalms 92:8-9 AMP
Psalm 92 in full:
The journey from one city to another can seem long, but when traveling over 5,000 miles, 7 hours by plane and all your personal belongings being shipped to you after your arrival it can seem even longer than you expected!
When Liza and I left the U.K. to travel to the USA we were entering a season of the "Unknown". Leaving behind us friends, family, secure jobs, church and established ministry partnerships we knew little of what laid on the path before us.
Now, 8 years into our USA journey, we have faced challenges in our faith, experienced discrimination towards our close friends, have been forced to withdraw from fundraising projects and even turned down full time employment to focus more on following God's call. The road has been hard, but the narrow path that leads us on is kind, redeemed and continues to create growth in our own spiritual lives as we explore more of the unknown.
As Nicky Gumble once explained "Many have given up a successful career, a high salary and – in the eyes of the world – all their prospects, in order to serve God in ‘full-time ministry’ with little or no pay. "
Sometimes the future is unclear, uncertain and uncomfortable, but the Bible teaches us not to worry. (Matthew 6:34) Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
However, as you and I know, following this heavenly wisdom is easier said than done! When reflecting on the "Unknown" it helps to break the word down into two parts. The "un" part can be more literally interpreted to be the unclear, uncertain and uncomfortable parts of the unknown.
On the other hand, the "known" is more familiar, trusted and established more commonly we could relate to knowing God. So instead of being un-known the term could be broken down to simply "Un-God" and when we think of the term this way we can see the fear and doubt more clearly and it shifts our emotions and thinking to focus more on God and trusting in the one we know and love.
Scripture teaches us this through context of the Unknown as individuals or groups who "do not know". This is a more clearly defined state of mind, those who do not know God and those who do know God. Isaiah 40:20-21 "Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told to you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth the omnipotence of God and the stupidity of bowing to idols? It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; It is He who stretches out the heavens like a veil And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in."
Today Free and Fit Charlotte continues to build deep, meaningful and genuine relationships similar to the same relationships we built in London and New York over an eleven year period serving in both the Faith and Fitness, First Friday, Youth, Chaplaincy, Coaching and Pastoral chapters, ministries and communities we have served in within the US and across the Pond. We give thanks to God for all he has done.
“[They are living memorials] to declare that the Lord is upright and faithful [to His promises]; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.”
Psalms 92:15 AMP
Let us Pray…
Lord Jesus be with us today. Whether it rains or shines Lord we are grateful to you and for you in all our current circumstances please work through them through us in Jesus name. Amen
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