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Song of Songs 1:1-4:16; 2 Corinthians 8:16-24; Psalm 50:1-23; Proverbs 22:22-23
“Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving
and perform you vows to the Most High,
and call upon me in the day of trouble,
I will deliver you,
and you shall glorify me.”
Psalm 50:14-15
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“The one who offers thanksgiving
as his sacrifice glorifies me;
to one who orders his way rightly
I will show the salvation of God.”
Psalm 50:23
In this world troubles fall
come without warning
big and small
True test of faith
comes to all:
“Who you gonna call?”
Call the parents, friend or spouse?
Experts with PhD.s?
Call upon one’s inner strength?
“Who you gonna see?”
Our Lord bids me come to Him.
Do I?
Will I?
To recognize my weakness
and His Almighty power
is not my true nature.
I chafe and strive
against His will,
His wisdom,
and His love.
Forgive me Lord,
and help me
“To you I’m gonna call.”
And for your gracious mercy,
for giving me your aid
I humbly bow before you
and say my prayers of thanks.
“Oh give thanks unto the Lord,
for He is good
and His mercy endures forever!”
(And by the way…
I’m in trouble each and every day
because I sin
in thought, word and deed,
fall short of God’s perfection
each and every day.
But thanks be to God
forgiveness comes to me
through Jesus Christ, my Lord
whose blood sets me free
each and every day!)
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