Day of Praise

Tu, 08/13/13, "Day of Praise"

"My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; Blessed are those who dwell in your house, ever singing your praise!" - Psalm 84:2a and 4

"College football starts in seventeen days."

At least that's what the guy on the local radio station said yesterday. (Remember that I live in Alabama.)

I didn't hear him say it. But I know that he said it because I used to listen to his radio station a lot. Every year, when one college football season ends, the very next day is when that radio station starts the countdown to the next college football season. Of course, the reason that radio station does that is because there's a cultural longing for college football around here. That longing has been fed by four straight national championships between the two big football schools in this state.

It's fun.

At least it's supposed to be fun.

Until there's a stretch of losing.

Like I've gotten used to with my favorite college team, which does not reside in Alabama.

Everything in the world is fun.

Until it hits hard times. Like losing football seasons.

That's why God wants us to take our longing for college football or whatever we long for in the world. And God wants us to hold it up next to His word.

And God says, "If you'll long for my word as much as you long for that other thing, you'll find that my word is not only much more satisfying, but it will endure and feed your soul, even when the other thing hits hard times, like losing football seasons."

So, hey, enjoy your college football. I will.
But let's remember to take time for God's word each day too because that's how the most satisfying and never-failing desire comes about and grows.

"My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; Blessed are those who dwell in your house, ever singing your praise!" - Psalm 84:2a and 4

Praise God!

(For an archive of "Day of Praise", please visit my daughter Calley's website at  http://dayofpraisepc.blogspot.com/?m=1)


Pastor Chris
"The gospel is the story of Jesus [what God's only Son has done for us that we can't do for ourselves], spoken as a promise." - Robert Jenson