God brings Peace to the Oppressed

Verses: Psalms 146: 1 - 10

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

My thoughts about the verses:

We walk in a world of people that are struggling.  People who are lost and cannot find their way.   We live in a world where people go without food, water or shelter.  We watch people every day who have no one to love. 

We are so worried about our own lives that we miss the ministry opportunities that are all around us.  We missed the person that needed a simple meal to make through the day.  We missed the person that needed a smile from one friendly face.   We overlook the people that are lost and searching for an answer.

It isn't because we mean to.  It happens because we forget that other people’s needs are as important as our own.  We look in the mirror and we see our face staring back and we feel our pain and our suffering.  We are consumed with getting ourselves out of the situations that we are in.

The author of the Psalm was making this point.  We cannot depend on people for our needs to be met.  Only God can know all we need and be there all the time.  God does utilize his own children (Christians) to serve the needy.  Yet, the overall gift and blessing that they need of eternal life comes only from the one that created the world.

We need to be thankful for everything we have in our life.  The next time we go about in our busy day we need to look around and see the people that are hurting.  It doesn’t take but a second to give someone a smile.  It only takes a minute to listen to someone who is sad.  It only takes a few dollars to feed someone who is hungry.  It only takes a little time to share the love of God.

We need to thank God for the opportunity that we have through the love of God to love others.  We need to praise God for helping those that are hurt.  We need to offer up thanksgiving for the little miracles we see each day.  We need to remember that God is there shining a beacon of light to the world.  We need to help direct people to that beacon so that they can find the same love that we as children of God have found.

Prayer:

Merciful God we praise you for your love of the world.  Savior we praise you for your sacrifice.  We praise the One that has given all so that we can be whole.  Help open our eyes so that we can see those that are hurting around us.  Help us be the children that you have called us to be.  Help us offer a helping hand to hurt world so that we all may find the peace you give.  In the name of the Merciful and Mighty Creator and Savior we pray.  Amen       

Questions:

Are you hurting today?  Have you been there for others today?  Are you helping others as often as you can?  Are you allowing your problems to so overwhelm you that you miss the hurt the world is going through?  Is it time to thank God for what you do have?  Is today the day that you become Jesus for someone?