August
15, 2016 Monday Message:
“God
will send me his kind love and his truth.” Psalms 57:3b
Our
God really loves mankind. Think about it – first, he created a universe with
planets, stars and moons, light and darkness, plants and animals – but his
crowning achievement – God’s home run – was when he created mankind!
God
gave mankind “free choice,” even though he knew that we’d oftentimes choose
incorrectly. God knew that mankind would sin, but he arranged a path of
forgiveness and reconciliation. After all, we’re made in His image, and God’s
desire is that not one would perish. Including David.
When
Saul was king, about 1,000 years before Jesus, David’s job was to make music
when Saul was sad, which happened frequently. The people liked David’s music
and they liked David, which made Saul jealous, and David was forced to run away
and hide in a cave, which happened more than once. In exile, David wrote Psalm
57 to be sung to the tune, “Do Not Destroy.” So every time the song was sung, the
underlying thread spoke to how Saul was treating David. “Do not destroy – ME!”
The
Bible describes David as “a man after God’s own heart,” so surely God would
protect David from this unjust king. And he did. Therefore David sings praises:
“Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let Your glory shine above all the
earth.” Psalms
57:11
Norton
Lawellin
This
Sunday, August 21, 2016, we welcome the “People of Hope” group to lead worship.
It’s New Hope Tour day, and with “grilling” following the service. Jesus in the
City Fellowship (JICF) meets at the Akina Church, 3249 30th Ave. S.,
Minneapolis, MN 55406, 10:30am.
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