Helena's Psalm

Our students have just returned from an incredible week serving at Mission Arlington.  Our 7 students spent each day this past week emptying themselves mentally, physically, and spiritually.  Each day they were up early heading to a worship service at the Mission.  Then they went to the first apartment property to lead Rainbow Express (a backyard Bible club).  At the Rainbow Express they went around to the different homes and recruited kids and brought them to the common area. They played with kids and then had a song time, memory verse, heard testimonies from our students, and a short Bible story followed by a craft time.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105

This is the verse that our students taught each day, twice a day.  It was great watching the kids memorize God's Word.  Lauren led the charge to help the kids memorize by saying the verse first fast then v-e-r-y s-l-o-w, then we said it like a pirate (my favorite) and a then like a dog.  Each day we would recall the verse. 

One little girl, Helena, had the verse memorized the very first day and knew it each of the following days.  It was incredible, not only to watch her recite the verse, but the confidence with which she said it.  You could see the belief in her face that she truly believed God's Word to be the guide and sustaining power in her life.

Do you believe God's Word to be the guide and sustaining power in your life?  Is it evident in your life?

The Psalmist compares the Word to a Lamp and a Light.  We live in a dark, wicked, and depraved world.  How do you navigate life?  Do you stumble in the darkness or do you take hold of the Light?  Do you depend on God's Word as you would a flashlight in a dark unknown wilderness?

As you fast, don't think about what you have given up. Don't speak publicly about your fast. Think about what gain you have in the person of Jesus.  God reveals Himself through Scripture.  Take time this week to soak your mind in Scripture.

Oh how I love your law!  It is my meditation all the day. Psalm 119:97

My prayer for you today is that you would discover the sustaining life-guiding compass of Scripture.

Where should you start?  I'd spend time meditating on Psalm 119.  You can't help but be influenced by the Psalmist love for God's Word.

Blessings to you in the name of Jesus,

Patrick