Shine on Us Father!

Psalm 80:3

Turn us again to yourself, O God.

Make your face shine down upon us.

Only then will we be saved.

Does anybody else hate to turn on the news? I absolutely cannot stand to turn on the news to all the hate, awful words, the terrible things happening and yet I feel like I don't know what's happening, if I don't listen. I don't watch like I did because it is never anything good. I need hope and it is not found on the evening news.

I've decided that no news is good news. I've decided that I don't worry as much if I just don't watch the commentators interpret the news for me. I know how I stand on issues and most of the time it's not with the commentators…I know how the Bible instructs me to believe and most of the time it's not with the anger, the awful fights, the judgment calls that are made on the news or anywhere else. Judgment is not ours to make…

I turn to God to interpret the news. I've learned that just because I don't believe that something is right that it is my place to judge someone. I still believe that God's word is how I should decide my values, but God's word tells me to love others. I was reminded of the story of the woman that is thrown before Jesus for judgment. He responded, "if anyone of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." The same is true of us and yet we are ready with our stones….

So today when I read this beautiful verse and it was indeed my prayer Please Father, turn your face to us again. Let us see your light shine on us and let us be saved from ourselves. Amen

 

Sweet blessings,

Debbie