Monday, August 17, 2020

Manna for Today: Psalm 48

 

Psalm 48:1-14

Key Verses:48:9-10

“We pondered your love-in-action, God, waiting in your temple: Your name, God, evokes a train of Hallelujahs wherever it is spoken, near and far; your arms are heaped with goodness-in-action.” The Message

Love-in-action, what a great way to translate the Hebrew word, “Hesed.” Typically it is translated loving faithfulness. It is a word used to describe the consistent, faithful, kind, caring, generous, unassuming, extravagant love God has for us. It is God reaching into our lives, and loving us where we are, just as we are, without condition or end. God’s Hesed is always at work in our lives, even when we do not recognize it, even when we do not believe. God is there, at work, brining good things into our lives. The small joys we find in each day. When we are able to find beauty even in the darkest situations, that is God’s “love-in-action” at work. All we have to do to see it is, open our eyes and look around. The old hymn, says, “count your blessings, name them one by one, count your blessings and see what God has done. . . “God is at work bringing good things into our lives every day, it is up to us to recognize God’s love-in-action in all they places and ways it is active.

 

 

Thing to Think on

What does God’s “love-in-action” look like?

Think about all the great and mighty, wonderful and good things God has done.

What comes to mind? How is God great?

In what ways do you see God’s greatness do you see at work in the world?

In what ways is God’s goodness made manifest in the world around you?

If you were to come up with one word to express your thankfulness and praise to God what would that word be?

 

 

A Prayer for Today

Your love is all around me. Your presence your joy, your beauty, your goodness, your forgiveness, your redemption are always at work in this world. Sometimes it is to see, especially when my eyes are clouded with the difficulties and hardships going on in my life. Help me to see you, to see you at work. Help me to recognize your love-in-action, in my life and in the world around me. Open my eyes that I may see. - Amen

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