Skip to main content

Lord, have mercy

Psalms 123:3
"3 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt."

We were studying Jesus's AUTHORITY over our lives. JESUS is the main thing and will be a firm foundation that you can build your life upon! The firm foundation of FAITH makes all the difference. Keeping in mind; it's NOT going to be easy. Discipleship to our Lord and Savior involves taking up our own cross and making sacrifices in our own lives. 

As Disciples we want to dedicating ourselves to the Tithe.  We need to be engaged in our community, church and small groups. We need to make it a habit to attend Worship regularly. Everyday we need to read and study the Holy Bible. AND... we need to go to God in prayer throughout our day. Pray often and pray repeatedly. We cannot pray too much!

Sometimes we get stuck not knowing what to pray or how to pray. We need to get over that ASAP! PRAYING is as easy as 1, 2, 3! If you are ever at a loss for what or how to pray; look up Psalms 123. This chapter is four verses long (short) and gets us to the crucial points. First among them is; "Lord have mercy..." This is the Kyrie eleison (KI-ree-ay ay-LAY-ee-zonn) or "Lord, have mercy" is a short prayer that is VERY important in Christian worship. It is a prayer from the heart about human need. God owes us NOTHING. Everything HE gives comes from HIS mercy. 

We need to repetitively remind ourselves of our sinful nature. We develop contempt for God, His gift of mercy and the Faith we receive. We can easily fall back into our natural meanness. It is easy for us to make light of our religion or become melancholy about our lives. But, life, faith and literally everything else is a gift from GOD!!! Our gratitude needs to be without end. From now through eternity!

Labels

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

obedient unto death

Philippians 2:8 "And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross." Are you offended? The creator of the universe became incarnate and walked with people. He served people. He sacrificed Himself for you and me. Was this work beneath Him? Did He have to do this? Why is THIS God's plan? Who am I to question GOD'S plan? In this letter, Paul's Holy Ghost inspired writing tells us to put others’ interests ahead of our own. Paul tells us to live from a spirit of selflessness, compassion, and unity, reflecting the character of Christ and His love for humanity. A love that is truly "MIGHTY!" "MIGHTY" is one of the names the prophet Isaiah recorded for the Messiah. This is NOT the typical way to be "MIGHTY." Jesus is GOD, and all the glory and majesty that comes with that. And God came down from heaven to be born into the family of people. GOD lived with us and died for us. ...
Post a Comment
Read more

the donkey

Luke 19:32-34 "32 And they that were sent went their way, and found even as He had said unto them. 33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt? 34 And they said, The Lord hath need of him." God's Grand Plan is your REDEMPTION! Since GOD can make that happen, getting a donkey to ride into Jerusalem is easy! Before the celebratory crowd is shouting "HOSANNA!" Jesus sent 2 Disciples to get a donkey. What is described in today's verses is exactly the way Jesus said things would unfold. Here we can see Jesus is in charge of ALL creatures. The people and the donkeys!  In the verses leading up to here we can read that the Disciples are not getting it. They are thinking the Messiah was going to take David's throne. Take Israel back from the Roman occupation. People did not understand God's Grand Plan. Even though Jesus told them all. On their way to Jerusalem they pass through Jericho. Zacheas was there, the...
Post a Comment
Read more

encouragement

Ephesians 6:10 "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might." We continue our study of the Lord's Prayer. This week, "Deliver Us From Evil." is also translated as "Deliver Us From The Evil One." We need to remain "sober" and "vigilant." A big part of this is studying the Holy Scriptures, like we are doing. We want to form a solid united front against Satan.  For the heart of our studies we turn to Paul's letter to the Ephesians. It was one of four letters Paul wrote while in prison in Rome. Paul cared deeply for the Ephesians. He lived with them for three years as this church was forming. He wants to encourage them and help them become successful. His words can help you and me today.
Post a Comment
Read more