A Few Tid-Bits

I just literally have a few tid-bits to share out of my Bible reading.

Psalm 66:8-12: "Bless our God, O peoples, and sound His praise abroad, who keeps us in life and does not allow our feet to slip. For You have tried us, O God; You have refined us as silver is refined. You brought us into the net; You laid an oppressive burden upon our loins. You made men ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water, yet You brought us out into a place of abundance."

I like this verse because it speaks of what I've gone through lately. God has been trying and refining me to bring me to the point where I shine His likeness like silver shines when it's polished. Over the years I've felt like I've gone through the fire and water with the many trials that have come and gone. And yet, through it all He always brings me to a place of abundance. One of the definitions of abundance means "overflowing fullness as of abundance of the heart." That's how I feel after all these trials. I have a full heart even through it's been stabbed a few times.

Psalm 68:19: "Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God who is our salvation."

How awesome it is that we have a God that bears our burdens EVERY day. I pray that as His children we can do the same for those around us. I tend to be selfish and want my burdens to be lifted up instead of listening and supporting those around me.

Krista Jones
1.28.08