Day of Praise

Fri, 08/17/18, "Day of Praise"

"When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you." - Deuteronomy 8:10

"Feast!" For as long as I can remember, that's what I say after every good meal. And as best as I can remember, I've said "Feast!" quite a bit.

In fact, in all my years I only remember 3 unsatisfying meals. There was one when I was still sitting in a booster chair where I had to eat my green beans before leaving the table. It got really late. I finally took a bite. What followed was not a pretty sight.

There was another at the home of some visitors to church. The main course was liver ball soup. Yes, liver balls. I talked a lot at that meal. Ya know, stalling. Hoping for dessert to be offered. Sorry, no dessert.

And finally, there was this grass casserole dinner. I'm serious. It looked like grass, smelled like grass, and tasted like grass, freshly mown from the lawn. Hmm, come to think of it, I had just mown...nah, couldn't have been, could it?

Well, you get the point. Other than those 3 meals, I've had countless feasts. And after every one, by God's grace, I've consciously felt like the most blessed man in the whole world.

It makes me think of all you wonderful people who have been "God's hands" and fed me, even green beans, liver balls, and grass. For you, I give thanks to God. And to God, I say, "Feast!"

What about all of you?

"When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you." - Deuteronomy 8:10

Praise God!


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