1 Peter 4-5 1 John 4-5 Psalm 104 2 Chronicles 3-5
The last two chapters of both 1 Peter and 1 John challenge
us to see the difference between those that seek to follow God’s commandments
and statutes and those that decide to exercise their own will. A follower of
Jesus will always be recognized for they way they reflect Jesus to the world. If
we want to have a share in that power, it will come only by living life as God
commands. When we live with the leading of the Holy Spirit following God’s
direction his Spirit fills us and we become an even more powerful reflection of
Jesus.
The song calls out praise to God calling attention to God as
the creator of the World. God established the world and put us in it to care
for it. There is nowhere we can go to escape the power and presence of the Lord.
Our call is to give God glory at all times and in all things. Let the meditations
of our heart please God with even what we think and trust God to take care of
the evil of the world.
Solomon built the house of the Lord and placed in it all
that God had instructed them to do. The followed the detailed plan of the Lord.
He then gathered the people to worship and praise God for all that he had done.
The ark of the covenant has been in place and now is put in the house of the
Lord. As the leaders and people praise God, they experience the presence of God
in a powerful way.
Today the readings serve to remind us clearly that we are
free to follow in God’s ways and follow his instruction or we will be struck down.
God has a way of helping us and leading us when we seek out his leadership as Lord.
We are to dedicate the part of our life and offer to meet the needs or the community
whether they know it or not. Paise the Lord!
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