In Good Company

~~~ Acts of the Apostles 13:13-25 ~~~ Psalm 89 ~~~ John 13:16-20 ~~~

For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.

God says,  

I have found David, son of Jesse, 

a man after my own heart; he will carry out my every wish.

Jesus says,

I am not speaking of all of you. I know those whom I have chosen.

Throughout all times, every generation 

God has seen fit to provide for his chosen ones.

He led his people with many prophets; those he himself chose as leaders.

Today we are being reminded that what God

 has done in the past is not just the past.

There is no past tense for God.

History gives us the opportunity to look back

 for evidence of God's presence.

But this history does not end when the ink has dried...

does not end when we have read the last word.

What we read as past history is happening today right in our midst;

that is, God remains steadfast in caring for his chosen ones.

We seem to be the problem,

 because we continue to let our doubts cloud our mind.

When enough doubts cloud the mind then it begins to seep into the soul.

This is where the real devastating problems begin to rule our life.

Once our soul becomes shrouded in doubt darkness triumphs.

God wants you to believe without a doubt that he chooses you...

not just once, but every moment of every day of every year of your life.

It is not a one time choice...or something of the past...

it is current, constant, ongoing.

The psalmist says it beautifully today...

For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord. 

God wants us first to believe that he chooses us

 and then to believe that he also provides for our needs.

There is nothing he cannot or will not do for us.

As God chooses us he also uses us to work in his kingdom...

for his greater glory.

So I ask...How can we doubt, deny, or refuse our Lord?

God never fails us...

all he asks in return is for us to love him.

How difficult can it be to love the Lord?

We are Blessed in more ways than we could ever imagine.

Oh how sweet it is to be one of his chosen ones along with you.

Together we are in good company...

the company of the Lord.

~~~ Peace ~~~