Ashes-Capsule(ps 34.8)

Psalm 34:8:Oh Taste and see that the Lord is good;blessed is the man who trusts in Him

 

Thought 1:This Psalm is written in one of the most horrible circumstances in David's life.This as prelude He invites all the people to TASTE n See that the Lord is good.The Bible is a book that contains many stories.Its not just STORIES but HOW GOD dealt in those STORIES is what should be noticed.Many a time we feel the BITTERNESS of life that we forget THE GOODNESS of the Lord.When faced by unforeseen circumstances,when facing bitter experiences in Life,do remember ITS TIME TO TASTE AND SEE THE GOODNESS OF THE LORD THAN THE BITTERNESS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCE.Its not feel God..its tasting Him...that you keep going on being thirsty for the tasty !!!

 

Thought 2:He also notes here,BLESSED is the man who trusts in this Good GOD!!...Blessing starts from your heart of trust in God, not in the bank balance you have.We all love to be blessed.We look at the worldly situations and commend"See how much He is blessed"...Even when Jacob had a large group of herd and cattle and servants and wives and children,IN PENIEL HE Cried to God..UNLESS YOU BLESS ME I WONT LEAVE YOU..Then we see the night of fear being turned into a blessing!!His name changed,That heart that cheated His dad and Uncle was changed by od's touch and blessing and brokeness of His body.Psalmist understood this great truth and proclaimed BLESSED IS THE MAN WHO TRUSTS IN HIM

 

Introspection

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1)Are you in a bitter situation??how can you tase the the goodness of the Lord

 

2)What is your definition on being "blessed"??

 

Application

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1)Write down those moments of bitterness where you TASTED the goodness of God in a diary and thank Him

 

2)Trust God in whatever situation you are in and confess that "I AM BLESSED BECAUSE MY HEART DOES NOT TRUST IN THE CIRCUSTANCE BUT ON GOD WHO IS THE GOD OF THE CIRCUMSTANCE"

 

 

Thanks and With Best Regards,

Ashley Benjamin,

Infosys Technologies,

Trivandrum

Cell:9961497670

 

Ashes-Capsule(Psalm 121:1-2)

 

Psalm 121:1-2."I lift up my eyes to the hills-from whence comes my help?My help comes from the Lord,who made heaven and earth

 

Thought 1:Help ..we all need it.We need it when we cannot move further,we long for a hand that holds ours,that shouldres our burden and here we see the Psalmist also in a "helpless" situation to which He does one thing.He lifts His eyes!!

Child of God when feeling helpless we often tend to put our faces down discontented,disappointed,but we get encouragement from this verse.I LIFT UP MY EYES TO THE HILLS...!!!A child whom I know was trying to lift up a weight tht she could not bear,she knew that I was standing nearby,she tried a lot to take that "heavy toy".At last she made it and suddenly it fell down from her hand and there she with tears in her eyes looked upto me.When helpless its not time to put our faces down,its time ,I said ITS TIME TO LOOK UP  AND SEEK OUR EVER PRESENT HELP AND FIND AN ANSWER IMMEDIATELY!!HIs help is timely and Immediate!!

 

Thought 2:The Psalmist ends the question is verse 1 with an answer in verse 2 and then we see the qualities of the Helper He found!!We also need to pen down the HELP that He provides in our OWN terms as we move through the paths of life.

He says MY HELP COMES NOT FROM THE HILLS,BUT BEYOND THE HILLS FROM THE ONE WHO MADE THESE HILLS, FROM THE ONE WHO MADE THE SKIES AND THE UNIVERSE.My Helper is My Creator!!When we try looking to various locations for help,do not miss the PERSON who created THOSE.We dont get help from where our eyes see,we get help from the INVISIBLE GOD WHO DWELLS IN  THE UNAPPROACHABLE LIGHT,THE ONE WHO CREATED THE UNIVERSE!!David must have known the scripture Moses wrote "Genesis 1.1:In the beginning God created Heaven and the earth" and David added to that verse"My Help comes from the LORD who created,who made the Heaven and the Earth"

 

Introspection

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1)When was the most recent time when you needed a help desperately??What was your immediate response?

2)How do you approach God when you need Help??Do you find Him evry present to you??

 

Application

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1)Write down what God means to you as YOUR HELPER from HEB2.18,4.16,13.6,Psalm 46.1

Thanks and With Best Regards,

Ashley Benjamin,

Infosys Technologies,

Trivandrum

Cell:9961497670