Prayer – Lord, I know You will judge not only me…but everyone who has ever lived. I humbly once again repent of my sins…and ask You for mercy. Thank You for hearing my prayers…and for Your promise that You will never leave me or forsake me.
We thank you, O God! We give thanks because you are
near. People everywhere tell of your wonderful deeds. God says, "At the
time I have planned, I will bring justice against the wicked. When the earthquakes and its people live in turmoil, I am the one who keeps its foundations firm.
I warned the proud, 'Stop your boasting!' I told the wicked, 'Don't raise your
fists! Don't raise your fists in defiance at the heavens or speak with such
arrogance.'" For no one on earth—from east or west, or even from the
wilderness—should raise a defiant fist. It is God alone who judges; he decides
who will rise and who will fall. For the LORD holds a cup in his hand that is
full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours out the wine in judgment, and
all the wicked must drink it, draining it to the dregs. But as for me, I will
always proclaim what God has done; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. For
God says, "I will break the strength of the wicked, but I will increase
the power of the godly." Psalm 75:1-10
Meditate. Consider God’s presence in your life.
It is God alone who
judges; he decides who will rise and who will fall. For the LORD holds a cup in
his hand that is full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours out the wine
in judgment, and all the wicked must drink it, draining it to the dregs. But as
for me, I will always proclaim what God has done; I will sing praises to the
God of Jacob. For God says, "I will break the strength of the wicked, but
I will increase the power of the godly." Psalm 75:7-10
God alone judges—not your parents, your spouse, your kids,
your best friend, your worst enemy, your neighbor, your boss, your pastor, or
your teacher. God alone judges. We may feel like others are judging us…and they
may be…just like you judge others to some extent. We wrongfully judge others by
the clothes they wear, the color of their hair, their car or house, who their
friends are, what they do or don’t do, say, or write, but is that what Jesus
taught His followers in the Sermon on the Mount?
Do not judge others,
and you will not be judged. For you will be treated as you treat others. The
standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged. Matthew
7:1-2
God will judge—He will bring justice. Know that we can’t
hide anything from God. He is always near—and that is a good thing. Just know
that He judges—and you want to be on His good side. I choose to take God at His
word…and my goal is to do things that please Him. My relationship with Him has
shown me that being obedient is the most important thing—to love God and to
love others. He created everyone…and everything. For that, and His presence in
my life, I give Him thanks. God alone is the judge.
Verses of Salvation ~ For God loved the world so much
that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will
not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge
the world, but to save the world through him. There is no judgment against
anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already
been judged for not believing in God's one and only Son. And the judgment is
based on this fact: God's light came into the world, but people loved the
darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. All who do evil hate
the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed. But
those who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are
doing what God wants. John 3:16-21
Memory Verse of the Week ~ But those who trust in the
LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They
will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31
Friday’s Feast at the King’s Table
Cooking with, but not drinking, wine is good. Alcohol just
turns into sugar in our bodies…and that is just more poison. Searching on the
web I found that the average American consumes 17 teaspoons of sugar a day. I’m
not doing that, so someone else is eating my 17 teaspoon of that poison daily. It
is not really poison, like rat poison, but it is harmful to our bodies as it
has no nutritional value and the calories make a person gain weight and thus increase
the risk of heart disease, diabetes, tooth decay, inflammation, and acne among
other things. Sugar is hidden in lots of processed foods, so learn the
alternate names of sugar, like high fructose corn syrup, maltose, glucose, saccharose,
maltodextrin, treacle, barley malt, mannose, molasses, malt syrup, honey, agave
nectar…and the list goes on. Not all sugars are bad…just some are worse than others.
Maybe your body can tolerate honey or agave nectar. You’ll just have to try it
to see. Anyway, throw a splash of white wine into the next panful of mushrooms
that you cook up and you’ll enjoy another flavor dimension. I do.
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