Unbelievable Grace
What do you expect from life? For Naomi and Ruth, they probably couldn’t expect much. We read their story in the book of Ruth.
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What do you expect from life? For Naomi and Ruth, they probably couldn’t expect much. We read their story in the book of Ruth.
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For our charity appeal, we recycle aluminium drink cans to raise money. Sometimes I would go out with a bag to collect the cans that were thrown in the streets so we could sell them later.
September 6, 2014
READ: Psalm 150
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. —Psalm 150:6
When I asked a friend how his mother was getting along, he told me that dementia had robbed her of the ability to remember a great many names and events from the past. “Even so,” he added, “she can still sit down at the piano and, without sheet music, beautifully play hymns by memory.”
Plato and Aristotle wrote about the helping, healing power of music 2,500 years ago. But centuries before that, the biblical record was saturated with song.
From the first mention of Jubal, “the father of all those who play the harp and flute” (Gen. 4:21), to those who “sing the song of Moses, the servant of God and the song of the Lamb” (Rev. 15:3), the pages of the Bible resonate with music. The Psalms, often called “the Bible’s songbook,” point us to the love and faithfulness of God. They conclude with an unending call to worship, “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!” (Ps. 150:6).
Today we need God’s ministry of music in our hearts as much as any time in history. Whatever each day brings, may the evening find us singing, “To You, O my Strength, I will sing praises; for God is my defense, my God of mercy” (59:17).
— David C. McCasland
Praise to God comes naturally when you count your blessings.
With the trials and sufferings that life throws at us, facing these hurdles often makes dealing with life itself wearisome. Instead of simply going through the motion or even seeking quick escape, let us learn to rejoice in them!
“I could’ve died.” That was the only thought that flashed through my mind as I sat at the back of a small police van with 11 of my friends.
I was hesitant to watch initially. But missing it would mean missing the complete Toraja* experience, so I relented.
Swim 3.8 kilometers, cycle 180 kilometers, and run a 42.2 kilometer marathon—sounds insane? It is called an Ironman Triathlon. Some say it is one of the most gruelling endurance races.
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