OzThoughts Friday 28th November 2008

OzThoughts Friday 28th November 2008

As we think of our place before God and as his servants in the world, there must be many, many thoughts that course like a stream through our mind. There are some affirmations that we can make. With David the Psalmist we can say “the Lord is my shepherd” or with Peter “You are the Christ”. We can declare with the chorus writers “God is still on his throne” and “He’s the same today as yesterday”. We can say with the song writer “Thou art giving and forgiving, ever blessing and ever blest”.

However Miriam Richards looks at a number of questions we can ask as a servant of God and then supplies a wonderful affirmation in the chorus. We can allow God to speak to us as we prayerfully meditate on these words. Can we shout “amen” and “hallelujah” to this affirmation?

What can I say to cheer a world of sorrow?
How bring back hope where men have sorely failed?
Just where I am I'll speak the word of comfort,
Tell how for me Christ's sacrifice availed.

Chorus
Just where he needs me, my Lord has placed me,
Just where he needs me, there would I be!
And since he found me, by love he's bound me
To serve him joyfully.

What can I do to ease life's heavy burdens?
What can I do to help mankind in need?
Just where I am I'll share my neighbour's hardship,
Lighten his load, and prove a friend indeed.

What can I do to justify my living?
What can I be to worthwhile?
I'll be a voice to call men to the Saviour,
Just where I am, and win my Father's smile.
Author: Miriam M. Richards
The Salvation Army Song Book: Song Number: 706

Psalm 24 (The Message)
A David psalm
1GOD claims Earth and everything in it,
God claims World and all who live on it.
2He built it on Ocean foundations,
laid it out on River girders.

3Who can climb Mount GOD?
Who can scale the holy north-face?
4Only the clean-handed,
only the pure-hearted;
Men who won't cheat,
women who won't seduce.

5GOD is at their side;
with GOD's help they make it.
6This, Jacob, is what happens
to God--seekers, God--questers.


7Wake up, you sleepyhead city!
Wake up, you sleepyhead people!
King-Glory is ready to enter.


8Who is this King-Glory?
GOD, armed
and battle-ready.


9Wake up, you sleepyhead city!
Wake up, you sleepyhead people!
King-Glory is ready to enter.


10Who is this King-Glory?
GOD of the angel armies:
he is King-Glory.


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