Blessed be the Saints of the Lord

Verses: Psalms 112: 1 - 10

Song inspired by the chapter:  Song has been uploaded from YouTube.com and is not my original.

My thoughts about the verses:

This Psalm discloses the riches that one receives when they worship and follow God.  See we become saints in the Risen Savior when we give our life wholly over to God.  A person that lives with their hearts focused on God will receive blessings that no one can ever take away from them.  They have gifts that make them the richest people in the world.

Now I am not saying that you will be a rich person as far as worldly possessions.  Possessions of the world will fade and disappear.  The gifts that we have are must more important than gold or silver.  Our gift is the gifts of the spirit.

We are blessed with joy and contentment.  Haven’t you ever seen someone that is happy just because they are alive?  They do not need lots of money or possessions instead they are happy with the little things that they do have.  They are filled with the spirit.  Their joy becomes contagious for they are showing God’s love through their praise.

We are blessed with love.  Haven’t we all seen people that love everything around them?  They have so much love that they share that it is just flows out of them.  They have friends because they are a true friend.  They love people without expecting anything in return.  They help people because they love those that are around them.  They love with an open a pure spirit.  They give without ever expecting it to be returned.  They are the ones that people think about when they are feeling lonely.  They have no enemies because they love all God’s children.

We are blessed with peace.  Haven’t we all known someone that is at rest with what they have and where they are in their life?  They have this calmness about the way they live their life.  They are the people that we turn to when we feel strife around us.  They can calm us by their simple words.  They would prefer to love you that fight with you.  They allow God’s spirit of justice to flow.  People follow them because they are leaders who only want the best for all people.

See God blesses us when we give our life wholly over to God.  We are anointed with gifts that help us make it in this world.  When you are filled with the gifts of God you praise God in all that you do.  You are centered on giving love and thanksgiving back to your savior.  Your life feels complete because you know the power of grace. 

You have accepted the gift of salvation.  A saint is someone that wants to do the will of God.  They offer their lives over to God in service.  They do small and big things to help others reach their level of understanding.  They are there supporting those that feel alienated by the world.

I am sitting here tonight thinking about the recent events in Ferguson Missouri.  There are two types of people that we came to learn about from this event.  The one group wants the world to change while the other group changes the world. 

See the people that rioted and burned buildings were filled with anger.  They were overcome with grief and emotion.  They wanted the world to change for them.  They wanted people to change their behavior and accept them for their differences.

The other group walked in peaceful protest.  They knew that they could make the difference.  They did not leave it up to others to change the situation instead they went to the streets showing in peaceful demonstrations the wrongs of society.  They marched with the hope that people would see that we are not different that we are all humans.  Therefor we all need to be treated with the same dignity and respect.

News Media often spend their time capitalizing on the ills of society.  They would rather show the burning buildings than the peaceful demonstrations.  Violence in today’s world sells.  Yet, it is peaceful actions that change the world. 

We have to come to realize that as saints of God we need to stand up for those that are marginalized in society.  We need to champion for rights that make us all equal.  God doesn’t see anyone group as more deserving than the other. 

Therefor we as followers of God must help others find the same joy that we have.  We must show our love to others so that they can see Jesus through us.  We must change the world through peaceful solutions.  God has given us all the gifts that we need yet it is up to us to decide to share what God has given us or keep it buried inside of us. 

You will come to find out when you are living a life that helps others you are praising God.  That everything that you do leads to someone’s life being blessed.  It may seem as what you are doing is something very small yet to someone you can be the Jesus that they need in their life.  Saints are blessed because they willingly give their praises to God.  They are blessed because they have received the true gift of eternal life. 

Prayer:

We praise you Dear Holy God.  We lift our voices in thanksgiving for all that you have done in our life. We ask right now God that you help us be change in this world.  Help us share the abundance that you have given to us.  Help us be the people that you have called us to be.  In the name of the Creator we pray.  Amen

Questions:

Have you accepted Jesus in your life?  Have you accepted the gift of grace and mercy?  Are you sharing the love that God has given to you to others?  Are you being the change that the world needs today?