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Psalm 28:7

“The Lord is my strength and my shield, in him my heart trusts, and I am helped,; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to Him.”

Giving thanks to the Lord can not be a partial undertaking. To be true and honest, sincere and authentic, it takes the whole heart.

Another item we have to give thanks for is God’s “enduring love.” As I think about being a child of God, I can reflect upon being a father to my child. I am willing to give everything and anything for my child. I don’t want to see my child come to harm or to be deprived of anything. To attempt to measure this kind of human love of a child to the type of “agape” love that God shows I believe is not even comparable. God’s capability to love is far beyond human comprehension. Why do I say that?

The Book of John tells a great story of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. But in this passage, we are also reminded specifically in verses 12-13 that we have a right to become “children of God.”

As I blogged about Psalm 23, I realized that there is truly an unlimited amount of commentary that can be made about such a Psalm. However, as I submitted to the Lord and listened for guidance for today’s blog, I realized that sometimes, as Christians, we get “stuck” on Scriptures that we are familiar with. Therefore, today I have been led to comment about Psalm 24 – a lesser known Psalm.

1) “The Lord is my shepherd.” God is our protector, a shepherd that will guide us and protect us. But that also assumes then, that we follow the shepherd as sheep; we must be quiet, obey, and follow the direction given unto us.

Teamwork – that’s what we claim sports is about. It’s not about winning or losing – “it’s how you play the game.”

I want you to think about our society for a moment. Do we play as a team?

While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground. “That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who was gliding down the slide.

A story tells of two friends who were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey, they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, she wrote in the sand…

I’ve told my students this before, and it’s so true. The Bible is the “living” Word of God. It speaks to us; we just have to listen. Today, as I read this popular passage, I listened to see what God was trying to tell me. And I found out that there is something more, something deeper in this passage today to focus on.